The Nissan Armada will soon drive into the magic booth that turns a V8 into a V6. Almost three years ago, the Australian store CarSales write about Nissan began work on the Next Generation Patrol, the 71-year-old off-road vehicle nameplate has achieved something close to legendary status in lands outside America. In the US we get the Nissan Armada and the Infiniti QX80 relies heavily on Patrol. The CarSales “It’s also possible for the Next Patrol to switch from the powerful 298 kW 5.6-liter V8 to a smaller-capacity turbocharged petrol engine – possibly a V6 – that will produce both power and significantly more efficient at the same time.” This week, Automotive News Hear from seller new generation source Armada will arrive in late 2023 with a twin-turbo V6 instead of the 5.6-liter Endurance V8, which is the only engine Armada has ever known.
When Nissan refreshed the current second-generation Armada for the 2021 model year, engineers used slightly more premium gasoline to power the eight-cylinder VK56VD, which makes 400 hp and 413 lb-ft of torque. pound-feet on premium gasoline. Price for all that power is EPA rated energy saving is 14 miles a gallon in the city, 19 mpg on the highway and 16 mpg combined when output goes only to the rear axle. On four-wheel drive models, fuel economy drops first mpg on the board. With competitors like Toyota Sequoia going the six-cylinder route this year, Jeep Wagoneer the family is expected to do so imminently, and Ford Expedition doing so in 2015, this is the right time for Nissan to go with the flow. Toyota do not give us economic estimates for Sequoia not yet, but Explore wide-ranging improvements in its fuel economy by 3 mpg for two-wheel drive and an additional 4 mpg for all-wheel drive after switching from Ford’s 5.4-liter V8 to 3.5-liter EcoBoost V6.
Nissan already has a twin-turbo V6 in its engine family, a 3.0-liter six-cylinder in the Infiniti Q60 it’s geared towards the 400Z, but we don’t know if it’ll be considered for the Armada. Given that Patrol is at the root of Nissan’s large SUV family tree, it makes more sense to imagine the automaker developing an engine that serves just that. vans overseas, while versatile enough to offer power, luxury and drag reviews to keep the Armada and QX80 competitive here.
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