Nissan Patrol

Nissan Patrol
Overview
Manufacturer	Nissan
Also called	Datsun Patrol (until 1984) Nissan Safari (Japan, 1980–2007) Nissan Armada (North America, 2016–present) Infiniti QX56/Infiniti QX80
Production	1951–present
Body and chassis
Class	Off-road vehicle Full-size SUV
Layout	Front-engine, four-wheel-drive (1951–present) Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (1980–present)

The Nissan Patrol (Japanese: 日産・パトロール, Hepburn: Nissan Patorōru) is a series of off-road vehicles and full-size SUVs manufactured by Nissan in Japan since 1951 and sold throughout the world. It is Nissan's longest running series of models.^[1]

The Patrol has been available as either a short-wheelbase (SWB) three-door or a long-wheelbase (LWB) five-door chassis since 1951. The LWB version has been offered in pickup truck and cab chassis variants. Between 1988 and 1994, Ford Australia marketed the Patrol as the Ford Maverick. In some European countries, such as Spain, the Patrol was marketed by Ebro as the Ebro Patrol. In 1980 in Japan, it was rebadged and alternately sold at Nissan Prince Store locations as the Nissan Safari.

The Patrol has traditionally competed with the Toyota Land Cruiser in most world markets and is available in Australia, Central and South America, South Africa, parts of Southeast Asia, and Western Europe, as well as Iran and the Middle East. For the 2011 model year, it was made available in North America as the upscale Infiniti QX56 (later renamed as Infiniti QX80), the first time that a Patrol-based vehicle had been sold in North America since 1969, and for the 2017 model year, it would be offered in that market as the Nissan Armada.