Patrol pays a passing complement to the Land Rover Sport with its mudguard air vents

[weeds]

Spy shot: 2009 Nissan Patrol | carsguide.com.au (http://carsguide.news.com.au/site/news-and-reviews/story/spy_shot_2009_nissan_patrol/)

[Psimpson7]

Dont know what other peoples feelings are on this, but I am a bit dissapointed. I really like the latest GU's but that looks a bit like a 200 series at the front and a Pajero at the back.

Not really a fan.

[dmdigital]

I would have said an X-trail of steroids.

Looks like Nissan is following Toyota in making their soft-roader and 4WD range all look very similar, just get bigger.

I wonder if they will bring out a 2 door again in Australia.

[Slunnie]

I was about to say yeah, but the RRS is fast.


But actually, thats got a 350 Nissan V8 in it. :eek: I'd love to know what the power outputs are. Knowing Nissan it'll be either 150kw or 205kw(meaning 350kw under the Japanese power output conventions), probably the former.

At least it looks like they've stepped up to the plate with the Petrol and also kept the front axle.

[hoadie72]

I don't like the treatment of the rear window but overall it's better looking than the GU. It's quite bland though, very anonymous. Given the amount of time they've had to develop it they could've come up with a more striking design.

[p38arover]

My 14 year old P38A looks better!

I thought only Toyota could make ugly Japanese cars.

Oh, hang on, there is the current Mitsubishi Triton.

[Captain_Rightfoot]

My 14 year old P38A looks better!

I thought only Toyota could make ugly Japanese cars.

Oh, hang on, there is the current Mitsubishi Triton.

Actually there is one **really** big ugly stick that all the Jap companies share. It looked for a while as though Subaru had possession and weren't giving it up but clearly it's now found its way to Nissan. :)

[Slunnie]

Actually there is one **really** big ugly stick that all the Jap companies share. It looked for a while as though Subaru had possession and weren't giving it up but clearly it's now found its way to Nissan. :)
The Jap ugly stick has nothing on the Korean one that Ssangyong have a firm grasp on. I still don't know how there can be a company soooooo big, yet nobody in there dared to say - dang that looks like a POS.

[p38arover]

The Jap ugly stick has nothing on the Korean one that Ssangyong have a firm grasp on. I still don't know how there can be a company soooooo big, yet nobody in there dared to say - dang that looks like a POS.

See http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/69973-what-were-they-thinking-13.html

[DeeJay]

See http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/69973-what-were-they-thinking-13.html

Well that might explain the trouble they are in..:twisted:

SsangYong in financial trouble https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ Reports suggest that South Korean car maker SsangYong is in trouble (http://www.indiacar.net/news/n99242.htm#)and unable to pay workers' salaries.

Whilst almost every other car manufacturer worldwide has reported difficulties and falling sales, this is the first time employees have not been paid.

A letter to staff read, "The company is expected to post a deficit of more than W100 billion (US$1=W1,292) this year alone."

At current English pounds, this equates to a debt of around ?50 million.

It continued, "Due to lack of operating funds for December, it is impossible for the company to pay salaries any longer."

SsangYong is Korean's smallest car maker and is owned by China's Shanghai Automotive (SAIC) group.

A request to SAIC for funds is believed to have been turned down, after union members called for Chinese executives to resign.

The company has undertaken a series of emergency measures recently in a bid to curb losses.

SsangYong's dealership network in Korea has shrunk from 237 to around 180, whilst all plants have been idled for three weeks.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ Source : NEW CAR NET, the UK new car guide - latest news, roadtest reports, features, driving tips, advice, car Insurance, car comparisons, car loans, buying guide (http://www.newcarnet.co.uk) (12/23/2008)

[scarry]

Over bonnet visibility still looks poor,sheetmetal on doors looks real talll,glass area small.....could be the way the pic is taken though:confused:

If the vent is engine air intake,it is a lot higher than any LR product.

[Tommy]

Oh well, another rugged off roader progressively turned into a bitumen cruising soft roader.

Will we ever see a true 'blood n' guts' 4 wheeler again :(

[loanrangie]

My 14 year old P38A looks better!

I thought only Toyota could make ugly Japanese cars.

Oh, hang on, there is the current Mitsubishi Triton.

I'm with you Ron but it had to happen, the GQ/GU is a tough wagon but it was only time till it got a big soft on - the triton is only slightly less fugly than a Musso in my book.

[p38arover]

When my car is clean (occasionally :() I look out at it and think "What a good looking car!"

Even a good classic looks good today. The proportions of the 2-door are just right. A really clean one will still turn heads - just the early vertical bar grille is a turn off, it looks so cheap).

[rick130]

I wonder what Nissan will do with the cab chassis, and if funds were made available to change it in any way ?

It really needs the wheelbase extended on the cab chassis. Using the current wagon's front sheet metal has really impacted on tray size with them currently hanging too far past the rear axle centreline just to be a practical length, let alone stay competitive with Toyota's tray size.

It isn't uncommon for Patrols to crack and break off the rear chassis rails behind the rear axle when used in mining or weed spraying applications too. I've seen a couple do this locally, both coil and leaf rear ends, albeit a few years back now, and it was a known problem in mining operations. At least Nissan acknowledged the problem and beefed up the leaf rear end when the Telstra vehicles started to crack at the rear spring hanger.

They made a big song and dance about their better internal cab dimensions than Toyota when they bought the GU out but did it on the cheap, using the wagon's chassis too (in the coil cab version)
Toyota extended the wheelbase on the 79 Series as they had been having problems with tray lengths too far past the rear axle centreline and Nissan haven't kept up.

[scarry]

Will we ever see a true 'blood n' guts' 4 wheeler again :(

DEFENDER.......:D......all by itself.....just needs a bit better quality control,a few other little changes and a set of diff locks:D:D:D:D:D:p