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NISSAN PATROL

HISTORY

Going

Under

WORDS DEAN MELLOR PICS 4X4 ARCHIVE

Nissan has confirmed that

sales of the GU Patrol will

cease this year, bringing an

end to a long and proud history.

ISSAN has been producing live-axle, four-

wheel drive Patrol wagons and cab-chassis

variants for an astonishing 65 years, but

this is set to stop with the demise of the

GU Patrol (Y61) by the end of the year.

In fact, with only the petrol-powered Y62

Patrol remaining, you’ll no longer be able

to buy a diesel-fuelled heavy-duty Nissan

off-roader at all.

While the Patrol nameplate will live on in the Y62

model, this petrol-only, independent-suspension wagon

will leave many tourers looking towards other marques

for their next outback adventure machine.

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