A year of success for Nissan Patrol has been crowned with the announcement of styling enhancements to carry the ‘Hero of All Terrain’ into the fourth year of its current generation.
Meticulously engineered for over 60 years, the Patrol is Nissan’s flagship SUV model with a rich heritage and passionate following in the Middle East that dates back to the 1950s. With refreshed styling enhancements of the region’s iconic SUV, the all-new Nissan Patrol adds more style to its already impressive ‘go anywhere’ versatility, technology and comfort.
“Nissan Patrol drives forward carrying not just its proud reputation but also a distinct sense of refinement, ground-breaking technology and exceptional comfort. It’s the next great advance in 4×4,” said Samir Cherfan, Managing Director, Nissan Middle East. “We are confident that our flagship SUV for the Middle East will exceed all expectations,” he added.
All-new Nissan Patrol Enhancements
The all-new Nissan Patrol comes with a new front bumper and new vigorous and muscular front grille pattern with chrome. New 20” machining cut alloy wheels, LED headlamps with day time running light and pop-up headlamp washer with new LED rear combination lamp and roof rails add to the range of new features. The MY2014 Nissan Patrol also possess a 3rd generation Around View Monitor with parking assist display and Back-up Collision Intervention (BCI) which alerts the driver when a moving object is detected behind the vehicle when in reverse mode.
Patrol derives power-train efficiency equipped with 5-speed automatic transmission with manual mode introduced on the XE grade with a combination of leather/wood steering wheel. The MY2014 Nissan Patrol is now available with new exterior colors – Grey Metallic and Pure White Pearl – as well as a new Tan interior color.
Nissan recently announced that 2013 continues the trend for strong growth in sales of its iconic and popular latest generation Nissan Patrol in the Middle East. More than 15,000 were sold in FY2012 across the Gulf region, an impressive 18% increase versus the same period in FY2011.
Nissan Patrol continues to build on its FY2012 sales success with sales in the Gulf region growing faster than the market.
More than 14,000 Nissan Patrols were sold between January and September 2013 across the Gulf region, an impressive 41% increase versus the same period in 2012.
As a consequence, Nissan Patrol registered record market share of 32% in the Gulf market in August, a 6 point increase versus the same period last year.
Earlier in August 2013, the Nissan Patrol Challenge reached its grand finale with a new Guinness World Record and became the holder of the ‘Heaviest object pulled by any production vehicle’, notching up another historic milestone in its illustrious heritage. The event, held at Sharjah International Airport, United Arab Emirates, saw an unmodified production Nissan Patrol haul a 170.9 ton cargo plane, inclusive of weight of the plane, fuel and the cargo for over 50 meters, smashing the previous record by 15 tons.