Nissan’s next-gen Y63 Patrol Warrior could look a little something like this, if Infiniti’s latest show car is any clue.
Nissan has given us our clearest look yet at the next Patrol Warrior, and it comes from an unlikely source: Nissan’s luxury arm, Infiniti.
At the prestigious Pebble Beach show in the US, Infiniti revealed a QX80 Terrain Spec concept, a preview of its Patrol-based luxury SUV.
The crucial detail, though, is that it was developed right here in Melbourne by Premcar – the engineering firm behind Nissan’s successful Warrior program.
The QX80 Terrain Spec concept features the expected off-road upgrades, providing a strong blueprint for the next Patrol Warrior: raised suspension, wider wheel arch flares and custom all-terrain tyres.
So, of course, we couldn’t resist throwing all that gear onto the regular Y63 Patrol to get a sense of how it might all come together, and that’s what you’re looking at atop this article.
While the Aussie-developed concept hints at the chassis,the road-focused Track Spec revealed the new powertrain’s potential.
As previously revealed, the incoming Y63 Patrol will ditch the beloved V8 for a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 – derived, to some extent, from the heart of the now retired R35 GT-R.
In standard form, this mill makes a healthy 336kW and 700Nm in the QX80, but the Track Spec shows it can be comfortably tuned to over 485kW and 1017Nm for hot luxobarge performance.
If, you know, that’s your thing.