Nissan Patrol Y62 Ti-L (2013-2026)
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A great adventure vehicle option but this interior needs an update – This is the top-spec model money can buy directly from a Nissan dealer. The catch is, nothing has changed. Nissan is convinced that this car doesn’t need the new interior offered in the US and Middle East markets. This is a high quality and thoroughly built car. There’s that traditional old-school quality Japanese construction in the leather,… Read more
plastics and wood-like trim pieces. Put all together, this car hardly ever squeaks or rattles, even out on touch sections of off-road tracks.
This Ti-L model is priced from $95,115 before on-road costs. You’re getting some upgraded luxury appointments, which include rear seat entertainment and even a chilled centre console cubby! But metallic paint will set you back $650 if you choose to opt for that.
It’s not cheap, but you are getting a lot of car for the money - physically, that is.
The Patrol is covered by a 5 year/unlimited kilometre warranty. Servicing will cost you either $1,378 for 3 years or $2,594 for 5 years of coverage. Your service intervals are on the short side, occurring every 12 months or 10,000km, whichever comes first. Your first six services will be cost capped too.
For the price, I think sound deadening could have been slightly improved. There was just a little too much road noise entering the cabin over long trips for a $90,000 SUV. And that BOSE speaker system is good but not great, as it fails to completely fill this cavernous interior.
What I don’t mind hearing is that thumping V8. You will hear it and it will make itself known. If you hate engine sound, bad luck. If you love the sound of a V8, you might need to stick an exhaust on this to get the full effect.
The brake feel is a bit spongy, but it allows you to smoothly control the pitch of this V8 monster without upsetting the interior too much.
This car is also fitted with autonomous emergency braking but it lacks pedestrian/cyclist detection and only works at low speeds.
This is simple V8 driving at its core. You get a 5.6L naturally aspirated V8 producing 298kW (400hp) and 560Nm of torque.
This car weighs in at a featherweight weight of 2750kg! It’s heavy, but it also moves. It’s a bit like a hippo; it looks big and fat, but don’t poke at it as it will move faster than you can run.
That’s what the Patrol is. It’ll move briskly thanks to all that power, but annoyingly lacks low down power and torque that diesel rivals will have for low speed off-roading.
You’ll wish you had all this power in less powerful rivals as you can tow up to 3.5T braked!
This car has a 7-speed transmission that doesn’t make a fuss moving this much car with this much power. It’s not overly responsive, but it doesn’t have to be.
Despite its towering presence against all other traffic on the road, the Patrol is compliant through corners. It offers a relatively flat ride, but what’s more impressive is the suspension comfort, both on and off-road. On the road, it’s a lounge room on wheels. You’re never going to feel a bump that’s going to upset this ride, unless that bump is a sinkhole that’s just appeared in front of you.
Off-road, I found complete comfort as the wheels and suspension articulated underneath the body with ease. It allows you to cruise over rough sections of road with minimal effort. Although, that extra height did take a little while to get used to when I began to lean on awkward sections of a 4x4 track.
The claimed fuel consumption is 14.4L per 100km. Seeing as I predominantly drove this in the city, I was easily achieving over 20L per 100km. However, I manage to see figures lower to 18L per 100km after heading out to my local 4x4 track.
A benefit and downside to this car is its 140L tank. It’s great for exploring the centre of Australia, but terrible for your fuel budget when you need to eventually top it up.
It’s easy to shoot down this interior in 2023, but I’m going to restrain myself.
The interior look and feel is old-school indeed. It’s a bit of a time machine, with lots of buttons, a very basic touch screen and a minuscule LCD display fixed between some large analogue dials.
Everything works here and it's comfortable in all three dseat rows. It’s for those looking for an easy-to-use interior that offers plenty of space. Seeing as we don’t get those enormous American SUVs like the Cadillac Escalade, this amount of interior space is hard to beat here in Australia.
Nissan does need to address the lack of an improved interior. It’s getting just a little too old for buyers to consider against far modern rivals like the latest generation of Toyota Land Cruiser. If Nissan simply brought in a revised interior from overseas siblings to the Patrol, they’d probably find more buyers considering the Patrol as a daily driver.
With 467L with all seats up, 1413L with the third row folded and a warehouse sized 2623L of space with all seats folded, the Patrol is a clear road trip warrior.
With amenities like rear seat entertainment that also allows for external devices to be plugged in via HDMI, softly padded seats and acres of space all round, it’s easy to see why the Patrol is often the go-to vehicle to circumnavigate Australia.
Planning on heading into the unknown, with little to no contact with civilization? The Patrol still is the formidable choice to complete a trip like this in comfort and reliability.
I don’t think you need to splash the cash on the Ti-L model. Rather save yourself the cash to upgrade the Patrol to your heart's content.
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far better than toyota – Had a lc200, bought new in 2015 pre dpf, i wont own a diesel with a dpf as they all cause issues so went to Patrol as petrol its a far better vehicle, uses less fuel than the LC200 which surprised me, towing 2500kg van with lc200 used 25l per 100, towing a 3300kg van with patrol uses 23l per 100, its fast t handles well and i saved 35k from… Read more
toyotas overpriced crap---the modern diesel is so choked to death, youll have dpf issues, you need catch cans, you have high pressure fuel pump issues, turbo issues, injector issues, the Patrol is under stressed, non turbo, and simple and reliable, oh and that V8 sound with a good exhaust is amazing i would buy again
Love my Patrol! – I was tossing up between the landcruiser and Patrol and chose the Patrol for the amazing value for money and the power it has! The landcruiser is like driving a boat compared to this weapon. Yes we did a tune up and put some bigger tires on but we still saved around $60k going with the Nissan over the Toyota. It’s the best decision we have ever… Read more
made. I have never really loved any of my cars and upgrade every 2 years. I don’t want to ever get rid of my patrol it’s my pride and joy!
Love my Patrol – This is our family car and work vehicle We use our car every day. Very economical The fact that it only needs servicing twice a year is a financial help Highly recommend Show details
Oustanding vehicle in every respect – I bought this car in preference to a Toyota Sahara which was far over priced and in my opinion inferior in every way to the Y62 Patrol. The engine is unparralled in a 4 wheel drive, is smooth as silk and awesomely powerful. The many standard features leave the Toyota’s for dead. Note that I was formally a Toyota driver but could not justify as… Read more
extra $40,000 for a Sahara to a Toyota badge, which is the only difference I could see. I love this car and plan to use it to tow a caravan in the future. In my view $iesel is dead as they will not be able to meet the pollution laws in the near future.
Amazing car i'd buy it again tomorrow – Ok I've been a Nissan person for years and owned every 4x4 Nissan has built just about., so when the family started to get bigger so did the car. We had a Qashqai and NP300 Navara, both cars i loved for different reasons but both far to narrow for 2 kids seats and a 3rd person in-between. So we went car hunting from LC200 and Infinity QX80 some… Read more
larger US cars then ended up ordering a Patrol without even test driving one. We then booked a test drive after paying a deposit and at the better part of 100k the wife got nervous. So test drive day comes along and my wife does the driving she starts the car and the smile was instant, the soft but present growl when the y62 starts is an amazing sound of power, not like a club sport Commodore thats just noisy and loud, its gentle yet gives the sense there is some serious grunt there. Ok so my wife drives it out of the dealership never having driven a V8 ( as all our last cars have been TD and the reason we never had a y62 ) she puts her foot down as she was used to in the QQ and NP300 and the smile got bigger as the Y62 has some go i mean some real get up n go ( We get 5.1 seconds 0-100 on 98% about 5.8 on 95% ) so after 10 minutes of driving she is more than sold on the car its got space some leg room others can only dream of, its quiet inside real quite to appreciate the V8 sound you have to let the windows down. The Bose sound is so clear and full it makes most other cars sound cheap and pitiful.
We have owned it for 8 months now and done 30000KM and loved every meter of driving its brought back my enjoyment for driving long distances. Is it thirsty? if you plant your foot it can drink like a alcoholic at happy hour. can it be driven be fuel efficient? yes it can we get awesome milage out of it up to 900 per tank at 140L not bad for a 3T car with 400 horses to tame. We all know horses are not cheap but you don't hear XR8 or Clubsport drivers complaining about milage they buy the cars for love and passion, I suggest buying a Y62 for the same reason. Seems Aussies are tough a 4Xa needs to be Diesel and I was the same, the Patrol has taught me different.
We have taken it on the beach and off road and she handles the same like a camel. On a small windy track in soft deep sand we came around a bend to find a Mitsubishi ASX beached n belly up with nowhere to go. so with 20inch wheels installed running 42PSI we hooked up the ASX turned of traction control put it in revers and skull dragged the mistsy out like it wasn't even hooked up.
On and off road the Patrol is comfortable and quite you don't have to yell to have a conversation with fellow passengers in the car. the seats with their heating and cooling covered in a plush leather are nothing short of incredible over long distances i mean i drive until i need fuel sometimes that means 6-8 hours without getting out and I'm never sore. to instruments are well placed and very easy to use.
Has the car got cons? sure it has while i love the entertainment system with its headrest monitors the layout of the HDMI and USB to play movies off is kind of stupid as both plugs are where the middle person in the rear puts their feet. We have broken numerous USB sticks and HDMI leads as they get kicked and trodden on so we actually bought DVD's for the kids again as they are loaded in the front.
The Ti-L has a few features I've fallen in love with the smart Cruise control its fantastic and works perfect. The automatic boot lid opening and closing. The extra safety feature do make the car 50 - 60 KG heavier then a Ti and you loose the 8th seat but is so worth the upgrade.
We Bought fitted carpets from aliexpress best $200 ever spent on a car they fit perfect, look classy and are so easy to keep clean. We fitted bronze 20" rims with Monsta Gripper tyres with the writing facing in to keep the classy look of the car ( OK the wood grain looks c-rap and new rich cheap wanna be high class but isn't.... but can be covered in vinyl to look good ) so with minimal aftermarket things done to the car it in my opinion makes the Y62 one if not the best looking cars not just SUV's on the market. I find the LC200 is a nice looking car on the outside but Toyota has a lot to learn on the inside they should look at there own Lexus branch for ideas.
The patrol handles like a sports car when you expect it to roll and be top heavy in the corners its anything but and corners like its on rails. Nissan has really out done itself on the suspension on the Y62 it corners and handle any pothole like they are not even there.
Towing is a dream with this Patrol, we have a toy hauler that when fully loaded is easy 3.5T and i say you could take its wheels of and drag it behind the patrol and still not know its there. Uphill still pulling 100KMH with ease, no swaying side to side, no jerking under braking its just smooth sailing. Fuel economy with 3.5T in tow is almost the same as with no van on the back. Same can not be said for any TD be it Land Rover or Land Cruiser as soon as you tow the drink way more than the Nissan. Ive you're a frequent traveler with a van, do yourself a favour and go out and try a Patrol
Fast food drive throughs can be a little narrow but thanks to Nissans awesome camera system its very easy to navigate this big car through without hitting the cutters on each side.
In short I'd buy the Patrol in a heart beat again only real draw back is what next as i don't think ill be able to top this car anything else would just be a disappointment.....
Pros
Comfort
Handeling
Sound Quality
Room even with 3rd row seats up
Towing
Parking
long drives
Cons
HDMI / USB connection placement
Original wheels ( Never seen an 18" wheel look so small and out of place )
Will be har to replace and be happy.
good car but dealer ordinary – I love the car but find all car dealers of most brands poor, Nissan were likewise poor and spoilt the experience, best I have had was Ford for a work car, The patrol is really BIG and takes some getting used to but I love the power and the car is a great touring car, Petrol is expensive but not a major concern, I am generally really happy and… Read more
don't miss the Landcruiser and have lost confidence in late model Toyota diesels, The price of Landcruisers is now crazy and I saved about $28k
Sold.... Can't wait to get another! – I purchased my Y62 TI-L in 2014 back when everyone said they were crap, they said it was heavy on fuel... They said a lot about them but clearly didn't know anything about them. I sold mine with just under 100,000klm for close to what I purchased the car for. It was a trouble free vehicle that towed effortlessly the wife and kids want another one… Read more
and so do I. I only sold it as I update my vehicles every 3 years but I don't think the current land cruiser is going to last me this round, it's back to nissan for us. I can't explain why it just was a great car, very comfortable on long trips for everyone and fuel use on the freeway was averaging 13/100.
How much you can save from a Sahara $35k more paid – I have looking at this car for 3 years before I decided to keep one home. Performance is excellent when I find 200 is just far behind me when I slightly touch the accelerator. Interior ...it is a joke 200 carries a few pieces of wood. Running cost is a trick... $35k cheaper than Sahara... How many km of petrol cost difference? Stupid answer is 1,000,000 km. I think we dump the Patrol Y62 and the Sahara long time ago when we drove 500,000 km Show details
Simply the best – Good bye 200 hello to a whole new world of awesome. So much better than the old 200 in every way. Just drive one. Then decide. It outperforms the very dated 200 design in every way. The fuel consumption isn't what you're led to believe and it most instances so far is better than the 200 on fuel. Show details
Waste of Money, going to sell it and go back to the lc200 2016 – Just got brand new 2016 Ti-L model, always been a Nissan fan from having s13, s15 and nav d22. So I decided I will stick to Nissan because all my mates has lc200 (Love them). Now I've done about 10k with it, and hate it. Off road is ok, HBMC helped but not as good as LC200 off road crawl control, leather is starting to lift not glued properly, GPS… Read more
is hard to see around the early after noon. Steering control keeps on getting bump while driving. Power wise is ok but people rave how quick it is but I don't think so, It will bet the lc200 v8 twin turbo tho we are petrol. Over all I will only give it 1 star because only a few months old and leather is coming apart, and decide to sell it and get a lc200 gxl.
Good points.
leg room in the back.
3.5t standard
provides steering angle, tyre pressure and compass
Bad Points
Drinks like no tomorrow, will not take out bush
Off road didn't perform well
leather peeling
interior wood grain looks sh
power for petrol is disappointing
extra $5k could of got me a gxl v8 twin turbo
postion of the off road controls under the gear lever, prefer how the landcruiser has it.
Really it worth a look – It's smooth and powerful tows great fuel consumption is very acceptable for a car of its size and weight not a car for bush bashing but a highly capable tourer comfortable well built Highly recommend. That if you are after a large 4wd for touring/towing it worth the time to look at one Show details
Problem after 1 hour picked up brand new Patrol Y62 – Bought Brand new Nissan Patrol Y62 TI-L from Parramatta Motor Group (Nissan Parramatta), picked up on 23/04/2015, went home, the driver door could not be locked, called the dealer( Sale person) [Name removed], ask us to bring it in, we brought it in, he tested, he confirmed the door cannot be locked, he told us to go home and wait until service… Read more
then it will be fixed, we refuse to leave, he left us stand outside in the rain without even asking us to come in side. We called Nissan Head Office, they point finger back at dealer.
This is a Nissan Product cost more than 100K, has problem only one hour after picked up. Nissan head office which is Nissan company itself ignore us, and point finger back at Dealer. I thought this is Nissan product.
Parramatta Motor Group (Nissan Parramatta) also want us to go away, they don't have the basic customer service. The sale person is {Name removed], and direct manager is very unhelpful. Just want us to go away, refuse to resolve the issue until service, they said it is a minor error. Personally I don't think it is a small problem, because you can loose the car if you cannot lock the door.
Never buy Nissan again and never deal with Parramatta Motor Group (Nissan Parramatta) again.
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