New Patrol

[Darth]

Patrol sales in Aus were about 5000 in 2023 (12000 LC)vs about 20000 patrols in UAE only.

That is interesting. They must be prevalent in the less urban areas than where I visited.

I also checked quickly, and in Australia, they sold 1.6 million 4x4s over the last ten years, so the Aussie market for 4x4s is also huge. It would be interesting to compare the total number of 4x4s sold in the two regions per year. I had a quick look but could not see anything for the Middle East. I see you mention 12000 for LC for Aus.

[Patroller]

According to this info video it will be even bigger than the Y62.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSRo0E-O9rM

Where will this inflation end?

Gone are the days of 'hardcore' Patrols.
I will just have to maintain what I have for as long as terrain tamer etc. make spares for them.

[JS-V8]

They are built for the dunes.

I do not believe they are built for the bushveld.

I do not believe they are built for rocky steps.

Etc.

They are built for what their biggest market wants from the vehicle.

Same for the Defender and LC300.

[oradba69]

I had a quick look but could not see anything for the Middle East..

https://www.yallamotor.com/news/niss...-in-2023-9267#

[Darth]

According to this info video it will be even bigger than the Y62.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSRo0E-O9rM

Where will this inflation end?

Gone are the days of 'hardcore' Patrols.
I will just have to maintain what I have for as long as terrain tamer etc. make spares for them.

Its still very nice! But yes I agree the Y61 was the last real Patrol. One of the reasons I got one even though I could buy a Y62 at the time.

I think the US market is probably also on their radar. They sell it as the Armada there.

[Darth]

https://www.yallamotor.com/news/niss...-in-2023-9267#

That is Nissan only. Still interesting.

[Hennie84]

I was in the UAE 2017, long time ago but then already you would easily see 50+ Y62 Patrols per day. I don't think I've seen 50 Y62's in SA.

[BruceHun]

That is interesting. They must be prevalent in the less urban areas than where I visited.

I also checked quickly, and in Australia, they sold 1.6 million 4x4s over the last ten years, so the Aussie market for 4x4s is also huge. It would be interesting to compare the total number of 4x4s sold in the two regions per year. I had a quick look but could not see anything for the Middle East. I see you mention 12000 for LC for Aus.

whichcar in Aus reports car sales

[Babelaas]

Friend of mine were on a dune trip in the UAE few months ago. The tour guide took them on the trip in his V8 Patrol. Being a Toyota 200 Series owner he asked the Patrol guide why a Patrol. The answer were Patrol is a race horse, Land Cruiser is a donkey. There you have it

The sad reality is all patrols are good vehicles, but Toyota outsell them in SA. The Y61 4.8 out performed the LC 4.5 petrol on power, performance and fuel use. the Y62 with its NA5.6 V8 out performed the LC200 4.5 V8 Diesel (The Aussie test pulling a caravan proved that) now Nissan has a NEW Y63 with a 3.5twin turbo V6 to compete with the LC 300 3.3 Turbo V6, but guess what, Toyota will sell many times more

[Darth]

The sad reality is all patrols are good vehicles, but Toyota outsell them in SA. The Y61 4.8 out performed the LC 4.5 petrol on power, performance and fuel use. the Y62 with its NA5.6 V8 out performed the LC200 4.5 V8 Diesel (The Aussie test pulling a caravan proved that) now Nissan has a NEW Y63 with a 3.5twin turbo V6 to compete with the LC 300 3.3 Turbo V6, but guess what, Toyota will sell many times more

It's not sad it's good news because you don't have to pay Toyota tax for the same or better vehicle. Let them carry on pushing up Toyota prices for no reason.

I sold my Y61 for 100k more than I paid for it 2 years later after adding 40k km to the clock. So I also dont buy the Toyota keeps it value better story. It was the first and only vehicle where I made money on a vehicle instead of losing money. Granted, I did buy it when the fuel prices were crazy, and that helped to get a very good deal as gas guzzlers were not selling at the time but I also knew fuel prices would not stay that high.