Is The Nissan Patrol Warrior 2024 The LandCruiser Killer? | Off-Road Review | Drive.com.au

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The Warrior treatment could be the perfect swansong for Nissan's V8-powered Patrol. And it brings tangible, quality upgrades for keen off-roaders.
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Pricing & Specifications
02:47 Design
04:57 Exhuast Sound
06:45 Off-road Driving
10:21 Like & Subscribe
10:55 Off-road Challenge
13:51 Summary
#Warrior #offroad #offroading
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[@jeanmichaelc1]

Awesome to see the cars actually being tested in the real world and trails we all know, instead of the controlled "test facilities" that don't really test anything. Keep them coming!!

[@Drivecomau]

Our off-road editor Sam is never afraid to get off the beaten track if you will and push these cars to their limits! We want to see what these cars can do! Glad you enjoyed

[@Ali-Al-Amiri-123]

Fully agree. Owner of Nissan Patrol Titanium since 2017. Ali from UAE, Dubai.

[@1.5s709]

Is it reliable

[@user-kn2gc2my6g]

Its Patrol of course it is

[@yeahmate94]

Finally some proper off roading! Well done sir🎉

[@Drivecomau]

We do not shy away from pushing these brilliant cars to their limits. It's half the fun! Glad you enjoyed

[@MegaRetr]

This Patrol is awesome 😊 reliable and tough 😊

[@vaughanscott7308]

This guy is one of the best reviewers going. Great job sir.

[@wesammansour1486]

Love the Mighty Patrol!

[@andreweggins3055]

I have an s5 , love it I wouldn’t buy a landcruiser over this thing it unreal.

[@Shambles7698]

It's really a solid SUV I quite like it

[@sydneyraj]

I have taken my patrol y62 s5 to many iconic places in Australia. The seat covers I installed when new have covered the leather seats. The last thing I’m worried about is its interior. I’m more worried about dust, stone chip and scratches in outback roads. It does the job well at a cost that has gone significantly high in terms of fuel.

[@dragonz_breath4072]

I absolutely love my Y62. The grunt from the V8 always puts a smile on my face

[@bibideeboo262]

Awesome review! Very well done 👍

[@sckennedy54]

Great review and the patrol is a beast

[@Lifestyle_Brisbane]

Awesome review, I picked up my Warrior just before New Year and wow what a car. A few things to do before it goes off road but looking forward to taking the big girl into the bush.

[@Drivecomau]

Thanks for sharing!

[@JustinMauger]

I'm currently considering one and would be interested in what you're doing to get it ready for offroad after having owned it for a bit? Cheers!

[@Lifestyle_Brisbane]

@@JustinMauger nothing major, extending the bash plates, just about to put airbag assist in the rear springs for towing, UHF, wiring for a second battery system, draw and fridge in the back and then PPF

[@mars-jr5uu]

@@Lifestyle_Brisbanehii😊

[@DRose2Fast]

Beautiful true SUV with a high horsepower V8. The patrol variant is much needed in Canada and U.S.

[@katescrazyfamily6250]

Love this ❤🙏

[@paulgeary3299]

well done - great video

[@Drivecomau]

Thanks! - Sam

[@tinashemuponi9749]

Nice car I'm huge fan of LC 300 ,but I'm starting loving this beast impressive it does the work.

[@luisperalta3228]

Very nice love ❤️

[@Johnny-lt5ib]

Living the dream man

[@africa4x4cafe]

Hi - Great review! I'm looking to buy an Aus import 2nd hand: 2024 Nissan Patrol 5.6L V8 - any advice or vids?

[@TheTruckdriver999]

Great review Sam winch compatible bar from factory would be great option Yes I would upgrade to one

[@Drivecomau]

And a good call that is

[@Drivecomau]

Thanks, appreciate the comment! There are aftermarket winch compatible bars out there, but you might need to revisit spring rates at the same time.

[@TheTruckdriver999]

⁠@@Drivecomauyep with my rc collie when I bought it new fitted bar winch the drop was noticeable had foam cell shocks fitted torsion bars adjusted wheel alignment

[@k_plax]

Love how your reviews tackle genuinely hard tracks. But, Sam,.... what are you going to do once NPWS close off these tracks? which will happen in the near future.

[@Drivecomau]

I just hope they don't close it all off! - Sam

[@edmundwasilewski]

Nice

[@MeMurphy10Feb]

If the y63 has a fuel efficient engine i am all in

[@thelonewolf666]

ive had every nearly all model LCs and ordered a 300 series--- i drove a y62 and thats what i have in my garage, no more diesels for me

[@Stevegrande1]

The patrols are awesome off road and they kick butt in the sand dunes. The V8 luvs to rev. You will get low to mid 11’s on the freeway in the standard Ti but with the warrior running almost 35’s, I reckon that would jump to probably mid 12 to low 13’s on the freeway.

[@billgorman1438]

Come on Nissan, bring this to the USA!! t least give us locking diff. Loved the video!!

[@Drivecomau]

Thanks, glad you liked it! -Sam

[@user-tk5wc9vt5r]

Patrol is ❤

[@denisvincent3249]

I’m sold thanks

[@jamestreloar5827]

Great review, thank you. I'm considering this to replace my LR4. You mention at 9.55 the height is 1990mm. Premcare quotes it as 1900mm on their website - same as Nissan. At my local dealer I had a pretty rudimentary crack with a tape measure and it came out at approx 1994mm. It's an issue for me as my garage at home and work is 2000mm on the knocker. With an ARB base rack putting another 60mm or so on top, by your figure I'll be too tall. Just wondering if the 1990 is the official height or did you guys meaure it yourself? thanks.

[@Drivecomau]

The 1990mm height is supplied by Premcar. You can find the full specs at: The www.premcarwarrior.com.au/staticly-media/2023/06/WAR26245_PATROL_WARRIOR_Website_Spec_Sheet_Desktop_A4_V5-1_FA3-sm-1696421240.pdf Items highlighted in red on that document (including almost all external dimensions, except wheelbase) are those that differ from the standard Patrol.

[@rowangleeson8244]

I'd take the patrol only, not into blowing Toyota gearboxes lol. Good review, as this is supposed to be targeting the off-road market.

[@eDENTECHNOCYBERHUB]

YOUR BIGGEST KENYAN FAN, SUBSCRIBER, LIKER, COMMENTER RIGHT HERE, AS USUAL, 09/01/2024

[@Drivecomau]

Love your work! -Sam

[@hanahasani99]

patrol ❤❤❤❤❤❤💪💪💪💪💪💪

[@mohammeds5458]

You have your special version we have our nismo version 😈

[@Moonlight-zp5rj]

Do you get Infinity QX80 in Australia? if u do, make a comparo of it with LC300

[@Drivecomau]

The Infinity brand was offered in Australia previously, but wrapped operations here in 2019 so we're unable to compare the QX80 to the LandCruiser or Lexus LX.

[@TheJoker-qn6vw]

Nissan better surprise us good with the next gen Patrol (like how they did with the nissan GTR )...this model generation has overstayed its stay.

[@TheTrenya]

wait... I just watch dudes from 4wd24/7 try this rock step.. moon rock or something I believe?.. I gotta say tho, this car is really amazing to clear this obstacle in 'stock' form.. if we can call this warrior a stock car but there we go...

[@DarrenBoxhall]

You will get about 13-15l/100 sitting on 110 on a long trip. They are very good on fuel when just cruising along

[@user-vk4vd7vr5t]

Who are you kidding, That is dreadful!

[@DarrenBoxhall]

​@@user-vk4vd7vr5t It's an n/a V8 that weighs 3t To put it into perspective A 4.8l 6 cyl GU patrol will use about 18-20l/100, which has far less power and is lighter. Petrol LandCruisers are worse. Not everyone wants junk diesel though and would rather having good performance over efficiency and engines that sound like a box of marbles

[@FourLowAdventures]

For a petrol off roader this size it's pretty good. My 6 cyl jeep gets the same, albeit with heavier wheels and tires.

[@Drivecomau]

It's not awful, considering how huge the car and engine is. - Sam

[@robertmason2076]

@@user-vk4vd7vr5tyou clearly have no experience in big vehicles, that is really good economy.

[@DDDYLN]

I wish Nissan would sell them in the US

[@angelotsi849]

I have heard that the Y63 is even larger. I hope that is not the case as the Y62 is big enough.

[@Stevegrande1]

Yes I’ve heard the same but only very minimal

[@Drivecomau]

If the new one is bigger, then it will need a Kenworth badge - Sam

[@404errorpagenotfound.6]

80's series LC???

[@mo_0912]

Would love to see the upcoming new 2024/5 Patrol (Y63) 15:03 with the Warrior package but minus the side exhaust. The exhaust hampers a wonderful off-road monster to fully tackle the rough terrain.

[@Lifestyle_Brisbane]

Will be interesting, just got one and the exhaust does have a protection plate just in front of the pipes and the pipes itself are pretty tough construction but yes they could be at risk.

[@Drivecomau]

The exhaust is right in front of the rear wheels, so it's only on big rock steps (like in the video) where you might run into trouble. Jeez it sounds wonderful though - Sam

[@varunmenon474]

Wish North America got this model.

[@colinamor]

It's to wide really!!! You reviewers are living on another planet. It's always been that wide .

[@Drivecomau]

Patrol Warrior has a wider track width, wider flares and wider turning circle. I'm on that planet. - Sam

[@pavyjohal]

It might be a decent car but those interior and that puny screen and interior in general is ANCIENT and off-putting..

[@Stevegrande1]

Can upgrade the infotainment screen and even get a full digital cluster for around 4k. Still way cheaper than a land cruiser and the V8 still kicks the twin turbo V6 diesel in the cruisers butt.

[@Agent.K.]

Not sure why they didn't update the interior like the other markets

[@Stevegrande1]

@@Agent.K. I think because they are bringing out the new Y63 this year (overseas anyway) so probably didn’t want to put any money into the Y62, but stupid move in my opinion. They updated them overseas but not for the Aussie market, reckon they lost a lot of sales because of it. If people did their home work they could update them selves with after market units as I mentioned but it’s a stupid move by Nissan. A lot of people want it fitted from the factory with out stuffing around fitting after market stuff. Same as the wood grain. You can wrap yourself or get it done for you or dip it in what ever you basically want, but again people want it from the factory. In saying that while I personally haven’t changed any of it on mine, if you che k out say the 300 series GR sport, the trim in that looks superb compared to the patrol BUT I couldn’t justify spending 50k more over my Ti Patrol. And the fact the gr is only 5 seater by Toyota is crazy, and the patrol kills the 300 for rear leg room in the centre row of seats, not to mention that V8 sound from the patrol 😍😍

[@Drivecomau]

It's an interesting point you make that the interior look so, as you said, ancient. A car designed to be taken off-road and therefore likely to track so much dust through it, is it worth upgrading the interior? But then again can certainly be used as a daily rider so should it offer luxury and comfortability too?

[@Stevegrande1]

@@Drivecomau it has all the modern safety gear same as say a 300. It’s certainly comfortable either round town or on a long run. Even if they added wireless car play etc would have been a good upgrade to the head unit. I can’t post pictures on here but if you google etc off road y62 digital dash, you will see the instrument dash cluster available which look insane, they also do a upgraded head unit which personally I don’t like that much. I think it’s a bit cheap looking

[@AA-vr8ez]

Wish we got this in the USA

[@ironhorse7601]

Agree, your Armada is a very watered down Patrol. What was Nissan North America thinking!?

[@bruce7890]

​@@ironhorse7601it's criminal!

[@ckaparos]

Would you say its more capable then the L663 Defender?

[@Drivecomau]

I've thought about this a lot, and I'm not 100% sure to be honest. Both are really good, but also drive very differently off-road. -Sam

[@ckaparos]

I agree, I personally think the L663 is more capable overall@@Drivecomau

[@ironhorse7601]

@@ckaparos This will drive past the Defender in some conditions. They are both very good, but there will be some circumstances where one may have a slight advantage over the other. Short overhang of the Defender will help in rock crawling, but the Patrol would be better in sand and mud. Landrover relies very heavily on electronics, whereas sometimes momentum and mechanical grip is our friend.

[@ckaparos]

I own both a L663 and Y62 I know they are both very capable, I just feel the defender has the edge as its a lot lighter and has better approach/brake over and departure angles@@ironhorse7601

[@bigsausage]

Ahh, the Wish 300. Like a glimps into the 90’s. It will be popular with the V8 crowd. But the new Patrol is what we all want to see.

[@Jillianda]

Love it's capabilities, which is prevalent to the upsized tyres and suspension. Great review. Though the looks...Wow, I couldn't imagine buying something so outdated, plain and basic, with almost no creature comforts and no appeal what so ever for just off road ability. Which is 100% all that's judged here. It would have been more credible if the on road performance, which should have been assessed given the changes in dynamics, furthermore, handling and features should have been a part of that test as nobody drives 100% off road. Being an 8 seater, I'm sure many people buy it for ferrying the family around town...Though 20 litres per 100 kilometres using only Premium unleaded is not a great incentive for purchasing, and just briefly glossed over. And that's totally unladen, add some passengers and any gear or accessories, that figure only rises......although the price of the LC300 is never just "Glossed over" even in this test, it's commented on...yet the Patrol uses double the fuel, absolutely stock.

[@johnmunday6881]

I have had a Y62 for 3 years on 35" tyres. Averages around 15 liters per hundred. $41,000 buys a lot of petrol and accessories compared to s GR Sport LC300 at $142,101 plus on roads.

[@khalsida300]

The Patrol was better than the LC in most of its generations

[@martysaligan5910]

I have an Armada only 😢

[@mcjogom]

🎉👍💖👍🎉

[@DarrenBoxhall]

I can guarantee you could have gotten the patrol up that rock step if you tried properly

[@Drivecomau]

But I couldn't gaurantee it wouldn't have been damaged along the way, and I need to balance that when testing off-road. - Sam

[@DarrenBoxhall]

Yeah fair enough

[@ebenlaubscher4153]

I also prefer the Nissan

[@joblogs1072]

The last of the GUs were a good 4wd affordable, solid axels, coils and around 11.5lt/ 100km. Toyota is just catching up now with the 2.8 70 series but rear leaf springs and rear axels out of line. The CRD GU was really ahead of its time for a strong capable off roader a gradual improvement over a long time we wish they still made them. .

[@aus-reviews8462]

side exhuast is dumb af, thing will clamped shut by a rock

[@vigneshwaransridharan2290]

Nissan come to India with Warrior 2024 🚙

[@naashuman5503]

There are so many Australian companies that has lift and GVM kits for the LC300. Compare apples 🍎 with 🍎

[@johnmunday6881]

You can get up to 4499kg gvm upgrade from multiple sources in Australia. Very active aftermarket sector for the Y62.

[@riteshpahladsingh3819]

I don't like it because there's no diesel versions available.

[@ytt8370]

From the video I can see a tail pipe too?!

[@Drivecomau]

Yes, it has the standard rear exit and a valve that directs exhaust gasses to the noisy side exit when certain conditions are met. - Sam

[@eyalschnider]

old school…still original nissan.

[@aidenashmond3223]

They need to decrease the size of the vehicle to make it a bit compact like the new Land Cruiser 250 series

[@AlxDv]

Lost me at the title bro

[@Drivecomau]

I hope you stuck around - Sam

[@tonybennett638]

You little beauty...me and the rest have over a hundred thousand dollars to drop on a silly bloody car 🤪

[@thomjanson9644]

Patrols have always been better than Landcruisers… anyone who knows anything, knows this…

[@Jyden_Carmody]

Haha! That's funny mate 😂

[@craigdavid6668]

Yeah, must just be the 5%, 1 Patrol sells for every 20 LandCruisers sold…….

[@peterstaunton-smith586]

yeah have a look at the tradeins after sales, for every 10 cruisers for sale only 1 patrol for sale why is that. Because people realise the cruiser is for a bitumen show look at me 4wd not an off roader no one in their right mind is going to take $135000 standard car bush. @@craigdavid6668

[@thembanimgenu190]

Whowwww😂

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

nice wish we had the patrol name in the U.S . not the lame armada name

[@ironhorse7601]

agree, Patrol nameplate is a global legend, what was Nissan North America thinking

[@youtubecarspottersguide1]

@@ironhorse7601 nor sure ...the first ones where titan based" pathfinder" Armada pathfinder is more cross over soccer mom car now. you are so lucky to get cool wagons and diesel utes

[@DarrenBoxhall]

Please people.Don't spend money on this. Buy a ti-l and then build it up yourself.

[@Drivecomau]

It's worth considering what you can do with the aftermarket, for sure. What suspension mods would you do with HBMC? - Sam

[@DarrenBoxhall]

Coils rated for things you add. The S5 has softer valving that S4 and below anyway. This still doesn't have lights, winch, bar ect. It's still not going to be tuned properly anyway​@@Drivecomau

[@paulwebb2097]

You can do a full spring lift and GVM a standard Ti to 4495KG with many aftermarket places now , thousands of S5 owners have done so, for less that the drive away price of the warrior . @@Drivecomau

[@ronreid5702]

@@Drivecomau4x4 DNA/Dash Offroad out of Adelaide are building the “Samarai”, which is what they think the Warrior should have been, Ti-L base, swapped coils with 2inch lift, revalved HMBC, bars, sliders, new exhaust, 35inch tyres, plus other stuff. Looks like it will be a beast.

[@spicecampsfrasercoast847]

Not even close to lc 300 😂😂

[@kaigaming2759]

nothing against the y62 but honestly my 2017 hilux and 1999 GU patrol could do everything the y62 could and they are half the price, use less fuel, cost less on rego, less on insurance ect. just saying purchase price combined with on going cost in todays world. just doesn't seem worth it. how ever each to there own.

[@edgarchieng2130]

Nothing against diesel but it’s not everyone’s cup of tea and then at the end of the day after you’re done with the off-roading, this thing can cruise home in pure comfort and space for everyone in the car.

[@ian9toes]

My GU Patrol would use more fuel, it’s a 4.8

[@kaigaming2759]

@edgarchieng2130 fair but so could the y61

[@kaigaming2759]

@ian9toes wow my 4.5 uses next to none and it's on 35's

[@johnnumbat9782]

Thanks Sam but this whale is way too big, wide and heavy for bush work but ideal as an alternative to poor quality US built trucks like RAM, GMC etc especially for long on road touring as it has far superior Japanese built credentials - I’d still choose a Landcruiser V6 diesel for economy, bush access and general off-road treks - you’d buy the Y62 if you don’t care about fuel economy and ‘love the V8 noise’ annoying attitude that dismisses the peace and quiet the rest of us want when out there in nature - quite selfish actually as I didn’t give them permission to do this which is now quite prevalent across the nation now with Landcruiser V8 owners installing their 4” exhausts 😖waking us up at 1am in the early hours - and no I’m not some leftie woke crazy but want mature consideration from others in society but obviously I’m expecting too much.

[@autotivi9195]

Land cruiser alway better

[@moe2470]

Wouldnt need to be very good to kill an overrated overpriced pos landcruiser.

[@craigdavid6668]

Can’t afford a LandCruiser mate?😂

[@moe2470]

@@craigdavid6668 i,ll stick with my pre dpf hilux mate. You 🤡.

[@moe2470]

@@VladPutin88 no landcruiser does. I.m gunna stick with my pre dpf 2014 hilux until i,m gone.

[@user-vk4vd7vr5t]

These need to be taxed at least 4x what the current rate is.

[@Hunter45637]

How come?