Nissan Patrol Y62 V8 end date confirmed for Australia as V6-powered Y63 waits in the wings

Nissan Australia has confirmed the final V8-powered Patrol destined for local showrooms will roll off the production line in Japan within about two months, with the next-generation large off-road SUV following the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series in switching to twin-turbocharged V6 power (albeit petrol not diesel).

In its first formal acknowledgement of the long-running V8 Patrol's demise, Nissan Australia said the final builds of its Y62 Patrol – which uses a naturally aspirated 5.6-litre V8 petrol engine producing 298kW of power and 560Nm of torque – will take place in August 2026.

It will be replaced by the seventh-generation Y63 Patrol, which is due in to arrive in Australia before the end of this year with a twin-turbo petrol V6. US-market models produce up to 338kW and 700Nm.

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A Nissan spokesperson told CarExpert the August production deadline means the final shipments of V8 Patrols are expected to arrive in Australia in September, potentially extending into early October, and that customers wishing to choose specific paint colours and features should act quickly.

The company also confirmed the locally developed Patrol Warrior – of which around 5200 examples have been built by Nissan Australia's Melbourne-based engineering partner Premcar since its launch in 2023 – "will wrap up shortly after".

Nissan told CarExpert it will not offer a special-edition send-off model, with the existing Ti, Ti-L and Patrol Warrior variants – priced at $95,500, $107,100 and $110,660 before on-road costs respectively – remaining available until the Y62’s end.

"As we look ahead to the all-new-to-Australia Y63 later this year, the run-out of the Y62 represents a genuine 'last chance' moment for Australians who want to add a new V8 Patrol to their garage," said Nissan Australia managing director Steve Milette in a statement.

"Powered by a 5.6-litre V8 delivering 298kW and 560Nm, the Patrol has earned its reputation for exceptional towing and off-road capability, effortless performance and proven durability – qualities that will likely make the Patrol V8 a highly sought-after collector's item once remaining stock is gone."

Sales of the Patrol initially improved in 2025 after the Y63 – which was announced for overseas markets in late 2024 – was revealed without a V8 engine.

Right-hand-drive examples of the Y63 have since been spotted testing in Australia on multiple occasions, with Nissan confirming it is carrying out development work on local roads ahead of the model's launch in December.

Local pricing and equipment levels for the new-generation Patrol are yet to be announced. 

As with the Toyota LandCruiser that lost its diesel V8 with the arrival of the 300 Series in 2021, Y62 Patrol demand has soared in Australia following news of the V8 model's demise.

Toyota also dropped the diesel V8 from its LandCruiser 70 Series in 2025, leaving the Patrol as the only mainstream V8-powered SUV on sale in Australia, aside from luxury models such as the Range Rover Sport.

More recently, sales of both the LandCruiser and Patrol have been impacted by record fuel prices, which have hit the large SUV segment they lead. The segment is down 11.9 per cent to May this year.

Although the Y63 will be the seventh-generation Patrol, it will be the sixth offered in Australia, where the nameplate was launched in 1961 with the G60 Datsun Patrol. Since then more than 258,000 Patrols have been sold locally.

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