I have a 2019 SL. I am in love with it. It's big, great ride, tons of power and very, very luxurious inside. the fit and finish is top notch, great stereo and beautiful leather. Tried and true platform so I'm worry free. The Pearl white paint gets lots of compliments too! Just a fantastic truck, and I don't know why I don't see more of them on the road!
There is a lot of different Ideas about this new version of Armada. Im going to explaining a few things so here in US people have a better Idea. First this vehicle its Chassis code is Y62. This is the same for Nissan Patrol Y62 AND Nissan Armada Y62. Infiniti QX80 chassis code is Z62. Nissan Patrol Y62 was first introduced in 2010 and Infiniti QX in 2011. All this vehicles comes from the same assembly plant with some mayor difererences. Patrol is more off road oriented, it comes with rear lock diferential, HDC, longer suspention travel, HBMC, higher ground clearance and better aproach and depart angles etc. Nissan Patrol Y62 is available now with the VQ40 V6 4.0L engine tuned for 275 HP and 290 Pound-foot of torque, the VK56VD engine tuned for 400 HP and 413 Pound-foot of torque and there is a Nismo version tuned for 428 HP. Basicaly the Nissan Armada is a version off Patrol for US with less off road capabilities. Talking about the Infiniti is a luxury version and it comes with HBMC and its engine its tuned as the Patrol to 400 Hp using premiun fuel. The armada is tuned to use regular 87 and thats the reason for the 390HP and 394 Pound-foot off torque. All aff this vehicles comes with the 7 speed transmition, but Patrol has other options including 6 Speed Manual. This vehicles have a 4 wheel independent suspention diferent to the old model of Nissan Patrol Y61 wich comes with live axels front and rear. By the way the Nissan Patrol Y61 still on production for certain countries. There is a lot of information about this vehicles arround since Nissan Patrol Y62 is in production for 7 years now. Anyway i hope they can improve a few things because its been arround for a few years now and basically Armada its the same 7 years Y62 Patrol with a more Infiniti touch.
I'm a bit confused, do 2017 Nissan armadas come with 4wd options where the gear shift controller has the "2wd,auto,lock" modes or do they only come with the "all mode 4wd" option? Like if it comes with auto switching to 4wd then isn't that's an all wheel drive and not a 4wd?
The Armada has a shift selector for the transfer case where there is auto, 4H and 4L. That being said its transfer case has a center diff and low gear low range option. In Auto mode it will work more like a AWD vehicle with the center diff open and when 4H is engaged it locks the center diff. There is no 2WD option on this Armada selector. The Older TA60 Armada has a 2WD option on the transfer case selector having a total of 4 positions, 2WD, Auto, 4H and 4L.
couple of corrections. The Patrol that that is based on does not have a diesel and it it does have IRS same as armada. It has the same 5.6l v8 and 7speed auto and comes as a 8seater only with leather only. It does have permanent 4wd with locking rear diff, HDC and terrain control
I have the y62 patrol in Au. it comes with factory limited slip diff, manually locking from in cabin. full suite of driving dynamic modes, including rock and sand and hill decent mode. Pitt u guys don't get that. it also now comes standard with nissan hbmc system which means there is no mechanical linkages between suspension left to right. we also get 405 hp out of our motors. they are a bloody nice car. keep up the great reviews.
The current Patrol (Y62) does not have a diesel engine, the only engine offered worldwide is the 5.6 liter gasoline V8. The previous generation Patrol (Y61) did have several diesel engines available.
I was going to add that the good thing about this being based on the patrol is that any off-road parts available internationally would fit. I just checked the ARB website and apparently they make parts for the Patrol Y61, which Nissan still sells according the Nissan Australia website, but not for this version of the patrol. Apparently, this is kind of like how we get the Toyota Land Cruiser 200, but not the 78/79-Series Land Cruiser.
a correction at 4:20 - Nissan patrol Y62 (the current gen) does not have solid rear axle. Y61 (one gen older) has solid rear and front axle. Nice review by the way.
FYI: This is a US-spec'd version of the Y62-Patrol, the Y62-Patrol does not come with a diesel engine... the reviewer in the video was thinking of the older Y61 body style which is offered with a diesel powered engine. Also... Aside from the HBMC system, all of the abandoned Global Patrol features and capabilities are easily remedied or surpassed by aftermarket support that already exists for the off-road communities in Dubai, Kuwait, and Australia. It's possible to armor (off road bumpers & sliders) & equip (suspension mods, snorkel, roofrack, etc..) the 2017 Armada to meet or beat the offroad performance of an Expo/Overland modified Land Crusier 200-Series (while keeping costs below the base sticker price of a new Toyota LC200).
Check your facts. Nissan Patrol Y62 does not come with diesel engine any more. Base configuration is shipping with the same 5.6 petrol that was put in previous Armada. VK56DE has less hp and torque. Upper configurations are coming with VK56VD. In some countries it could be mated to manual transmission.
Nathan, the y62 be it patrol, qx or armada are all independant suspension. you can still get a dual solid axle y61 in some markets but that's going away soon. the y61 don't have v8s, and the v8 patrols are only independant suspension
The Patrol, outside the US, can be bought stripped down with vinyl floor, vinyl/cloth seats, in-line six cylinder engine, manual transmission, and I think crank windows.
There are some differencs between the patrol and the new armada: like the approach angle, the departure angle and the break-over angle. Also, the ground clearance and the rear diff-look
I'm a bit confused, do 2017 Nissan armadas come with 4wd options where the gear shift controller has the "2wd,auto,lock" modes or do they only come with the "all mode 4wd" option? Like if it comes with auto switching to 4wd then isn't that's an all wheel drive and not a 4wd?
in dubai and kuwait nissan patrol legend specialy y60 & y61 also the new y62 armada is equipted with manual difflock why in us they dont do same and provide it with manual difflock
your chair is lifted up all the way i can tell no reason a short person like your self should be so close to the roof also your posture is a dead give away your chair is too lifted 0:50
i can see why it doesnt have a locking rear diff or hill descent, because over 90% of suv owners never take their suv's off road anymore. so nissan prob thought that it was a waste of time and money to put these features on this suv.
When you said it has good articulation & Nissan gave it more capability to an already capable vehicle.....I had a chuckle. Its definitely a very nice truck but for 4wd purists it is a step backward from the model its supercedes. eg in Australia this is the new Y62 Patrol. Only comes in petrol & no solid axles. The soon to be phased out Y61 is front & back solid axles, offered in a 3.0 turbo diesel engine & has an infinite range of aftermarket 4wd support to make it an amazing cruiser or a dedicated rock crawling machine. The Y62 will never have the same cult following as its Y61 relative & the 4wd accessory support. It will be relegated to a decent..tourer or 'soccer mums SUV' & 4wders will choose the more capable 200 series Landcruiser. Side note I commend Toyota for offering both diesel & petrol offerings & keeping their classic 70 series on offer (which is a stable amongst Australian farmers in rural areas).
The global version "Patrol" is way more capable with locking diff, Nissan version of "terrain response" and more powertrain options like the v6 and the NISMO versión (+420hp), and a desert runner version with the NISMO engine but stronger and líderes suspensión, bigger wheels (35"s), but diesel is not available on the luxury patrol (y62) but It is on the "Battle" trim with solid and lockable axles, etc, based on the new generation v6 and the new 7speed transmission for the v6 (on patrol) I Hope Nissan is developing a new Xterra 🙌🙌🙌
what's exciting/interesting about the new armada isn't the top spec (because just by qx already) is the sv model with cloth seats for substantially less than a land cruiser that's interesting
Lots of people don't realize this isn't a rebadged QX80. It's a Nissan Patrol; the QX80 is a rebadged Patrol...and so is the 2017 Armada for better or worse.
GMC, Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Toyota: making mountains out of ‘Trol Hills since 1951 😂 …as they say in the UAE, “…sure, take all the Landcruisers you want - and to be safe, take with you one Patrol!”
I've always wondered how my 89 bronco compares to a patrol off-road, compared to this the broncos suspension articulates more but it doesn't have all the electronic assists.
Sucks that it doesn't come with the same off-road options as the global Patrol but with a few mods this could be a made into a nice overlanding rig. Radflo, Kings, and OME make aftermarket suspensions for the Patrol which (I'm assuming here) could be added on to this new Armada. Likewise ARB makes air lockers for the global Patrol as well. New suspension, air lockers, and some all terrains could take this about 90% of the places you'd want to go.
Frame on chassis design lends its self to better towing capabilities usually. Too bad about the driving position...and the non locking rear diff, because the improvement over the outgoing Armada is huge style wise.
John, Forgot to mention some of the following. Know this....Better handling, better brakes and zero to 60 faster than most SUVs in it's class....Tahoe and GMC and Ford EXP. I drove terrible brakes and poor corner handling....Go drive THE Nissan and you will experince the difference....John do real research and then have more energy when presenting a new vehicle.
Finally the king of off road gets a ticket to USA. But they should have just brought in the Nissan Patrol Platinum 2016 just like in the Middle East instead of this under powered and feature lacking Armada. Patrols are extremely capable, reliable and very popular in Dubai ( comes with 400 HP, 560 Torque, Hill decent and Full diff lock, multi terrain option and much more).
They didn't put anything in for off-road features because they know no one is taking this thing off road. I'm surprised they didn't try to throw a CVT into this thing.
I'd be really interested to see this do goldmine hill or some sort of familiar off-road comparison to really expose where its capabilities lay. I can appreciate that this isn't up there with the more capable off-road SUV's available. But as a value proposition large SUV for here in the US, I'd be interested to know that it is capable enough to handle off the beaten path.
well, it's actually a Nissan patrol, with a armada badge. this guy is so negative against Japanese cars, Nissan patrol is a legendary 4x4 in the rest of the world
Hmmm.... I own a Infiniti Qx56. This is going to be an exceptional value as a Nissan, but in my opinion, kill sales for the Infiniti. What person is going to want to spend 20K+ more for a few extra Hp and the exact same interior. There goes the resale market.
But for buyers it really doesn't matter which one came first, the choice is between a more expensive car from a "premium brand" with more electronic aids and probably nicer leather and plastics, versus a less expensive one with a pedestrian brand name without the electronic gizmos and the nicer leather and plastics.
@Enrique I agree with Eric. The Landcruiser was out for years with it's own name, thus already established. There were people who were looking for something new, and gravitated upmarket to the Lexus. Taking this approach, the upmarket product wasn't losing anything. Now, with the way Infiniti did it. You started out with the more expensive product first, then came with-essentially the same product at a lower price. I understand where you're coming from. However, I will look at the Armada now, when I only had the chance to look at the QX80 (which I liked). Now, if Nissan sells a high enough volume of Armadas. They may not care.
my over seas nissan patrol SE has 320hp 5 gears Full diff lock and hill decent (full option) i have no idea why you don't have hill decent and diff lock hmmmm plus it cost me like 80k ish
it's like the new safari GR? i also have patrol 5.6 TOP (which translates into platinum I suppose), the only real downside of my vehicle is that it's assembled in Saint-Petersburg instead of Japan
No, you've got it all wrong. The QX80 is a rebadged Nissan Patrol from Japan. In turn, the Nissan Patrol has been introduced to the new American market with updates catering better to the American buyer. Therefore, the QX80 is the rebadged version of the Japanese Market Nissan Patrol and the Nissan Armada is a more Americanised version of the Nissan Patrol. They're both basically rebadged Nissan Patrols. Maybe I should've started with that🤔
I would like someone to test the GMC big boys (Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade), and the Ford big boys (Navigator/Expedition) on this course, since this competes with them. Land Rover is another class. I would like to see if they can articulate like this can. They are body on frame also. I still remember the Gold Mine Hill, and the Infiniti QX80 Limited doing it. I think the Nissan Armada Platinum is going to be cheaper than a Tahoe LTZ, Yukon SLT, and much cheaper than a fully loaded Yukon Denali, and be more off road capable than the GM body on frame fatsos. I know of the independent suspension, and live axle difference. Plus the Nissan has far better ground clearance in the front, than those. Just curious if what would happen to the GM, and Ford fatsos on this course. Long live all the giant SUV fatsos....
Starting at only $179,995, I know I poor mouth a lot on here but all these new full size platforms are just too expensive. I'm actually fairly high income and can't imagine spending this much on a new SUV. My wife needs a new car, we need to replace an 09 expedition. We went and looked at a new Tahoe the other day and the cheapest one with leather was like $55k.
This is exactly Nissan PATROL that Nissan company used to sell it just to arab people. Patrol is the exclusive vehicle of Nissan for arabs. For example when you go to Dubai all the suvs that you can see are the Patrol and Land Cruiser. Nissan finally decided to sell Patrol in America (under the name of Armada), but there is STILL a better version of Nissan Patrol (Armada) for arabs and that is Nissan Patrol Nismo (google it and you will see).
In Europe the Patrol is much better than this Armada so called Nissan. Also we have a turbo diesel option with rear center and front licking diffs. Also we have a Nismo version with 440 hp. Why does America get crappy imports?
Made on frame which usually implies for off-road, but have no capability to lock rear diff. Why bother then construct such vehicle? They could go unibody or semi-framed like Ridgeline for towing. Best thing to do proper set-up in modern competitive market.
For families that want to tow large travel trailers and such probably. Not everybody wants to give up body on frame. Also to me it seems a bit large for unibody.
More expensive than the top-spec Toyota Sequoia? Nissan better put one of thier proprietary Cummins from the Titan HD line in this thing to make it worthwhile.
That exhaust note is just 😍😍
I agree. Lots of people own the Titan with some version of this engine. They sound great. Long live the V8!
Heck yeah!
I have a 2019 SL. I am in love with it. It's big, great ride, tons of power and very, very luxurious inside. the fit and finish is top notch, great stereo and beautiful leather. Tried and true platform so I'm worry free. The Pearl white paint gets lots of compliments too! Just a fantastic truck, and I don't know why I don't see more of them on the road!
There is a lot of different Ideas about this new version of Armada. Im going to explaining a few things so here in US people have a better Idea.
First this vehicle its Chassis code is Y62. This is the same for Nissan Patrol Y62 AND Nissan Armada Y62. Infiniti QX80 chassis code is Z62. Nissan Patrol Y62 was first introduced in 2010 and Infiniti QX in 2011. All this vehicles comes from the same assembly plant with some mayor difererences. Patrol is more off road oriented, it comes with rear lock diferential, HDC, longer suspention travel, HBMC, higher ground clearance and better aproach and depart angles etc. Nissan Patrol Y62 is available now with the VQ40 V6 4.0L engine tuned for 275 HP and 290 Pound-foot of torque, the VK56VD engine tuned for 400 HP and 413 Pound-foot of torque and there is a Nismo version tuned for 428 HP. Basicaly the Nissan Armada is a version off Patrol for US with less off road capabilities. Talking about the Infiniti is a luxury version and it comes with HBMC and its engine its tuned as the Patrol to 400 Hp using premiun fuel. The armada is tuned to use regular 87 and thats the reason for the 390HP and 394 Pound-foot off torque. All aff this vehicles comes with the 7 speed transmition, but Patrol has other options including 6 Speed Manual. This vehicles have a 4 wheel independent suspention diferent to the old model of Nissan Patrol Y61 wich comes with live axels front and rear. By the way the Nissan Patrol Y61 still on production for certain countries.
There is a lot of information about this vehicles arround since Nissan Patrol Y62 is in production for 7 years now.
Anyway i hope they can improve a few things because its been arround for a few years now and basically Armada its the same 7 years Y62 Patrol with a more Infiniti touch.
I'm a bit confused, do 2017 Nissan armadas come with 4wd options where the gear shift controller has the "2wd,auto,lock" modes or do they only come with the "all mode 4wd" option? Like if it comes with auto switching to 4wd then isn't that's an all wheel drive and not a 4wd?
The Armada has a shift selector for the transfer case where there is auto, 4H and 4L. That being said its transfer case has a center diff and low gear low range option. In Auto mode it will work more like a AWD vehicle with the center diff open and when 4H is engaged it locks the center diff. There is no 2WD option on this Armada selector. The Older TA60 Armada has a 2WD option on the transfer case selector having a total of 4 positions, 2WD, Auto, 4H and 4L.
@@luisfrias9108 ah ok, I saw a 2015 armada with the 2wd shift selector option but I'm guessing from 2015 on that stopped?
Thank god Nathan is back! Someone I can understand without taking a Russian class to follow along
much more better looking (handsome) than its premium sibling, the awkward-looking Infinity QX 80
Hell no!
I say the same about land cruiser and lx570
+Agent. K.
I mean YES! I didn't read your comment properly xD.
+Agent. K. lol.. im agree with you :)
I LOVE this Nissan Armada, BEAUTIFUL looking car.
I love the exhaust sound. Some people are just full of it. They have a big beast of an engine.... I want to hear it.
some foreign military use the Patrol and it is a VERY capable truck. Also the Hilux
couple of corrections. The Patrol that that is based on does not have a diesel and it it does have IRS same as armada. It has the same 5.6l v8 and 7speed auto and comes as a 8seater only with leather only. It does have permanent 4wd with locking rear diff, HDC and terrain control
I have the y62 patrol in Au. it comes with factory limited slip diff, manually locking from in cabin. full suite of driving dynamic modes, including rock and sand and hill decent mode. Pitt u guys don't get that. it also now comes standard with nissan hbmc system which means there is no mechanical linkages between suspension left to right. we also get 405 hp out of our motors. they are a bloody nice car. keep up the great reviews.
The current Patrol (Y62) does not have a diesel engine, the only engine offered worldwide is the 5.6 liter gasoline V8. The previous generation Patrol (Y61) did have several diesel engines available.
I was going to add that the good thing about this being based on the patrol is that any off-road parts available internationally would fit. I just checked the ARB website and apparently they make parts for the Patrol Y61, which Nissan still sells according the Nissan Australia website, but not for this version of the patrol. Apparently, this is kind of like how we get the Toyota Land Cruiser 200, but not the 78/79-Series Land Cruiser.
a correction at 4:20 - Nissan patrol Y62 (the current gen) does not have solid rear axle. Y61 (one gen older) has solid rear and front axle. Nice review by the way.
i just bought a 2015 pathy based of your alls review. But I'm really loving this, is it really as great as the pics and reviews show?
FYI: This is a US-spec'd version of the Y62-Patrol, the Y62-Patrol does not come with a diesel engine... the reviewer in the video was thinking of the older Y61 body style which is offered with a diesel powered engine.
Also...
Aside from the HBMC system, all of the abandoned Global Patrol features and capabilities are easily remedied or surpassed by aftermarket support that already exists for the off-road communities in Dubai, Kuwait, and Australia.
It's possible to armor (off road bumpers & sliders) & equip (suspension mods, snorkel, roofrack, etc..) the 2017 Armada to meet or beat the offroad performance of an Expo/Overland modified Land Crusier 200-Series (while keeping costs below the base sticker price of a new Toyota LC200).
Hill decent and diff lock is available on the Patrol, as well as multiple driving modes (Snow, Sand, Rock and Road).
Check your facts. Nissan Patrol Y62 does not come with diesel engine any more. Base configuration is shipping with the same 5.6 petrol that was put in previous Armada. VK56DE has less hp and torque. Upper configurations are coming with VK56VD. In some countries it could be mated to manual transmission.
it's about time nissan updated the armada... now they need to update the xterra!
umm bad news xterra is discontinued no longer being made. 16 is the last year
Oh thx for the info
Dustin Williams now it's the Frontiers turn
+Dustin Williams The Xterra has been discontinued.
not really, just a cheaper QX80
Nathan, the y62 be it patrol, qx or armada are all independant suspension. you can still get a dual solid axle y61 in some markets but that's going away soon. the y61 don't have v8s, and the v8 patrols are only independant suspension
Small correction the patrol that this armada is based from does not have a solid axle that's the previous gen the y61
3:02 Its BASED on the Patrol? I thought this IS the Patrol with just a different name!
The Patrol, outside the US, can be bought stripped down with vinyl floor, vinyl/cloth seats, in-line six cylinder engine, manual transmission, and I think crank windows.
Btw, I was referring to the previous generation, prior to 2010 (Y61). Only the V8 now.
There are some differencs between the patrol and the new armada: like the approach angle, the departure angle and the break-over angle. Also, the ground clearance and the rear diff-look
I'm a bit confused, do 2017 Nissan armadas come with 4wd options where the gear shift controller has the "2wd,auto,lock" modes or do they only come with the "all mode 4wd" option? Like if it comes with auto switching to 4wd then isn't that's an all wheel drive and not a 4wd?
in dubai and kuwait nissan patrol legend specialy y60 & y61 also the new y62 armada is equipted with manual difflock why in us they dont do same and provide it with manual difflock
Wish we could get them with a cummins
Since we cant get the inline 6
your chair is lifted up all the way i can tell no reason a short person like your self should be so close to the roof also your posture is a dead give away your chair is too lifted 0:50
i can see why it doesnt have a locking rear diff or hill descent, because over 90% of suv owners never take their suv's off road anymore. so nissan prob thought that it was a waste of time and money to put these features on this suv.
I agree ABLS is good enough for big wide vehicles like this which will never see a rough trail even if it would fit.
I have the nissan patrol and it comes with locking real diff and hill decent control
The GCC specs have all those plus more better looking the US version
its a QX80 wth a nissan badge now
and 10k cheaper.lol
+Bo Vorachack exactly
No it's just a Nissan Patrol
+09infintig37x yes with LE large Engine 400 HP
It's a watered down Nissan Patrol for both the new Armada and the current Infiniti QX56/QX80.
They need smaller diameter wheels, the diff lock, and the terrain mode from the Patrol for an off road package then I would be sold.
Make a pro 4x package with those 🤙
TheSushiraw only on lesser models tho, can’t get a loaded one with anything smaller then 20s
I LOVE this SUV.
When you said it has good articulation & Nissan gave it more capability to an already capable vehicle.....I had a chuckle. Its definitely a very nice truck but for 4wd purists it is a step backward from the model its supercedes. eg in Australia this is the new Y62 Patrol. Only comes in petrol & no solid axles. The soon to be phased out Y61 is front & back solid axles, offered in a 3.0 turbo diesel engine & has an infinite range of aftermarket 4wd support to make it an amazing cruiser or a dedicated rock crawling machine.
The Y62 will never have the same cult following as its Y61 relative & the 4wd accessory support. It will be relegated to a decent..tourer or 'soccer mums SUV' & 4wders will choose the more capable 200 series Landcruiser. Side note I commend Toyota for offering both diesel & petrol offerings & keeping their classic 70 series on offer (which is a stable amongst Australian farmers in rural areas).
This with the cummins and A PRO-4X model would be badass.
The global version "Patrol" is way more capable with locking diff, Nissan version of "terrain response" and more powertrain options like the v6 and the NISMO versión (+420hp), and a desert runner version with the NISMO engine but stronger and líderes suspensión, bigger wheels (35"s), but diesel is not available on the luxury patrol (y62) but It is on the "Battle" trim with solid and lockable axles, etc, based on the new generation v6 and the new 7speed transmission for the v6 (on patrol) I Hope Nissan is developing a new Xterra 🙌🙌🙌
why doesn't it have the patrols 4wd system? if they wanna keep up with the landcruiser they should have at least made it an option
The Armada probably, have the best back folding seat ever.
what's exciting/interesting about the new armada isn't the top spec (because just by qx already) is the sv model with cloth seats for substantially less than a land cruiser that's interesting
1:54 who else thought Nathan just broke the seat for a second
Lots of people don't realize this isn't a rebadged QX80. It's a Nissan Patrol; the QX80 is a rebadged Patrol...and so is the 2017 Armada for better or worse.
GMC, Ford, Chevrolet, Dodge, Toyota: making mountains out of ‘Trol Hills since 1951 😂
…as they say in the UAE, “…sure, take all the Landcruisers you want - and to be safe, take with you one Patrol!”
I've always wondered how my 89 bronco compares to a patrol off-road, compared to this the broncos suspension articulates more but it doesn't have all the electronic assists.
Sucks that it doesn't come with the same off-road options as the global Patrol but with a few mods this could be a made into a nice overlanding rig. Radflo, Kings, and OME make aftermarket suspensions for the Patrol which (I'm assuming here) could be added on to this new Armada. Likewise ARB makes air lockers for the global Patrol as well. New suspension, air lockers, and some all terrains could take this about 90% of the places you'd want to go.
Could you please review 2016 land cruiser 200. How come that car is twice as expensive?
I like it. If I had the money and was in the market for something like that I'd buy it!
Frame on chassis design lends its self to better towing capabilities usually.
Too bad about the driving position...and the non locking rear diff, because the improvement over the outgoing Armada is huge style wise.
@romanmica @nathanadlen why didnt nissan sell the last generation patrol to the US?
The nissan petrol has the same rear independent suspension, not a solid axil
I'd like to see a side by side with this and the Yukon.
Why is he taking about the Y61 patrol either Y62 that Armada is based on ?
John, Forgot to mention some of the following. Know this....Better handling, better brakes and zero to 60 faster than most SUVs in it's class....Tahoe and GMC and Ford EXP. I drove terrible brakes and poor corner handling....Go drive THE Nissan and you will experince the difference....John do real research and then have more energy when presenting a new vehicle.
Wich you prefer, Toyota Land Cruiser or Nissan Armada (Patrol)?
Finally the king of off road gets a ticket to USA. But they should have just brought in the Nissan Patrol Platinum 2016 just like in the Middle East instead of this under powered and feature lacking Armada. Patrols are extremely capable, reliable and very popular in Dubai ( comes with 400 HP, 560 Torque, Hill decent and Full diff lock, multi terrain option and much more).
Looks nice, hopefully they will come out with a off road edition.
does the engine block have one fan or two
They didn't put anything in for off-road features because they know no one is taking this thing off road. I'm surprised they didn't try to throw a CVT into this thing.
i buy the black obsidian color NISSAN PATROL platinum ,no complaints..
I'd be really interested to see this do goldmine hill or some sort of familiar off-road comparison to really expose where its capabilities lay. I can appreciate that this isn't up there with the more capable off-road SUV's available. But as a value proposition large SUV for here in the US, I'd be interested to know that it is capable enough to handle off the beaten path.
My 05 2wd frontier has diff locks but not this thing?
This is sold in the Middle East under the name of nissan patrol since 2010 , nissan just changed the name to sell it in the us
Wait its a Patrol right?
What a huge machine!
then what is the quietest SUV?
Watching this channel gives me hope and inspiration that I could be car journalist. If these jokers can do it, anyone can!
LOL
It looks just like the QX80
Not a bad rig. I really like our GX460 for sure.
The Patrol would be my perfect car, the only problem is that I live in the UK where neither this or the Patrol is sold
wow its like Nissan not trying anymore
Uhhh it looks good beauty in the eye of the key holder :)
+Revv match1996 beholder, but i guess it makes sense if you own one!! 👌😂😂
thegoldmicrophone 20 years old and still runnning :) lets see your car or truck go 20 years old and not blow up.........
***** But its not you're daily and its rusted to hell.
+Revv match1996 my car is my daily and is rusted. it's at 341k miles and 30 years old.
well, it's actually a Nissan patrol, with a armada badge. this guy is so negative against Japanese cars, Nissan patrol is a legendary 4x4 in the rest of the world
Hmmm.... I own a Infiniti Qx56. This is going to be an exceptional value as a Nissan, but in my opinion, kill sales for the Infiniti. What person is going to want to spend 20K+ more for a few extra Hp and the exact same interior. There goes the resale market.
That's why the qx80 came few yrs earlier and Patrol overseas but not in the U.S. Infiniti wanted to milk the QX a little longer.
It's the same case as the Toyota Land Cruiser vs the Lexus LX570
+Jose Enrique Cisne Foeller No. the land cruiser was first, Lexus came after. So they charged more for the newer car, not less.
But for buyers it really doesn't matter which one came first, the choice is between a more expensive car from a "premium brand" with more electronic aids and probably nicer leather and plastics, versus a less expensive one with a pedestrian brand name without the electronic gizmos and the nicer leather and plastics.
@Enrique
I agree with Eric.
The Landcruiser was out for years with it's own name, thus already established. There were people who were looking for something new, and gravitated upmarket to the Lexus. Taking this approach, the upmarket product wasn't losing anything. Now, with the way Infiniti did it. You started out with the more expensive product first, then came with-essentially the same product at a lower price.
I understand where you're coming from. However, I will look at the Armada now, when I only had the chance to look at the QX80 (which I liked). Now, if Nissan sells a high enough volume of Armadas. They may not care.
Do you know that this Armada is the Nissan Patrol
chevy silverado 2500hd midnight edition off roading plz
Surely they could've designed that rear bumper better. It looks ridiculous.
agreed, its horrendous!!!
***** yeah thats a good point, but it just looks, not proportionate
Does it have the hydraulic body motion control like the qx80?
turns out...no
my over seas nissan patrol SE has 320hp 5 gears Full diff lock and hill decent (full option) i have no idea why you don't have hill decent and diff lock hmmmm
plus it cost me like 80k ish
I have the LE Platinum 2016 400HP 7 gears, nice choice
Untitled Name i have photos of a new v6 275HP engine on the y62 we will wait and see :)
it's like the new safari GR? i also have patrol 5.6 TOP (which translates into platinum I suppose), the only real downside of my vehicle is that it's assembled in Saint-Petersburg instead of Japan
tsd ITS actually very impressive very very very smooth and did 0-100 in 7.8 secs in my run
That thing is massive
can you do mashup to hyundai genesis
So apparently the QX won't be redesigned for a long time since the brand new Armada looks just like it.
Ike N OK
basically a re badged QX80
Yep... a QX80 with the same armada front look its had for forever
No, you've got it all wrong. The QX80 is a rebadged Nissan Patrol from Japan. In turn, the Nissan Patrol has been introduced to the new American market with updates catering better to the American buyer. Therefore, the QX80 is the rebadged version of the Japanese Market Nissan Patrol and the Nissan Armada is a more Americanised version of the Nissan Patrol. They're both basically rebadged Nissan Patrols. Maybe I should've started with that🤔
PlaylistHub I see..... Well whatever the pedigree, its one ugly mutt
Nathan and no Roman? Better to watch.
do a Ruts & Guts with them Chevy Silverado Reaper vs the raptor or something
I would like someone to test the GMC big boys (Tahoe/Yukon/Escalade), and the Ford big boys (Navigator/Expedition) on this course, since this competes with them. Land Rover is another class. I would like to see if they can articulate like this can. They are body on frame also. I still remember the Gold Mine Hill, and the Infiniti QX80 Limited doing it. I think the Nissan Armada Platinum is going to be cheaper than a Tahoe LTZ, Yukon SLT, and much cheaper than a fully loaded Yukon Denali, and be more off road capable than the GM body on frame fatsos. I know of the independent suspension, and live axle difference. Plus the Nissan has far better ground clearance in the front, than those. Just curious if what would happen to the GM, and Ford fatsos on this course. Long live all the giant SUV fatsos....
I like this car but just wtf is that rear lip?
Starting at only $179,995, I know I poor mouth a lot on here but all these new full size platforms are just too expensive. I'm actually fairly high income and can't imagine spending this much on a new SUV. My wife needs a new car, we need to replace an 09 expedition. We went and looked at a new Tahoe the other day and the cheapest one with leather was like $55k.
Gotta pay to play. Buy 2-3 years old and save the depreciation hit
This is exactly Nissan PATROL that Nissan company used to sell it just to arab people. Patrol is the exclusive vehicle of Nissan for arabs. For example when you go to Dubai all the suvs that you can see are the Patrol and Land Cruiser.
Nissan finally decided to sell Patrol in America (under the name of Armada), but there is STILL a better version of Nissan Patrol (Armada) for arabs and that is Nissan Patrol Nismo (google it and you will see).
Definitly gotta a nice interior.
Make a Titan with the front end of this Armada and I'll buy one!
we had it since 2010 (nissan patrol)it's a great suv but I prefer toyota land cruiser
This is what happens when Nissan brings a vehicle that is made 100% from Japan! Quality!! The other Armada was a different vehicle not made in Japan.
Nissan is garbage regardless of where it’s made, “made in Japan” is an overhyped scam
really the Nissan armada is u.s car?
looks a twin of the middle east patrol. no solid rear axle in this shape theres a classic version with all the off road goodies
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What are they talking about doesn't the Expedition tow 9200 pounds that's 1000 pounds more
what's a better brand Toyota or Nissan
ford! jk always depends on the models, but toyotas engines, i would say last pretty long.
both are good ,I have nissan titan and my wife toyota camry.
NISSAN
Toyota has the best reputation for reliability and the best resale, i would still take a Nissan over any domestic
Depends on the type of car for me. For example, Altima vs. Camry = Altima. Sentra vs. Corolla = Neither (Civic/Mazda3). Frontier vs. Tacoma = Tacoma.
In Europe the Patrol is much better than this Armada so called Nissan. Also we have a turbo diesel option with rear center and front licking diffs. Also we have a Nismo version with 440 hp. Why does America get crappy imports?
Made on frame which usually implies for off-road, but have no capability to lock rear diff. Why bother then construct such vehicle? They could go unibody or semi-framed like Ridgeline for towing. Best thing to do proper set-up in modern competitive market.
For families that want to tow large travel trailers and such probably. Not everybody wants to give up body on frame. Also to me it seems a bit large for unibody.
Privet !!! love the show
Its basically a nissan patrol just with less 10 HP and an off-road kit
Does it come with a Diesel?
No. Not in the United States.
+The Fast Lane Truck then it's not a Nissan patrol
+Southern Cowboy It's sorta like a patrol except without a diesel & the name Patrol on it
That is a shame
With 5.6 L No
But there is a Diesel engine from Nissan on Patrol and 4.0 L
Well Mr Nathan, don't you know that Infiniti is the luxury brand of Nissan?
More expensive than the top-spec Toyota Sequoia? Nissan better put one of thier proprietary Cummins from the Titan HD line in this thing to make it worthwhile.
It's basically a 4x4 v8 miniman in my eyes
finally they brought a patrol to america
socks that it doesn't have features from the Nissan Patrol like 400hp, or better offroad capability