Nissan Patrol Warrior imagined as second teaser rolls out

October: Nissan Patrol Warrior driven!

4X4 Australia editor Matt Raudonikis tackles Tasmania’s Climies Track in the new Nissan Patrol Warrior.

May 2023: Patrol Warrior imagined

Premcar has finally finished its Warrior transformation of the V8-powered Nissan Patrol off-roader.

With a laundry list of changes from bigger alloy wheels, bush-ready protection, bi-modal exhaust, and 50mm lift kit, the Patrol Warrior is engineered for Australian conditions and remanufactured locally. It’ll cost you $101,160 before on-road costs – $16,260 more than the base car. Read more below ⬇️

Nissan has switched the lights on for its latest Patrol Warrior teaser.

A week on from their first preview of what's to come, Nissan and partner Premcar have turned out a fresh new clip for their upcoming hero SUV.

The new video shows a camouflaged Patrol Warrior tearing through the desert, with that V8 soundtrack bellowing away. Check it out below, and see our speculative renders further down the page!

May 12: Nissan Patrol Warrior teased in shadowy new video

Following confirmation earlier this year of their plans, Nissan and specialist partner Premcar have handed down a first preview of the upcoming Patrol Warrior.

Before you get too excited, there's not much to see, but the clip does offer a short sound bite to whet the appetite. In the video below, you can hear it briefly behind the blaring soundtrack, and then again more clearly at the end.

Watch for more details to come in the weeks ahead, and continue reading below for everything we know so far!

April: Next-gen Patrol imagined

A Warrior version of the current Patrol is one thing, but how about an all-new model?

It's well past due... and we reckon it could look like this. Get the full story and more images at the link below.

January: Nissan Patrol Warrior imagined in new renderings

Late last year, the announcement finally dropped that a Premcar-tuned 2023 Nissan Patrol Warrior is on the way, giving the big V8 SUV a meaner look and a range of performance-focused tweaks.

The details of that announcement can be found in an evolving story below, but in the meantime, we've come to wonder how the new hero SUV will look – so we tasked our mate Theottle with imagining it for us.

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Of course, we already know the new variant will have side-exit exhausts – an incredible change in its own right, really – along with big black flares at its wheel arches.

Little else is known about its design at this point, so we've relied on some healthy speculation for the rest. Key among the tweaks is a purposeful skid plate up front and some Nismo-inspired elements at the rear.

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What do you think of this look – is it mean enough, or are you expecting more? Tell us in the comments below!

It probably won't be long until we see some serious aftermarket power modifications to the Warrior, either...

September 2022: Patrol Warrior confirmed

Further details of the Nissan Patrol Warrior have been confirmed after years of speculation and teasers.

The Patrol Warrior is expected to take around 12 months before it will go on sale, rather late in the Patrol off-roader’s life cycle. When it hits the road, expect a rival for the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series GR Sport.

Premcar’s Warrior treatment will be bespoke to the Patrol, but we can expect extra ground clearance via a suspension lift, added under-body protection and the same all-terrain Cooper AT3s fitted to Navaras. Black badging and a sticker kit will likely finish off the treatment.

The best bit? It looks like the Patrol Warrior will have a twin side-exit exhaust for us to hear the full glory of that 5.6-litre direct-injection petrol V8.

Don't expect any madcap power upgrades from the factory, though.

Despite the exhaust mods, it sounds as though – much like Navara – the Patrol’s 298kW/560Nm outputs will remain untouched, in the name of reliability.

The Patrol Warrior will become the third Warrior product alongside the original Navara Pro-4X Warrior and recently-introduced Navara SL Warrior.

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Why a Patrol Warrior now?

The Y62 Patrol will enter its 10th year on-sale in Australia next year, but it’s showing no signs of slowing numbers with a new sales record set in March 2022.

Nissan and Premcar’s Navara Warrior project has proven successful where too, with pretty much every vehicle converted to Warrior spec finding a home so far.

Nissan Australia managing director, Adam Paterson, may be Canadian, but is learning to love Premcar’s unique Australian off-road transformations, saying: “I have no doubt that it will be a huge success.

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“The Warrior program, our collaboration with Premcar, has already proven immensely popular in Australia, and a new version of the already hugely capable Nissan Patrol is a vehicle I, like many Australians, can’t wait to drive.

“Our collaboration with Premcar is all about developing vehicles that are perfectly suited to Australian customers and conditions.”

The pictures in this article suggest that the Patrol Warrior development is already in a fairly advanced stage. Stay tuned for further updates.

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