Final month, Australian outlet Drive reported on quotes from Nissan’s International 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 12 months. Nissan outed specs and costs for the 2024 Armada, and the massive SUV is a carryover for the brand new 12 months save for a trim change and ensuing worth enhance.
The bottom S trim is not any extra, cranking up the entry-level Armada worth by $4,750 in comparison with present 2023 Armada pricing. When you digest that, the leftover worth enhance is a paltry $150 for the whole lineup in both two- or four-wheel drive. MSRPs for the two-wheel drive trims after the $1,895 vacation spot charge are:
SV: $55,450
SL: $59,270
Platinum: $67,520
Patrons 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 12 months. 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 received’t miss the V8, saying, “I feel the shoppers, the second they drive a twin-turbo V6, they uncover a brand new universe. The aptitude, the efficiency, the acceleration, the ability supply – the shopper will smile, I’m positive of it. It can outshine the V8 in all these metrics.”
Count on extra rugged seems that doubtlessly inherit cues from the Patrol Warrior mannequin supplied abroad, one thing akin to a Ford Explorer Timberline.