NISSAN has detailed substantial improvements to passenger accommodation and cargo capacity for its all-new Y63-series Patrol, including significantly more third-row room, up to 2749 litres of luggage space, and a 3700kg braked towing capacity across the range.
Due to reach Australian customers in the first quarter of 2027, the new-generation Patrol will offer greater room across all three seating rows, as well as a more flexible second-row arrangement and easier third-row access.
Nissan says the changes are intended to make its flagship four-wheel drive more suitable for Australian families, particularly those using all three rows or towing heavy trailers, caravans and boats.
The Y63-series Patrol offers 577 litres of cargo space behind the third row – 110 litres more than the outgoing Y62-series – increasing to 1594 litres with the third row folded and 2749 litres with the second and third rows stowed.
Those figures represent improvements of 181 litres and 127 litres respectively over the Y62-series, while the folded rear seats now form a near-flat load floor.
Nissan Oceania managing director Steve Milette said the improvements extend beyond the new Patrol’s already announced drivetrain, chassis and technology upgrades.
“The Patrol has always been valued by Australian families for its space, comfort and versatility. With the all-new model, we’ve taken those attributes to another level,” he said.
“From significantly increased third-row space and greater second-row legroom to more usable cargo capacity and 3700kg braked towing capability across the range, the all-new Patrol has been engineered to be even more capable of meeting the demands of Australian families.”
Interior packaging changes extend throughout the cabin, with Nissan introducing what it calls Zero Gravity seat construction for front- and second-row occupants.
Using high-damping foam, the seats are claimed to reduce vibrations experienced on rough and corrugated roads – an obvious consideration for a model expected to spend considerable time touring regional and remote Australia.
Front occupants also gain additional hip, shoulder, and legroom, while the driver sits higher than before.
Massage functionality is fitted to the driver’s seat in the Ti-L+ and extends to both front seats in flagship Ti-L Reserve specification.
Further back, a new sliding second-row seat gives owners greater flexibility between second- and third-row accommodation.
With the second row in its rearmost position, Nissan claims up to 250mm more leg space than in the outgoing Y62, while hip and shoulder room have also increased.
Importantly for families using all eight seats, Nissan has paid particular attention to the third row.
The Y62’s tumble-forward second-row mechanism is replaced by a new tilt-and-glide arrangement designed to provide third-row access even when a child restraint remains fitted to the second row.
A wider exterior sidestep is also standard across the range.
Once aboard, third-row occupants gain 75mm of additional hip room, 66mm more knee room and as much as 253mm extra legroom when the second-row seat is moved to its forward-most position.
Outboard third-row passengers also gain an additional 84mm of heel space, assisted by a flatter rear floor.
Nissan says the changes are intended to make the third row genuinely suitable for three passengers rather than an occasional-use proposition.
The Ti-L Reserve further differentiates itself with quilted upholstery extending to the upper section of the third-row seat.
Loading height can also be reduced on PRO-4X and Ti-L Reserve variants courtesy of their adaptive air suspension systems, which can lower the body for easier passenger access and loading.
The same two grades gain Trailer Docking Support, which uses the vehicle’s camera technology to help align the tow ball with a trailer coupling, as well as an integrated electric trailer brake controller.
Maximum braked towing capacity increases from the Y62’s 3500kg to 3700kg across the Y63 range, although Nissan previously confirmed the higher figure when Australian pricing and specification details were announced in August.
Trailer Blind Spot Warning and Trailer Sway Control are standard across the range.
A selection of tow tongues and tow-balls will be available as extra-cost accessories, including hardware rated to support the full 3700kg towing limit. As always, usable towing capacity will depend on vehicle mass, passengers, luggage, accessories, and tow-ball download.
The additional practicality comes as part of the biggest Patrol overhaul in more than a decade.
Australian order books for the Y63-series Patrol opened in August, with the six-grade range starting at $98,990 plus on-road costs for the Patrol Ti and extending through Ti+, Ti-L and Ti-L+ to the off-road-focused PRO-4X and flagship Ti-L Reserve.
Pricing is set at $98,990 for Ti, $109,480 for Ti+, $122,690 for Ti-L, $134,690 for Ti-L+, $137,590 for PRO-4X and $145,990 for Ti-L Reserve, all before on-road costs.
The entry price is $2450 higher than the outgoing Y62 Ti, while the Y63 also introduces several additional variants and brings the PRO-4X badge to the Australian Patrol line-up for the first time.
As previously reported, the Y63 also marks the end of V8 power for the Patrol in Australia.
Its long-serving naturally aspirated 5.6-litre V8 and seven-speed automatic transmission make way for a 3.5-litre twin-turbo petrol V6 producing 317kW and 700Nm, coupled with a nine-speed automatic transmission.
That represents increases of 19kW and 140Nm over the outgoing V8, while full-time four-wheel drive, high- and low-range gearing and an electronic rear differential lock are standard.
The new Patrol also adopts a more rigid ladder-frame chassis, electric power steering and independent multi-link suspension, with electronically controlled dampers from Ti-L level and adaptive air suspension reserved for PRO-4X and Ti-L Reserve variants.
Technology upgrades include dual-screen dashboard displays, Google built-in connectivity, available Klipsch premium audio, Nissan’s ‘Invisible Hood’ camera view and a selection of new comfort features.
Australian deliveries of the all-new Nissan Patrol remain scheduled to begin during the first quarter of 2027.