Final month, Australian outlet Drive reported on quotes from Nissan’s World Head of Product Technique and Planning, Ivan Spinosa, confirming their Nissan Patrol SUV (our Armada) would drop the V8 engine in favor of a twin-turbo V6. Spinosa did not give a timeline for the change. For our market, all we all know is that the change will not come in the beginning of the 2024 mannequin yr. Nissan outed specs and costs for the 2024 Armada, and the massive SUV is a carryover for the brand new yr save for a trim change and ensuing value improve.
The bottom S trim isn’t any extra, cranking up the entry-level Armada value by $4,750 in comparison with present 2023 Armada pricing. When you digest that, the leftover value improve is a paltry $150 for your entire lineup in both two- or four-wheel drive. MSRPs for the two-wheel drive trims after the $1,895 vacation spot payment are:
- SV: $55,450
- SL: $59,270
- Platinum: $67,520
Consumers upgrading to four-wheel drive and the two-speed switch case are :
- SV: $58,450
- SL: $62,270
- Platinum: $70,520
Nissan’s long-lived and completely named Endurance V8 carries on, making 400 horsepower and 413 lb-ft of torque and able to tow as much as 8,500 kilos.
The conversion to six-cylinder energy might be due for the 2025 mannequin yr. Spy photographers caught the next-gen Armada testing in Arizona final month, giving us a glimpse at what we count on to be a bigger, fancier family-hauler. The downsized engine will energy this grander inside with extra energy, the I6 perhaps making round 430 hp on this utility. Spinosa is assured that patrons gained’t miss the V8, saying, “I think the customers, the moment they drive a twin-turbo V6, they discover a new universe. The capability, the performance, the acceleration, the power delivery – the customer will smile, I’m sure of it. It will outshine the V8 in all those metrics.”
Count on extra rugged seems to be that probably inherit cues from the Patrol Warrior mannequin provided abroad, one thing akin to a Ford Explorer Timberline.