The V8-powered Y62 Nissan Patrol is no longer available new in South Africa, while its twin-turbo 6-cylinder successor is expected to arrive on local shores only in 2027…
Look away, lovers of large-displacement 8-cylinder engines: the V8-powered Y62 Nissan Patrol has quietly exited South Africa after nearly 8 years on the local market. And Patrol enthusiasts will likely have to wait until 2027 for the new Y63-series model (and its V6) to make landfall.
We recently noticed that the Patrol was no longer listed on Nissan SA’s website so asked the Japanese firm’s local division whether the large ladder-frame SUV was still on the market. Nissan SA promptly confirmed to Cars.co.za that the Y62 “is no longer available” in Mzansi.
It’s an interesting development considering an updated version of the Y62-series Patrol hit the market in fellow right-hand-drive nation Australia as recently as mid-April 2025. Down Under, the Y62 soldiers on, having gained various technology and convenience updates.
As a reminder, though the Y62 Nissan Patrol was revealed back in 2010, this 7-seater SUV launched in South Africa only towards the end of 2017. With the likes of the Qashqai, Almera and Micra no longer around, the Y62 Patrol’s discontinuation sees Nissan SA’s passenger-vehicle range shrink to just 2 models: the Magnite and X-Trail.
At launch back in December 2017, the 3-row Patrol was priced from R1 299 000, while the last list price we saw for this model before its exit from SA was R1 779 900. In 2024, Nissan SA registered 81 units of the Patrol in Mzansi, with local registrations petering out to 4 units in January 2025, 7 units in February and zero sales in March.
The Y62-series Patrol employed a naturally aspirated 5.6-litre V8 petrol motor (VK56) generating 298 kW and 560 Nm, peak outputs delivered to all 4 corners via a 7-speed automatic transmission. With a claimed combined fuel consumption of 14.4 L/100 km (and CO2 emissions as high as 343 g/km), this SUV came standard with a 140-litre tank.
So, when can we expect the new Y63-series Patrol – which was unveiled in September 2024, having switched to a twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6 worth 317 kW and 700 Nm – to arrive in South Africa? Well, Nissan SA told us the new Patrol “is planned for 2027”.
That timing lines up (roughly) with a March 2025 media release from Nissan’s global office, which stated the new Patrol would be introduced to South Africa in “FY26” (Japan’s fiscal year, running from the start of April 2026 to the end of March 2027).
While the Y63 Nissan Patrol is already on sale in various Middle Eastern markets (as well as in North America as the Armada), a delay in right-hand-drive production means countries like Australia and South Africa are being forced to wait for this new model’s arrival.
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