Here’s when you will be able to place an order for a new-generation Patrol in Australia, but a word of warning: it’s still a while away.
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Order books for the new Nissan Patrol are due to open in Australia in 12 months from now – ahead of first deliveries in the opening weeks of 2027 – as the anticipation for the first all-new model in 15 years continues to build.
The Japanese car giant has previously indicated a start to orders in “late 2026”, with no formal timing for the first deliveries of the twin-turbo-V6-powered Y63 Patrol.
Nissan chief product specialist for full-size SUVs, Antonio Lopez, told Drive at the Tokyo motor show the Patrol is planned to go on sale in “November 2026, around.”
He acknowledged the first cars won’t arrive in showrooms until 2027, given the circa-six-week shipping time from Japan to Australia.
Production of the current V8-powered Y62 is slated to end for Australia as the first Y63s roll off the line, without any considerable interruption.
Australia remains on track to be one of the first right-hand-drive markets to get access to the new Patrol, but other countries are close behind.
“It will be sold in Japan,” said Lopez, “our CEO Ivan Espinosa has informed that that car [Patrol] is going to come at the beginning of 2027.”
“We have an order bank of current Patrols, quite a strong one,” Humberstone told Drive earlier this year.
“I can't get enough production at the moment and I'm pushing for more production.
“If I'm not getting the production of the old, then I need to anticipate production of the new. So we're in ongoing discussions with that. Nothing finalised at this stage.”
Pricing is yet to be confirmed, but the uplift in technology and luxury promised by the new Patrol is expected to see a price rise from the $95,600 before on-road costs of the current entry-level Ti.
The current line-up tops out at $110,660 plus on-roads for the Australian-developed Warrior off-road special, which has been confirmed to return for the new-generation model, albeit at a later date.
The sole engine in right-hand-drive Patrols will be the 3.5-litre twin-turbo petrol V6 that crowns the global line-up, developing 317kW and 700Nm in Middle Eastern examples, matched with a new nine-speed automatic transmission.
A 3.8-litre non-turbo V6 will be offered as an entry-level option in the Middle East, but it isn’t planned for other export markets.
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Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family. Highly Commended - Young Writer of the Year 2024 (Under 30) Rising Star Journalist, 2024 Winner Scoop of The Year - 2024 Winner
