New models - Nissan - PatrolSpecial edition Nissan Patrol releasedNissan announces limited-edition Patrol to commemorate Simpson Desert crossing3 May 2012 NISSAN Australia has announced the Simpson 50th Anniversary Edition Patrol, a special version based on the current-generation ST variant and now in showrooms. Stuffed with a claimed $8500 of extra features at no extra cost, the limited edition commemorates Reg Sprigg’s historic first crossing of the Simpson Desert in a G60 Patrol in 1962. Additional features include satellite-navigation with Hema Tracks (detailed off-road maps), reversing camera, new alloy bull-bar, driving lights, roof bars, kick plates, bonnet protector, branded stainless steel spare wheel cover, special decals and an accompanying branded Esky. Only 500 units will be sold, priced from $56,990 plus on-roads for the manual and $59,990 for the optional automatic. All Patrols are powered by the same 118kW/380Nm 3.0-litre turbo-diesel engine. Reg Sprigg completed his record-breaking crossing of the vast desert behind the wheel of a short-wheelbase G60 Patrol in the company of his wife and two children while on a search for oil. Nissan Australia is supporting a re-enactment of the crossing this July, featuring a restored G60 – not the one used by the Sprigg family half a century ago – to be crewed by Reg’s children Doug and Margaret. The current-generation Patrol, which essentially dates back to 1998, will be joined at the end of this year by the more luxurious new generation, powered exclusively at launch by a thumping 298kW/550Nm direct-injection 5.6-litre petrol V8. The current iteration will continue to serve as an entry-level model until at least 2015, providing a diesel option until an appropriate oil-burning unit can be sourced for the new model. Australia is believed to be the only global market to have put its hand up for a new-generation diesel Patrol, but the lion’s share of its volume comes from the Middle East and the US – markets that traditionally favour petrol. Nissan sold 1147 Patrol wagons in Australia to the end of April, a drop of 2.6 per cent. The only other vehicle in its segment – the equally venerable Toyota LandCruiser – has outsold the Patrol by more than three-to-one this year. Read moreAll new modelsAlfa Romeo Abarth Alpine Alpina Audi Aston Martin BMW Bentley Chery Brabham Chrysler Chevrolet Cupra Citroen DS Dodge Fiat Ferrari Foton Ford Great Wall FPV Haval GWM Honda Holden Hyundai HSV Isuzu Infiniti Jeep Jaguar Lamborghini Kia LDV Land Rover Lotus Lexus Maserati Mahindra McLaren Mazda Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-AMG Mini MG Nissan Mitsubishi Pagani Opel Porsche Peugeot Ram Proton Rolls-Royce Renault Saab Rover Smart Skoda Subaru SsangYong Tesla Suzuki Volkswagen Toyota Volvo Patrol pricing
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