The Nissan Patrol has recorded its 250,000th Australian delivery, an achievement made possible by its buyer’s love for travel, towing and adventure.
But while the Patrol has left an indelible mark on Australia, so too has Australia left its mark on the Patrol, according to Nissan Oceania.
The model’s enduring popularity in this country has led to new generations being tuned and tested in the tough conditions Australia has to offer, ensuring fitness for the market.
That ethos was further cemented through the arrival of the first Nissan Patrol Warrior by Premcar in 2023.
An extension of Nissan’s Warrior program — launched in 2019 with the Navara — this new project would produce a vehicle enhanced in Australia, specifically for Australian conditions, through Nissan’s long-term engineering partner Premcar.
But perhaps the model’s biggest test arrived not long after the Patrol first arrived in Australia, with the G60 generation completing the first motorised crossing of Australia’s Simpson Desert in 1962.
The Simpson Desert is the largest parallel dune desert in the world, stretching more than 170,000 square kilometres and touching the Northern Territory, Queensland and South Australia.
The two-week uncharted journey took the Sprigg family from Andado Station in the Northern Territory to Birdsville in Queensland, carrying both the Sprigg name, and the G60 Patrol, into the record books.
That might have been the Patrol’s first adventure, but it wouldn’t be its last. From off-road racing championships with Legend Les Siviour behind the wheels of his GQ Series Nissan Patrol to models still rolling up thousands of kilometres across the country.
“Few models reach legend status, and even fewer are still cementing that legacy today, but that’s exactly what the Patrol has achieved across each of its generations in Australia,” says Andrew Humberstone, Vice President and Managing Director, Nissan Oceania.
“Last year, saw Nissan Australia record its best sales on record for the Y62 Patrol and record the best sales for the Patrol nameplate since 2004. That momentum continues, with the Patrol achieving number one in its segment for the last three months.”
“What makes this milestone particularly meaningful is how Australia has shaped the Patrol. The best example of that is in Nissan showrooms now – the Patrol Warrior by Premcar. It’s a Patrol that is second-stage engineered for Australians, in Australia.”
“While we like to think of the Patrol as legendary, so too are all of its owners, for it’s their stories, memories and adventures that have shaped the legend of Patrol in Australia, and continue to do so today.”
“Allied to the Patrol’s legendary reliability, the Nissan MORE ownership Program headlined by our new 10-year 300,000km warranty is further evidence that we are delivering on our promise to Australian new car buyers,” he says.
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