2027 Nissan Patrol Y63 Priced for Australia: Ti From $98,990, Six Grades to $145,990, 3,700kg Braked Towing

Image credit: Nissan Australia. Pre-production model shown.

When we covered the Y63 Patrol's order books opening in August, Nissan Australia was still holding back prices and grade names. Both are now out. On 27 August Nissan published a six-grade price list opening at $98,990 for the Ti and topping out at $145,990 for the new Ti-L Reserve, and on 17 September it followed up with the number caravan and boat owners ask about first: 3,700kg of braked towing across the range.

Two things from that August story have changed. We reported a 3,500kg towing target; Nissan's confirmed figure is 200kg higher. We also said the five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty carries over. That was incomplete: Nissan has confirmed the new Patrol on its 10-year/300,000km Nissan MORE warranty, the same service-activated cover it already advertises on the V8, and it comes with a condition we explain below. Everything else we reported about the engine and the six-grade structure still stands.

The question almost every Patrol shopper is really asking is simple: at these prices, does the new one make more sense than a LandCruiser 300 or a run-out V8? Here is how the numbers actually fall.

Pricing

There is one powertrain across the range, so the grades differ only on equipment and suspension. Each grade builds on the one below it, except the PRO-4X, which Nissan says is equipped to Ti-L specification plus its own off-road items.

Nissan describes these as Manufacturer's Suggested Retail Prices provided for media purposes, and says they do not include premium paint, statutory charges or other on-road costs. It has not published drive-away prices for the new model, or what premium paint costs, so budget for both on top.

The steps are not even, and that is where the value calls sit. Ti to Ti+ is $10,490, and buys a panoramic sunroof, rear privacy glass, a power tailgate, roof rails, a camera rear-view mirror and rain-sensing wipers. Ti+ to Ti-L is $13,210, and is the biggest single jump in the car: the larger dual 14.3-inch screens, 12-speaker Klipsch audio, a head-up display, 20-inch wheels, the rotating 3D camera view and, most importantly, the adaptive e-Damper suspension. Ti-L to Ti-L+ is another $12,000 for what Nissan calls genuine leather-accented seat trim, heated and ventilated front seats, a massaging driver's seat, a heated steering wheel, a cool box, Nissan's Biometric Cooling and ambient lighting.

Then the two top grades are just $8,400 apart, and they are aimed at completely different people. More on that below.

What Every Grade Gets

The entry Ti is not a stripped-out fleet special. Nissan lists the following as standard on every grade:

• 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6, 317kW and 700Nm, nine-speed automatic
• Full-time 4WD with a 4L and 4H interlocking transfer case, an electronic locking rear differential and eight drive and terrain modes
• Three rows, which Nissan says fit eight adults
• Braked towing up to 3,700kg with trailer blind spot warning and trailer sway control
• ProPILOT driver assistance, tri-zone climate control and a 3D camera view with an "invisible hood" look under the front of the car
• Google built-in with Gemini through NissanConnect, with dual 12.3-inch screens on the Ti and Ti+

One detail worth knowing before you sign: the NissanConnect subscription that runs the Google services is complimentary for two years, after which Nissan says an annual fee applies and it does not renew automatically. Nissan has not published that fee. It also says a full grade-by-grade feature list will be released later this year, so the equipment above is Nissan's highlights, not the complete list.

The V6 That Replaces the V8

For a lot of current owners, this is the part that matters. The outgoing Y62 Patrol uses a 5.6-litre naturally aspirated V8, and Nissan Australia's own Patrol page still lists it at 298kW. The Y63 swaps it for a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 from Nissan's VR family making 317kW and 700Nm. Nissan puts that at 19kW (about 6 per cent) more power and 140Nm (about 25 per cent) more torque than the V8, which squares with the 298kW and 560Nm we list for the Y62, and it says peak torque arrives earlier in the rev range. The seven-speed automatic we list for the V8 becomes a nine-speed.

Y62 figures are the ones we list for the V8, except the cargo comparison, which is Nissan's. The Y63 figures are all from Nissan Australia's two releases.

What nobody can tell you yet is whether the V6 drinks less. We list the V8 at 14.4L/100km on the combined cycle, and Nissan has not published a figure for the new engine. That gap matters more than the kilowatts for anyone who tows long distances, because a twin-turbo engine working hard with 3.5 tonnes behind it does not necessarily use less than a big engine loafing. Until Nissan publishes an official number, any claimed saving is a guess, and we are not going to print one.

The more concrete win for owners is servicing. We list the V8 on 12-month or 10,000km intervals; Nissan says the Y63 moves to 12 months or 15,000km, with the first five services at $499 each. For someone doing 30,000km a year on the road, that is two services a year instead of three.

Towing: What 3,700kg Does and Does Not Mean

A 3,700kg braked rating on every grade, from the Ti up, is a real advantage on paper. Nissan says it is 200kg more than the outgoing Patrol, and the LandCruiser 300 grades we list are all rated at 3,500kg. If your van or boat sits between those two numbers, the Patrol is the one of the pair that is rated for it.

Read Nissan's own fine print before you rely on it, though. Its release says the figure is a maximum that depends on a Genuine Nissan towbar, on which tow tongue and tow ball configuration you buy (they are an at-cost accessory, and Nissan says the range includes one that supports the full 3,700kg, so check the one you are quoted), and on the vehicle's laden mass and the maximum tow ball download. Nissan has not yet published that download figure, the kerb weight, the gross vehicle mass or the gross combination mass. Those four numbers decide what you can actually carry in the car while towing at the maximum, so treat 3,700kg as the ceiling, not the working figure, until Nissan publishes them.

The grade split matters here too. Trailer blind spot warning is standard across the range, but the electric trailer brake controller and Nissan's trailer docking support are factory fitted only on the PRO-4X and the Ti-L Reserve. Anyone towing a heavy van in a Ti, Ti+, Ti-L or Ti-L+ should budget for an aftermarket brake controller and its fitting. Once the mass figures are out, our TowingSorted planner will show what is left for passengers and gear at a given trailer weight; for now it will do that for the LandCruiser and the V8 Patrol.

The outgoing Y62 Patrol V8. Image credit: Nissan Australia.

Patrol Against LandCruiser 300, Grade for Grade

Line the two price lists up and they sit remarkably close, within a few hundred dollars in places. The LandCruiser figures below are the ones we list, each before on-road costs, and they are for the 3.3-litre twin-turbo diesel V6.

The bases are close but not identical. Nissan's MSRP excludes premium paint as well as on-road costs; the Toyota figures we list are before on-road costs. The pairings are ours, by price, and the equipment inside each pair is not the same.

The entry point is the most interesting pairing. The Ti costs $1,000 more than the GX, but we list the GX as a five-seater, and every Y63 has three rows. For a family that needs the third row, the fair comparison is the seven-seat GXL, and the Ti undercuts that by $11,830, with a locking rear diff, tri-zone climate and a 3,700kg rating as standard. To us, that is the strongest value argument in the Patrol price list.

Higher up, the difference is less about money and more about fuel type. The LandCruiser 300 grades we compare here are diesels: we list them at 227kW and 700Nm and 8.9L/100km. The Patrol is petrol only. It matches that torque figure and has 90kW more power, but until Nissan publishes a consumption figure, a buyer who tows across the country cannot yet put a fuel cost against that extra power. For a lot of remote-area buyers the diesel also simply matters for where they fill up. Neither point shows up in a price list.

Ownership terms favour Nissan on paper, with conditions. Nissan's 10-year/300,000km warranty applies only while the car is serviced at authorised Nissan dealers; step outside that and cover falls back to five years with unlimited kilometres, plus any years already earned. We list the LandCruiser 300 on a five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty and six-month or 10,000km service intervals. If you are happy to dealer-service, the Patrol's servicing schedule is the longer one.

PRO-4X or Ti-L Reserve?

These two share the air suspension, the e-Dampers, the trailer brake controller and trailer docking support, and they are $8,400 apart. Nissan says the air suspension lifts the body off-road for better approach, breakover and departure angles, drops it when you select Park for easier loading, and lowers it automatically above 90km/h before raising it again below 70km/h.

The PRO-4X, a first for the Patrol in Australia according to Nissan, is built from the Ti-L, not the Ti-L+. So on top of the Ti-L it adds heated and ventilated front seats, the heated wheel, the cool box and Biometric Cooling, plus all-terrain tyres on 20-inch black wheels and a unique front bumper that Nissan says improves the approach angle. It does not list the Ti-L+'s genuine leather-accented trim, massage seat or multi-colour ambient lighting. The Ti-L Reserve keeps everything from the Ti-L+ and adds 22-inch wheels, massage for both front seats and dual 12.8-inch rear screens.

Put simply: if you tow and go off-road, the PRO-4X is the cheapest way into a Patrol with air suspension and a factory brake controller, and it is $2,900 more than a Ti-L+ that has neither. If the car mostly does school runs and highway touring, the Ti-L Reserve is the more comfortable fit, though its 22-inch wheels are worth pricing tyres for before you commit if you spend much time on gravel.

Space and the Third Row

Nissan's September release is mostly about packaging, and the gains are specific. It quotes 577 litres behind the third row, 1,594 litres with the third row folded and 2,749 litres with both rear rows down, which it says are 110, 181 and 127 litres more than the Y62, measured to the US SAE method. The third row gets 75mm more hip room, 66mm more knee room, up to 253mm more legroom with the second row slid forward and a flatter floor, and a new tilt-and-glide second row that Nissan says lets you reach the third row with a child seat still fitted. The second row can slide back to give up to 250mm more leg space than the Y62.

For families who actually use all three rows, that child-seat access change may matter more day to day than anything under the bonnet.

Tax: Where the Patrol Sits

For the 2026-27 financial year the ATO sets the luxury car tax threshold at $80,809 for most vehicles and $91,661 for fuel-efficient vehicles, which from 1 July 2025 means 3.5L/100km or less. Nissan has not published the Y63's fuel figure, but unless it meets that definition the lower threshold applies, and every grade is priced above it. LCT is charged at 33 per cent on the part of the car's value above the threshold. There is no electric-car FBT exemption to chase here either, because the Patrol is petrol only. This is general information, not tax advice; the thresholds reindex each 1 July, so check the position with your accountant or lease provider when you order.

What Nissan Has Not Told Us Yet

• Fuel consumption and CO2 for the V6, which is the biggest single running-cost question.
• Kerb weight, gross vehicle mass, gross combination mass, payload and tow ball download. Without them, the 3,700kg figure cannot be turned into a real towing setup.
• An ANCAP rating. Nissan has not announced one and we hold none for the new car.
• Drive-away prices, premium paint cost and the NissanConnect renewal fee.
• The full grade-by-grade equipment list, which Nissan says is coming later this year.

Who It Suits, and Who It Does Not

It suits a family that needs a genuine third row and tows up to 3.5 tonnes: the Ti gets you both, plus a locking rear diff, for less than a seven-seat LandCruiser GXL. It suits a caravan owner whose rig sits between 3,500kg and 3,700kg, as long as the download and combination mass figures work out once Nissan publishes them, ideally in a PRO-4X or Ti-L Reserve with the factory brake controller. And it suits V8 owners who want more torque and a much newer cabin and are happy to service at a Nissan dealer to keep the long warranty.

It does not yet suit anyone who needs diesel for remote touring, anyone whose fleet policy demands a current ANCAP rating on day one, or anyone who cannot sign without knowing fuel use. For those buyers the sensible move is to wait for Nissan's full specification or look at the LandCruiser. And if you specifically want a V8, Y62 production was due to end in August, as we covered in our final-production story; ask your dealer what stock remains and check our deals page before you pay list price.

We will add all six Y63 grades to the CarSorted directory with full specifications as Nissan Australia publishes them.