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Red piping around the exterior helps you spot this 428hp monster. Victor Besa / The National
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The Nissan Patrol Nismo shot at Al Ghazal Golf Club, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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The Nismo has an extra 28hp versus the regular top-spec V8 Patrol. Victor Besa / The National
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Upgraded features include 22-inch alloy wheels. Victor Besa / The National
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Interior creature comforts include a refrigerated central storage cubbyhole. Victor Besa / The National
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Nismo, which is a portmanteau of Nissan Motorsports, is the carmaker's in-house performance division. Victor Besa / The National
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The Nismo has the same amount of torque as a regular Patrol, but it is available at a lower rpm. Victor Besa / The National
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Red piping around the exterior helps you spot this 428hp monster. Victor Besa / The National
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The Nissan Patrol Nismo shot at Al Ghazal Golf Club, Abu Dhabi. Victor Besa / The National
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The Nismo has an extra 28hp versus the regular top-spec V8 Patrol. Victor Besa / The National
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Upgraded features include 22-inch alloy wheels. Victor Besa / The National
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Interior creature comforts include a refrigerated central storage cubbyhole. Victor Besa / The National
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Nismo, which is a portmanteau of Nissan Motorsports, is the carmaker's in-house performance division. Victor Besa / The National
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The Nismo has the same amount of torque as a regular Patrol, but it is available at a lower rpm. Victor Besa / The National
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Red piping around the exterior helps you spot this 428hp monster. Victor Besa / The National
Road test: 2018 Nissan Patrol Nismo
Nissan’s stalwart gets the Nismo treatment but there’s a sense of a job half done
Adam Workman
11 March, 2018
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