The Nissan Patrol was a highly sought-after vehicle in Australia, leading Ford to create their own version, the Maverick, as a badge-engineered vehicle from 1988 to 1994. This move was likely due to the Patrol's immense popularity.

Fast-forwarding to the fifth-generation Y61 Patrol, which debuted at the end of 1997, just two years after Post Malone's birth. The new design brought refined looks, improved drivetrain changes, and increased comfort. The Patrol became even more capable off-road than ever before, thanks to its 4.8-liter inline-6 engine.

The engine was tweaked to handle an extra dose of power, with some owners opting for a significant boost. "More power, baby!" The car's capabilities were tested on sand dunes and high-speed desert roads, leaving Lamborghinis in the dust.

However, this success also drew attention from other manufacturers. Ford Australiawanted to get into the game as well, resulting in their own Patrol-inspired SUVs. To differentiate themselves, they rebranded these vehicles as Mavericks.

In 2005, the JDM Safari was discontinued, but the Y61 Patrol remained in production for most markets until 2014 and continued in Australia and New Zealand until 2016. Nissan's strategy to keep producing the Patrol alongside its newer six-generation SUV created a bit of confusion.

The current Y62 Patrols are full-sized, three-row behemoths, weighing over 5800 pounds and standing at an impressive six feet four inches tall. The engine options have expanded, with both a four-liter VQ V6 and a five-six-liter VK V8 available, producing up to 390 horsepower.

These vehicles now come equipped with advanced features like hydraulic body motion controls and ultra-comfortable interiors with USB power outlets. Even the most luxurious of models boast DVD players for added convenience.

Meanwhile, in the Middle East, Nissan released their own high-performance Patrol NISMO version, riding on Bilstein suspension to handle its considerable power.

In the United States, Americans were initially left out of the cool factor when it came to the Patrol. However, with the release of the Armada and Infinity QX models, they now have access to these impressive vehicles.

Whether you're racing through sand dunes, navigating rocky trails, or hauling kids around, the Patrol can handle anything you throw at it. The old Y61 models are rare and underappreciated, making them potentially more affordable for those looking for a vintage experience.

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WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: en(engine whirring)- Yo, do you like JDM stuff?What about Inline-6 stuff?What about the kind of Inline-6sthat make more twerks than HRSPRS,for climbing over rocks?Hell, they're good for drag racing too.(engine whirring)It's the four by fourAussies love to off road,and the Middle East loves to hoon.(engine whirring)This is everything you need to knowto get up to speed on the Nissan Patrol.I'm (beep) back baby!(upbeat music)(crashing)- Hey guys, Nolan here.Huge thanks to oursponsor this week, Ring.If you want to feel safer at home,Ring's wireless securitysystem is perfect for you.I love mine.I install it at my house, and I can seeright from the app whether it's a baddytrying to steal my packages,or just James showing up to hang out.He brings blankets and hot cocoa,and we just watch TV all day together.It's very fun.As a loyal subscriber to Donut,you get a special dealon a Ring welcome kit,available right now atRing.com/wheelhouse,that's right, Ring.com/wheelhouse.Thank you Ring forsponsoring this episode.(beeping)- It was the late 40s, and WWIIhad just done a numberon quite a few countries,just like a heart attack did a numberon quite a few of my heart. (laughing)In Japan, government officialslooked at their wrecked roads and decidedto commission Toyota and Nissanto make some utilitariango er-where vehicles.Those military Willys Jeep thingsthey saw running aroundlooked pretty useful.Plus building morestuff helps the economy.That's running a country 101.So, in 1951, Toyota introducedthe first land cruiser,and Nissan showed up with the 4W series.The Japanese government officialskicked tires on both of 'em,and ended up givingthe contract to Toyota.(groaning)Poor Nissan.Always a bridesmaid, never the littleJapanese Jeep that they pick.But they weren't gonnalet a little rejectionstop them, so they went aheadand put the new four wheel drive utilityup for sale for the public.The first 4W60 modelswere sold only in Japan.They were what you might call basic.Not Ugg Boots and pineapple spiced basic.Basic as in literallyrough around the edges,bare bones, basic.They were made to beuseful, not comfortable.Not even one bit.There was no roof, just a soft top,and for some reason, the passenger seatwas wider than the driver seat.I assume it's in case you needto pick up a very, very wide friend.Over the rest of the 50s,a variety of practical 4W70 modelswere added alongside theoriginal Jeep like 4W60.It wasn't until 1958, the same yearthat my dad was born, that Nissan startedcalling the mid sided Utes the Patrol.They were mainly used by fire departments,police forces and the military.Don't act surprised.You could probably see that coming.That 1950s 4W models are someof the rarest Patrols today.You're not gonna find oneon Facebook Marketplace.After nine years, sales were good enoughthat the Patrol got an update,and officially started shippingto other countries shores in 1960.This generation is known as the 60 series.So that's easy to remember,because that's when they started.Most importantly, it was alsowhen the patrol firstwent down under, mate.(engine whirring)You can get a shortwheel base, soft top 60,a long with a wheel based G60in pick up for wagon form,and later a hard top K60.And the Nissan Patrolmeant big Australian newsas the first vehicle to be drivenacross the Simpson Desert in 1962.Regg Sprigg, which is a guys name,and his wife, and their two kidsmade the journey in a G60 Patrol.That's not some easyass hard packed desert,FYI, the Simpson Deserthas the world's longestparallel of sand dunes,which range in heightfrom 10 feet to 130 feet.So just imagine what it was liketo slowly roll across some hot as desert,and claw up dune afterdune in a primitive,uncomfortable four by four,under the searing Australian outback sun.Then put a couple of Australian childrenin the back screaming.- I'm hungry, mom.I want shrimp.- Yeah mom, feed up shrimp offthe barbie and the Vegemite.- Hey mom, it's a wallaby.Can I have me knife?- Oh that's not a knife, this is a knife.- Oi, where'd you get that knife?- I packed it in my kisser.- Your kisser, I told you notto put no knives in your kisser.I'll turn this G60 around and go rightdown this dune, and I'llflop on you with it.- Oh Regg, just let them be.- I love you Sheila.You're my Sheila.(kissing)- Ew!- Yuck!- Mom and dad are makingthe boogins again.- The Sprigg family adventureproved that Nissan could make rugged stuffthat took all the abusethat you could throw at it,just like me when I was a kid.Patrols came with beefy leaf springs,three speed manual transmissions,and 2-speed transfer cases.The SUVs had tall ride heightsand narrow bodies, perfectfor traveling tight,rough trails and squeezing between rocksand trees and other obstacles,like trees and wolves and bears.First gear was so tall, you could justlet it go and it climbed stuff by itself.And Nissan startedexporting the second gensto other harsh environments too,like Africa, the MiddleEast, and the United States.Yeah baby, it's harsh here too.Have you ever been tofricking Tallahassee?Pretty harsh.The two door Patrol first enteredthe US market in 1961, with its trustyInline-6 making 145 HRSPR,and 235 pound feet of twerks.The company was already selling carsbranded at Datsuns here, but they choseto leave the Nissan badge on the Patrol.The only car named Nissan in the countryat this time was the Patrol.The top speed was a hairrustling 73 miles per,and it had the turningradius of a freakingstegosaurus, which everybody knowsis the worse turning dinosaur ever.Nissan claimed it could climba 65% grand and hold six Nolans.It had easy to clean vinyl upholstery,so you could murder people in it.And two, fold down bench seatsfaced towards each otherfrom the sides in the back.So you would never miss your friend.Hi.Hi.Hi.Hi.Hi.(lightening striking)To sway us merkins towards buyinga foreign car that was a littleoutside of their wheelhouse,Nissan hired a popular entertainerto be the Patrol's official spokesman.The king of the cowboys.Singer slash actor slashcowboy, Roy Rodgers.It was portrayed as the perfect vehiclefor the all American sportsman.You can buy a Nissan Patrolat a Datsun dealershipall the way until 1969,but they never made a dent in the market.Even though it had been more than 15 yearssince the end of WWII,people hadn't forgotten,and buyers attitudes were slow to change.Roy Rodgers didn't manage tochange their minds either.The FJ40 Land Cruiser managed to snagmore of what little SUV market there was.The Patrol was actually better,in a lot of people's minds, but you knowthat quality doesn't necessarilycorrelate with sales.I mean how else can youexplain the PT Cruiser?They sold a ton of those.That reminds me, we have a podcast,and there's a two part episodeabout the PT Cruiser for some reason.Check out the link inthe description below.And we are launchinga second Donut channeldedicated entirely to podcast.I'm very, very excited about it.Hit the bell so you knowwhen we drop anything.By the time Nissan pulledthe patrol from the US,they had only sold about2200 in eight years.So Americans still needed some timeto warm up to the oldforeign made SUV idea,but the Indian army knewsomething good when they saw it.They licensed the 60series and an earlier gen,4W73 Carrier truck, and started buildingthe four by four inIndian factories in 1965.They didn't call eitherone the Patrol though,instead they used JONGA, an acronymfor Jabalpur Ordinanceand Guncarriage Assembly,which makes total sense to me.Abbreviations usually usethe middle letter of a word.JONGAs earned a bulletproof reputationand were locally producedall the way up until 1999.The 60 series patrol was soldby Nissan in othermarkets through the 1970s,but after almost 20 years, itwas time for a major update.1980.It's the start of the decade thatintroduced us to synthesizers,and the Pet Shop Boys,and the third generation,160 series Patrol.(engine whirring)Or as was known down under, the MQ Patrol.In Japan, Nissan changedthe Patrol's name to Safari,but left it the same forthe rest of the world.More engines were added to the line up,including a 3.3 liter diesel,and a 2.8 liter inline six.You could get them with brightly colored80s graphics and blue interior.80s style was fricking rad, dude.The four wheel drive market now spoketo off road enthusiasts,and not just peoplewho needed capabletrucks, but enthusiasts.People who did work for fun.Those people wanted graphics and colors,and I don't blame 'em.I fricking love both those things.Now the SUVs came with the 4-speed manual,or 3-speed auto, and top end modelsoffered AC and power steering.There were limited slipdifferential options,instead of the two speed transfer case.It was getting to be a really good truck.Then Nissan took a stakein a Spanish auto maker,and in 1983, the Patrol was the firstNissan model to be manufactured in Europe,only they called it theEBRO Patrol in Spain.Hey bro!Let's take my EBRO.(upbeat music)I don't know why this thinghad so many different names,but all of them were the same,and all of them were sick.And honestly, all thenames are pretty good.They were so sick thata group of engineersat Nissan's European Technical Centerdecided to build two 2.8 literNissan diesel Patrol race trucks.Yes!(lightening striking)Then they took them to a little eventcalled the Paris Dakar Rally.You ever heard of it?One rolled down a sand dune,but the other finished the notoriouslybrutal 8000 mile racein ninth place overall,winning its class and becoming the firstdiesel to ever finish in the top 10.A year later, one outof ever two SUVs soldin Spain was a Patrol.(engine whirring)(man cheering)In 1987, the fourthgeneration Y60 series Patrolhit the scene and offered afull coil spring suspension,literally light yearsahead of leaf springs.The coil suspension improvedboth off road performanceand on road comfort,which are the two thingsthat you want out of an SUV, right?The only other SUV on the marketthat had coil springs was away more expensive Range Rover.Some Patrol models camewith a front mounted winch,and rear sway bar disconnectsfor better articulation when off road.(engine whirring)A high roof TI model was added in 1989,which scored Velour trim.Rear air conditioning soyour kids don't get hot.An upgraded sound system,and get this, alloy wheels.And in 1990, you could get onewith a fricking RB30 in it!That's the motor fromfricking Skyline, dude!(engine whirring)Some crazy Nissan freak even made ita Patrol with an R35GTR.(engine whirring)SUV got constant updates as time went on.The Nissan Patrol was so popularthat Ford Australiawanted in on the action,and Ford is huge in Australia.They sold them as badgeengineered Ford Mavericksbetween 1988 and 1994.(engine whirring)And I can't think of another carthat had so many different fricking names.The fifth gen Y61 Patrol launchedat the end of 1997, only two yearsafter Post Malone was born.It had a more refined look,drive train changes and increased comfort.They were more capable off road than ever,and the 4.8 liter inline-6 could easilybe built out to handle.- More power, baby.- No, say it like he says it.- More power, baby.- Say it right, Jimmy!- More power, baby?- Get the frick out of here, Jimmy!- More power!- You'll never be him!You'll never be him!- I didn't even wanna be here!- Get out!You never come back!You never come back, Jimmy!You never come back!(screaming)(lightening striking)I guess if you want something done,you gotta do it yourself.More power, baby!The 4.8 liter Inline-6 could handleits share of more power, baby.I'm talking like 1000 to2000 HRSPRS, all right?Their burley turbo charged Nissan Patrolzooming up and down sand dunes.(engine whirring)And wasting Lamborghinis on the regularin the high ways of the Middle East.(engine whirring)If you wanna build an SUVwith super car crushing speed,you're probably not goingto reach Ford Land Cruiser,and definitely not a Land Rover.The JDM Safari was discontinued in 2005,but the Y61 Patrol was in productionfor most other markets until 2014,and all the way through 2016in Australia and New Zealand.It was so good that they kept making itat the same time as the six gen versionof the SUV that came out in 2010.With all the demand forcross overs and SUVs,Nissan probably figured theymight as well double down.And for the first time since 1969,the Patrol returned to the US marketat the Infinity QX56,which is now the QX80.Then in 2016, the AmericanNissan brand got it too,only it's called the Armada.Coby, are you keeping track?There's a lot of SUVs going down.The current Y62 Patrols are full sized,three row behemoths.In the 60s, the Patrol's curb weightwas about 3450 pounds.Nowadays, a new Nissan Patrolwith four wheel driveweighs over 5800 pounds,and stands six feet four inches tall.That is an absolute unit.Engine options now include a four literVQ V6, and a 5.6 liter VK V8,making 390 HRSPRS.You can get 'em with fancy pantshydraulic body motion controls,and ultra comfy interiorswith USB power outlets,and the pinnacle of luxury,fricking DVD player.Meanwhile the Middle East got a tuned428 horse power patrol NISMO version,riding on Bilsteins, because obviously,we're not worthy of that.As per yoozh, Americans were left outin the cold on the cool ass Patrol,and it was our own damn fault.Look at us now, you bunch of indecisiveSUV loving jokesters.Now we might not getPatrols with the best badge.But we can just go out and buy a newArmada or an Infinity QX.The old ones are rareand under appreciated,so you can probably snag onefor less than classic FJ.Whether you want to race up sand dunes,crawl down rocky trails,haul ass on the streetor just haul your (beep) little kids,Patrol can absolutely handle it.Oh, did you miss theholiday shipping deadline?(groaning)No problem!Introducing Donut digital gift cards.Put the numbers in the 'puter,give it to your lovey doveand he'll be rocking Donut by January.(upbeat music)Guys, we got a new show that I'm really,really, really, really excited about.It's called High Low, andit's on the channel now.We took two identical 350Zs,we gave one of them reallyexpensive dream parts.That's the one I drive.Then we gave one of themreally, really cheap parts.That's the one Nolan drives.Then we compare the two.Go check that out rightnow, it's live, baby.I love you.