2025 Nissan Patrol render looks big and classy

We’ve seen plenty of spy imagery previewing the next-generation Y63 Nissan Patrol recently, as well as a concept version of its upmarket Infiniti QX80 sibling, but we’re yet to see anything official or free of camouflage.

Thanks to modern technology, however, we’ve now got an accurate – but still unofficial – preview of what Nissan’s next Toyota LandCruiser fighter will look like, based on said concept and spy shots.

And if the current Y62 Patrol is starting to look a little dated seven years after its release, even in tough new homegrown Warrior guise, fans will be happy see this more rugged new look for Nissan’s full-size off-road SUV.

Peeling away the line-warping camo of the spied prototypes and piecing together key bits of intel, Kolesa.ru digital graphic designer Nikita Chuiko has mocked up this cool render of the new Y63 Nissan Patrol, and the word majestic immediately springs to mind.

Big, bold and bordering on brash, this speculative Patrol looks like everything that executives from the Japanese brand promised it would, featuring a high bonnet, floating roofline and classy new front fascia, though we don’t think it’s as classy or has a much grandeur as a Range Rover – one of the comparisons drawn by insiders previously.

If it wasn’t for the signature strip of chrome trim circumnavigating the grille you’d almost be lulled into thinking the SUV was some kind of LandCruiser derivative, thanks to the overall shape and proportions of the front-end – and with the 300 Series being pushed further upmarket than the 200 Series, perhaps this is no great surprise.

Nissan executives are adamant the new Patrol will be better than the 300 Series in every way, even though it won’t be offered with even the option of a diesel engine – or another petrol V8.

The bold new front-end is paired with a rear apron and tailgate that are clearly inspired by the QX Monograph, brandishing a full-width lighting signature and the same blocky tail-light clusters seen on the disguised prototypes.

A double-bubble bumper insert adds class, while the arrow-straight window line and floating roof aren’t quite parallel, drawing toward one another towards the back of the vehicle.

Nissan execs have formally confirmed the sophisticated new Armada, as it’s known in the US, will be powered by a twin-turbo petrol V6 of around 3.5 litres in capacity, which is set to blitz the current 5.6-litre V8 for both power and torque, providing customers with a more linear and efficient driving experience than the burbly V8.

“I think the customers in the moment that they see and drive a V6 twin-turbo, you discover a new universe,” Nissan global product boss Ivan Espinosa told carsales last month.

“The capability, the performance, the acceleration, the power delivery and output. It’s different.”

The new mill will almost certainly be paired with a nine-speed automatic transmission pinched out of the smaller Nissan Pathfinder, driving all four wheels via a full-time 4x4 system with selectable drive modes.

Matching the new look and driving experience will be a monumental step-up in cabin materials and multimedia technology – something that even Nissan admits is one of the shortfalls of the now ‘old’ Japanese-built Y62, which nevertheless continues to attract record sales Down Under.

But while we expect the all-new Y63 to be revealed and released in North America – its largest market – sometime next year, it won’t appear in local showrooms until mid-2025.

Digital images: Kolesa.ru

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