Nissan Patrol test drive since 2010 SUV

Nissan Patrol. Siberian patrol

Nissan Patrol. Price: from 2,900,000 rubles. On sale: since 2010

Toyota Land Cruiser 200 finally got a real rival. After half a thousand kilometers along the mountain roads of the Altai Territory, there can be no doubt about the new Nissan Patrol


Test pilot
Mikhail Medvedev, 34 years old, automobile journalist, driving experience of 14 years, personal car - Mazda3

For a real Russian, adoring fast driving and traveling, Altai is a find. To start with the fact that the roads here are very specific. The Asphalt of the Trochka is quite near Moscow, that is, suddenly changes a broken gravel grader diving through the ridges and passes, which equally unexpectedly passes into a perfectly smooth plain highway, where you can drown with all the money. The benefit of the traffic police does not get into such a distance, preferring to patrol the relatively busy Chuysky tract to the local ruble. But, it turned out, there are things in Altai and the we passioner than the traffic cops. Large horned and greenhouse animals, as it turned out, is not at all afraid of cars. For me, the solemn yield of a white horse on the roadway was a complete surprise. A second ago, a noble animal plucked grass five meters from the roadside, but the horse calmly and decorously paces along the asphalt, confident in its rightness, like a pedestrian on a zebra.

Emergency braking did not help: almost from 200 it was possible to drop only to 140. At such a speed, the implementation of the rearrangement borders on suicide, but there was no choice. The most interesting thing began later. In response to the steering wheel, Patrol did not bake, did not bake, did not revenge his tail and even almost not tilted, but obediently rebuilt into the oncoming lane, literally in centimeters, rubbed with a white horse. I don’t even want to guess what would happen if I was in such a situation driving the previous Patrol

The fact is that the now retired flagship all -terrain vehicle Nissan was most like a harsh, but slightly uncontrolled adventurer. The off-road arsenal of antiquity Patrol was impressive that the disconnected stabilizers of the peretial stability cost! But the incomparable outside the roads, Patrol suffered from mediocre manageability on the asphalt, and even more a rustic salon and the equipment that does not reach premium standards. A sort of farmer in jeans and a bike shirt at a reception, where it is customary to appear in a tailcoat. It is not surprising that sales of the model against the background of the main opponent Toyota Land Cruiser were not impressive.

Now everything is different. Even outwardly, the seventh generation Patrol looks like 200 -ku. And how else, if the main designer of this gigantic altitude is called Tagi Toyota! But seriously, Patrol, combining in appearance, the branded features of the Nissan all -terrain vehicles are like the main competitor to the breadth of scope. The stream is laid on his physiognomy: a huge grille of the radiator, generously doused with chromium, seems to be ready to swallow any competitor. 20 -inch cast discs, length of 5 meters and a spectacular back optics on LEDs are no less impressive.

The level of equipping even standard configuration is compiled according to the principle of all inclusive: from leather seats with ventilation and heating and three-zone climate control to the district review chamber and Russian-speaking navigation on an 8-inch display function. Great, of course. But was the character of a real adventure of the adventure, which Patrol of previous generations was famous for the stacks of electronic toys and a curtain of cow skins?

The question is not idle, especially since the car has lost one of the main features of an all-terrain vehicle-professional: the mmost beams were replaced by an independent suspension in a circle. And in place with a rude, but effective disconnected stabilizers, a new -fangled hydraulic system for limiting the oscillations of the HBMC body came.

Well, Altai roads helped to figure out what's what. From close contacts with a white horse, I believe, it was me was saved by the proprietary hydraulics, which retains the maximum clutch force of the wheels with the road and minimizing the side rolls. The HBMC system is also good on gravel and pebbles, where Patrol allows you to maintain speed that is simply unrealistically high for insidious coating.

On the highway, the car is completely uncontrollable. Thanks to the 5.6 -lidal gasoline V8 with a capacity of as much as 405 liters. With. Of course, 6.6 seconds to hundreds promised in passport data, this is too optimistic, but 8.59 seem quite real. The level of comfort also conquers: the machine phenomenally conceals a feeling of speed.

Of course, in a really hard off -road, the 7th generation of an all -terrain vehicle will give in to the predecessor this is clear even from the reduced corners of the congress and entry. But this is a reasonable price for a heap of other talents. We assume that the brave traveler decided to take up himself. After all, the fitness room, the cheeks free from the bristles and the noble aroma of an expensive cologne do not prevent him from remaining a professional.

Big Master
The car is based on a more tough for the predecessor, a spar frame. The minimum road clearance is 275 mm, and thanks to the giblets attracted to the bottom, an all -terrain vehicle can without preparation overcome ford to 700 mm. In addition, the newcomer has a rather powerful lowering gear 2.679, as well as mechanical locks of the center and rear inter -axis differentials. The transmission control of the All Mode 4x4 is carried out using a flywheel located next to the automatic transmission selector. The turning of the rings is changing the type of drive from the rear (2WD) to the full with a lowering gear (4WD L). In addition, by pressing the button you can choose one of the four modes: sand, asphalt, snow or stones, respectively, setting up the ESP and the anti -wings system, as well as regulating the speed of response to gas pressing. Not without an assistant when touched in the hill and Hill Decent Control system.


We do not love
Unlike navigation, the board of the board is not Russified. Weird

Foot supply for passengers of the sofa is 92 mm more than in Land Cruiser 200. Valnoye


Driving
For such a overall and heavy car, Patrol is obedient on the highway and good where the roads end.

Salon
The sofa is striking in space, but some decoration elements are borrowed from cheaper Nissan models.

Comfort
The machine perfectly conceals the speed, and the motor does not announce even at maximum speed.

Security
Six eirbags and a heap of the most important active security systems guarantee maximum protection.

Price
The new Patrol is only 21,000 rubles. cheaper Land Cruiser 200.


Advantages and disadvantages
+ Reliable handling, rich off -road arsenal, spacious sofa, richest equipment.

- thoughtful automatic transmission, gleaming in the sun on the on -board computer, high price.


Specifications
Mark and model - Nissan Patrol Y62A
Dimensions - 5140x1995x1938 mm
Engine - gasoline, 5552 cm3, 405 liters. S./5800 min--1
Transmission - 7 -speed, automatic, gear ratio of lower gear 2.67: 1
Dynamics - Max 210 km/h; 6.6 s to 100 km/h
Competitors - Toyota Land Cruiser 200, Mercedes -Benz GL500


Our opinion
The new Patrol has become completely different: it is larger, more powerful, more powerful, safer and more convenient than its predecessor. But most importantly, thanks to the markedly improved behavior on the asphalt, luxurious equipment and still impressive patency, it is quite ready for hunting Toyota Land Cruiser 200.


 
 

A source: Magazine 5 wheel [November 2010]