Nissan Patrol 2020 News

It’s easy to get swept up in the excitement of new-model releases. Lately, product cycles have been getting ever shorter with China in particular’s immense speed of design, development and production eschewing traditional carmakers' usual six, seven or eight-year model replacements.But that doesn’t mean everyone wants the latest and greatest and, in Australia, there remains a huge appetite for familiar nameplates like the Mazda CX-3, MG3 and Nissan Patrol despite fresher models being available in the same class. In fact, until this year, the now nine-year-old Toyota HiLux has dominated sales charts. It’s taken the ‘T6.2’ Ford Ranger over a year to usurp Toyota’s ute despite its much newer cabin, more powerful engines and fresher tech. Even still, the Ranger held a slim 210 sale margin over the HiLux in May. It’s a little easier to imagine how ute buyers – those after a dependable, rugged vehicle with less concern for the latest and greatest – might be less interested in buying the newest model.Though the media expected the CX-30 to become Mazda’s new entry-level SUV, the plan all along was to sell them side by side. At 10 years old, the CX-3 is no spring chicken any more yet with 1300 sales in may it remains firmly ahead of the Yaris Cross and Hyundai Venue in the light SUV class. It is, amazingly, still more popular than the CX-30 (1010 sales in May) as well. Entry-level Pure leads the way as a first-car option that is bigger than a Mazda2 but not unwieldy. Safety features like AEB and collision warning feature and the CX-3 is a known quantity for both reliability and parts availability. MG is finally replacing the MG3 as it celebrates its 13th year on sale – such age is very rare in cars from China. In its final 31 days in dealerships as a ‘new’ model, 1077 MG3s were registered. This puts it leagues ahead of the Mazda2 and Toyota Yaris. The same vintage Mitsubishi ASX may not be quite as popular as a CX-3 (842 sales in May) though like the others in this list, the ASX is having a bumper year of over 5000 sales – up nearly 30 per cent on 2023. Nissan sold 622 Patrol off-roaders last month for 3274 year-to-date. That may be less than half of Toyota’s LandCruiser 300 Series volume but when you consider the basic design is 14 years old (and therefore cost is long since amortised), Nissan is doing very well. Like ASX, the Patrol’s sales are up for 2024 as well, by an impressive 46.3 per cent. Put that down to demand for the new rough-and-tumble Warrior model. We couldn’t write this article and ignore the oldest car on sale today in Australia. Celebrating its 40th year in production and continuing to sell incredibly is the 70 Series LandCruiser range. An iconic vehicle for Australians who buy more of these things than any other nation – mining fleet is a huge part but a renewed popularity with the off-road crowd helps, too.Toyota’s old fourby may not get another ANCAP test any time soon but the new four-cylinder turbo-diesel will extend its sales life further as emissions regulations take hold. There were 1096 sales of the LandCruiser 70 Series in May for a total of 5030 this year, not including Troop Carrier body styles. Its enduring popularity is unlikely to end soon, either, with the new downsized diesel carrying the ageing Toyota into its next decade of sales.

Hype for the next-generation Nissan Patrol refuses to soften, but in America in particular the fires are being stoked by the imminent reveal of its sibling from luxury brand Infiniti.

If you ask most people, 2020 was a year to forget, but for some automotive brands, there was a silver lining as the sales of certain models actually exploded in Australia, where the overall market was down 13.7 per cent

Nissan Australia’s boss believes the reaction to a new-generation Patrol with a hybrid or electric powertrain would be a favourable one, but acknowledges that some people would find it difficult to accept.

Nissan Australia has had to delay the reveal and launch of its upcoming Patrol Warrior large SUV flagship due to its shifting priorities dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic.Speaking exclusively to CarsGuide, Nissan Australia boss Stephen Lester revealed

Mitsubishi's iconic Pajero could be reborn thanks to platform sharing among its alliance with Nissan and Renault, with the brand's local arm telling CarsGuide "the Alliance will determine whether there is other platforms to be shared."The Mitsubishi

Nissan Australia's new-look model year 2020 Patrol large SUV off-roader has jumped in price by as much as $3110, but sport increased safety, revised suspension tuning and more exterior colour choices to justify the price hike.Now kicking off at $75,990 be

Nissan will apply the Warrior treatment to the Patrol, with the brand's Australian chief confirming work on the project has begun.Chuffed with the reception to the Navara N-Trek Warrior, Nissan boss Stephen Lester confirmed several new projects were now u

More Nissan Australia models could get the hardcore 'Warrior' makeover following the launch of the Navara N-Trek-based flagship ute, with the Patrol large SUV high up on the brand's priority list.Speaking to CarsGuide at the reveal of the aforementioned N

Nissan Australia has confirmed that its subtly updated Patrol SUV will hit local showrooms "before Christmas this year".The new Patrol was revealed overnight in Abu Dhabi, distinguished by its "V-motion" grille and boomerang-shaped LED headlight signature