Godzilla goes bush with new Nissan Patrol

News.com.au - 03/09
Nissan has unveiled a twin-turbocharged successor to the Patrol four-wheel-drive, replacing the current car’s V8 engine with a twin-turbo motor linked to the Nissan GT-R supercar.

Nissan has unveiled a twin-turbocharged successor to the Patrol four-wheel-drive, replacing the current car’s V8 engine with a twin-turbo motor linked to the Nissan GT-R supercar.

Forget the muscular but thirsty 5.6-litre, 298kW V8 motor under the bonnet of the current Patrol.

The new model has a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 that makes 317kW and 700Nm – significantly more than its predecessor.

The Nissan Patrol now has a twin-turbo V6 engine. Photo: Supplied

And more may be on the way when high-performance Nismo models arrive.

Company spokesman Antonio Lopez says the twin-turbo motor is from “the same family” as the Nissan GT-R.

“The GT-R is...
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