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NISSAN PATROL
The MY2020 Patrol arrived around Christmas last year with new sheetmetal , suspension improvements and new features such as Autonomous Emergency Braking and crosstraffic alert .
The big Patrol is an effortless heavy-duty tow hauler . While the engine needs to dig deep into its power band to climb steep hills , you won ’ t need to hold anyone up while doing so . It has all the hill-climbing and overtaking performance you ’ ll ever need .
Being a large displacement and relatively lowtech V8 that has to lug around almost three tonnes of vehicle alone , you can ’ t be too surprised with its heavy-duty towing fuel average of around 20L / 100km . To draw the often-made comparison , though , it ’ s about what the LandCruiser turbo-diesel achieves in the same conditions .
The Patrol is a cosseting and stable tow tug with no indication that it intends to allow the van behind to sway . The suspension does on occasion feel as though it might be a little too soft with a trailer behind , with badly undulating roads inducing a nose-bobbing pitching .
NISSAN PATROL QUICK SPECS
Price : $ 92,790 ( plus on-road costs ) Engine : 5.6L V8 petrol Output : 298kW / 560Nm Transmission : Seven-speed automatic Towing capacity / TBM : 3500kg / 350kg Kerb weight : 2750kg GVM : 3500kg GCM : 7000kg
The Patrol . Say no more .
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