Toyota LandCruiser GR Sport v Nissan Patrol Ti-L 2021 Review @carsales
Toyota LandCruiser GR Sport v Nissan Patrol Ti-L 2021 Review @carsales
All-new Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series GR Sport takes on enduring Nissan Patrol Ti-L in battle of towing titans 👉 Full Review: https://www.carsales.com.au/editorial…
The new Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series has finally landed in Australia – at least for press and dealer demo duties – and it bears a beefier ladder frame, downsized 3.3-litre twin-turbo diesel V6 and wholesale safety and technology upgrades.
But while Toyota’s new off-road king ushers in vast improvements to performance and refinement while staying true to its off-road roots, it also brings huge price hikes.
Which brings us to its only real competitor, the Y62 Nissan Patrol, which comes armed with a glorious 5.6-litre naturally-aspirated petrol V8 and even in top-spec Ti-L form costs $43,000 less than the LandCruiser GR Sport in this comparison.
Join Sam Charlwood to find out which is the better buy and the better towing proposition.
Fast Forward
00:00 INTRO
00:35 Pricing \u0026 features
01:36 Engine specs
02:25 Offroad features
03:26 Landcruiser interior review
04:53 Patrol interior review
06:15 Safety
06:31 Rear seat amenity
07:03 Cargo space
07:45 Landcruiser road test
10:05 Patrol road test
13:00 Tow test
14:08 Service \u0026 Warranty
14:33 Verdict
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0.56 -> The new Toyota LandCruiser 300 series
has landed in Australia and what a splash
5.76 -> it has made. All new from the ground up,
3.3-litre twin-turbo V6 diesel engine
11.84 -> and a broader skill set to match. It's
also much more expensive than before,
16.4 -> which begs the question, how does the
GR Sport LandCruiser compare with the
20.8 -> enduring Nissan Patrol Ti-L. There's a $43,000
price difference at play here, let's find out.
34.68 -> [pause]
35.68 -> The LandCruiser and Patrol have
shared loyal followings over the years
39.92 -> and are in extraordinary demand with Australians
looking to explore their own backyard.
45.44 -> Each offers 3.5-tonne towing, the option of five
or seven seats, and decent off-road pretensions.
53.36 -> Here, we've assembled the flagship
seven-seat Nissan Patrol Ti-L
57.76 -> with the second from the top, Land
Cruiser GR Sport, which is a five-seater.
62.56 -> We did request a more affordable 300 series for
this comparison, but there were none available.
69.2 -> It's about hulking SUVs with sprawling interiors
and legitimate off-road and towing ability. Both
75.92 -> are massive in the skin, but it's the Nissan
Patrol Ti-L that probably imposes most. That's
81.2 -> because it's big in every key dimension, as
well as being 300 kilograms heavier as well.
87.92 -> LED headlights and tail lights, 18-inch wheels,
91.68 -> side steps and keyless entry,
are shared between both vehicles.
97.28 -> The new Toyota LandCruiser 300 series made a bold
move from V8 diesel power to twin-turbo V6 diesel
104 -> power in this latest generation, but you'd have
to argue it's been a winning move. This has more
108.88 -> power and torque than the predecessor 200 series
and a smarter 10-speed automatic transmission to
115.44 -> match. Over in the Nissan's corner, comes probably
the biggest point of difference in this comparison
120.8 -> under the bonnet, a naturally aspirated 5.6-litre
V8 petrol engine that produces more power than the
128.08 -> LandCruiser, but pales against its towering torque
figure. There's also the small issue of fuel use.
136.4 -> Whereas the LandCruiser claims an 8.9-litre
per 100 K fuel consumption average,
141.44 -> the Patrol's is listed at 14.4 litres. The Patrol
does get a larger 140-litre fuel tank, however,
149.68 -> compared to the LandCruiser's 110 litre capacity,
meaning comparable range on paper, at least.
156.88 -> The LandCruiser offers full-time four-wheel drive
with low range transfer case as well as lockable
162.72 -> front, rear, and centre differentials. The
Patrol matches with a low range transfer case and
169.28 -> relockable diff. It also gets hill descent control
and hill start assist plus various driving modes,
176.24 -> line ball with the LC300. As for suspension,
the LandCruiser employs double wishbone front
182.8 -> and four-link rigid reconfigurations with
adaptive dampers and a kinetic system,
188.24 -> which independently locks and freeze the
stabiliser bars on each axle. The Patrol
194.4 -> gets double wishbone coil springs all round,
paired with a hydraulic suspension system
199.68 -> that works with the adaptive dampers to
tailor the ride depending on conditions.
207.6 -> Toyota LandCruiser, wow! What a quantum leap
forward in terms of its interior comfort,
212.8 -> presentation, and just the overall technology at
play. I feel like Toyota have done a great thing
218.56 -> with the touchscreen integration, all the new
technology. It's not really an imposing vehicle
224.8 -> despite all the new additions. For instance,
all the carbon control switch gear is banked
229.36 -> in one section here, all the off-road switch
gear has been banked to another section to the
233.84 -> right of the gear stick. There's great incidental
storage and some really clever touches as well.
239.28 -> The new LC300 justifies its price tag inside, such
as the attention to detail and inherent comfort.
247.12 -> Ergonomics are generally great and
everything is accessible and user-friendly.
253.36 -> There's also a great functionality with that
tech as well. There's a 12.3-inch centre screen
257.92 -> fitted to all LandCruiser grades VX and above, as
well as a 7-inch digital instrument cluster. The
264.16 -> screen itself is really easy to navigate. You've
got these piano keys at the bottom that provide
269.28 -> really immediate on-the-go usage to
navigate all of its different menus.
273.68 -> About my only gripe is the
lack of a physical volume knob.
278 -> Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, heads-up display,
281.36 -> and wireless phone charging are all standard
in GR Sport trim. Storage is sound throughout
287.92 -> with handy door pockets and clever
compartments and hardy holes.
294.72 -> There's no way to sugar-coat this, the Nissan
Patrol feels ancient in this comparison,
299.04 -> daggy displays, lots of fake wood grain trim, too
much switch gear, and really finicky menus in the
306.24 -> touchscreen. It's just not that well-resolved
and it feels 15, 20 years old. With that said,
312.48 -> the seats are comfortable, there's ample
space, storage isn't too bad either.
316.8 -> While the fit and finish is
strong in the Patrol and it covers
320.08 -> all the very basics for equipment, the
attention to detail simply isn't there.
325.28 -> The infotainment system itself is probably the
biggest highlight of the Patrol's age. It's very
330.32 -> finicky to operate, not that intuitive, it's a
little bit slow, just not that user-friendly. And
337.52 -> when I went to plug my phone in before, it said,
"Your iPod was connected." That is the age of this
341.68 -> system, the age of the software that you're really
working with. There is no Apple CarPlay and no
346.72 -> Android Auto. Again, it will match Bluetooth,
will do the very basics, but not much more.
353.28 -> In this company, the Patrol also misses
out on a digital radio, head-up display,
358.16 -> and wireless phone charging along with many other
features. The Patrol isn't quite as well-resolved
364.32 -> with its storage options either. Again, the
basics are covered and space is plentiful,
369.68 -> but it's just missing those one-percenters
that really make the LandCruiser so impressive.
375.36 -> It's another nod to the Toyota, on paper at least,
when it comes to safety, 10 air bags versus six,
382 -> a more flexible autonomous emergency braking
system, the addition of trailer sway control,
387.84 -> it even betters the Patrol with the inclusion
of a digital speedo. The Patrol does call back
393.36 -> some valuable points for rear seat space with
slightly better proportions on account of its
398.64 -> larger overall size. Both vehicles have rear air
vents, rear USB ports, and interior lighting, but
405.68 -> the LandCruiser goes a step further with vents in
the rear console and B-pillars as well as reading
411.36 -> lights, which conveniently blanket one small part
of the cabin. The Patrol features rear screens
417.04 -> in this specification as well as seven seats,
options available on other LandCruiser models.
424.88 -> It's a clear win for the Patrol for boot space,
even with seven seats fitted on our test vehicle.
430.72 -> The boot area is longer and wider than the
LandCruiser's and the wheel arches don't
435.52 -> impose as much compromise on space. Both vehicles
feature rear tie down points while the LandCruiser
442.48 -> offers a household power outlet and the Patrol,
a 12-volt socket connection. Both offer a tumble
448.8 -> function on the second row seat back for access
to the third row. The Patrols is still oriented
454.56 -> to left-hand drive markets, while the Land
Cruisers is better suited to Aussie curb sides.
465.44 -> The Toyota LandCruiser 300 series makes
a huge step forward on its predecessor.
470.64 -> It's more controlled, it's more civilised, it's
more refined as well. And I think Toyota have
475.84 -> made a great decision in not making this vehicle
any bigger. That was the feedback from customers,
480.88 -> they didn't want a bigger LandCruiser, they
just wanted a better version of the existing
485.28 -> 200 series, and that is what Toyota has
delivered. It feels really manageable,
489.44 -> and in this company, it feels just easier to
gel with with its size, with its proportions
494.96 -> and with its low-speed mannerisms as well. It's
definitely the easier vehicle to live with.
501.6 -> With it's full Cruiser Newton
metres on tap from 1600 RPM,
506.08 -> the LandCruiser offers excellent transition from
rest to around town speeds while its 10-speed auto
512.64 -> is clinical in facilitating overtaking
manoeuvres or reaching highway passage.
518.32 -> The electro-hydraulic steering fitted to all
LandCruiser grades VX and above offers great
523.6 -> accuracy, great directness, and it is immune to
mid-corner kickback as well. Elsewhere, I just
529.28 -> feel like the LandCruiser is better tied down,
the structural rigidity in this latest variant
534.88 -> is such that there's no shimmying, no flex over
bumps. It just feels like a stronger car on the
540.48 -> road and you're way more connected to the bitumen
underneath than you ever were before. And even
545.44 -> something as mundane as the brake pedal, it now
has a really nice consistency in its modulation.
551.12 -> The predecessor's one was quite long and cushy.
You get a really nice direct bite with the 300
557.52 -> series, just one of those little one-percenters
that elevates this car into a new paradigm.
563.44 -> The LandCruiser reaffirms its positioning
with a refined and settled ride and excellent
568.56 -> suppression of outside noise. It offers four
outward cameras compared with the Patrol's two,
574.88 -> each offering greater clarity and functionality.
578.72 -> Otherwise though, the LandCruiser
does everything really well. The
581.68 -> diesel engine is a page. I said
it before, but I'll say it again,
585.12 -> you do not miss the extra capacity or two
cylinders of the predecessor V8 diesel
590.8 -> because this one works wonders with its two turbo
chargers, one for low RPM, one for middling RPM,
597.04 -> and the 10-speed automatic gearbox is equally
well geared towards performance or efficiency.
606.8 -> The Nissan Patrol physically feels
like a larger vehicle on the road,
610.88 -> both in terms of its sheer size and just the way
that it deals with things, its regular mannerisms,
616.16 -> the steering is a little bit slower, requires a
little bit more input than the Toyota LandCruiser,
621.04 -> and it tends to be afflicted more
by larger obstacles in the road.
625.52 -> If I'm honest, it kind of feels outdated as
well. You've got a foot-operated parking brake,
630.96 -> cameras that don't quite offer the same level
of clarity, and obviously those cabin elements
636.48 -> that I spoke about before, you could easily
be driving a vehicle from 10 or 15 years ago.
642.96 -> Although it boasts an additional 71 kilowatts
of power over the LandCruiser, the truth is,
648.08 -> you have to explore the middle to upper reaches of
the Patrol's rev range to really benefit from it.
654.08 -> The Nissan seven-speed automatic also feels the
slower, less intuitive option in this company.
660.4 -> At 100 kilometres an hour, the Nissan's V8 hovers
at 1700 RPM, 400 revs higher than the LandCruiser.
668.56 -> Tip the Patrol into a corner, and you do notice
that additional 300 kilograms in heft, both in
673.92 -> terms of lateral movement and also pitching
and heaving under brakes and acceleration.
679.12 -> It's certainly controlled and there are no
unwieldy body movements or anything else,
683.12 -> but it just doesn't offer that same tied down
sensation or composure as the LandCruiser 300
689.04 -> series. Same deal with the steering, it's fairly
accurate, but it doesn't quite offer the same
694.4 -> weighting and feedback as the LandCruiser.
It's also more prone to mid-corner kickback.
699.2 -> Definitely not a bad dynamic impression with
the Patrol, this is a large car after all,
704.24 -> but it just doesn't quite feel
as polished as the Toyota.
708.08 -> A 200-millimetre longer wheel base in the Patrol
means it happily lopes over broken bitumen
713.6 -> and is rarely fast by larger washouts.
We've found it to be marginally more
718.4 -> sensitive to bumps than the LandCruiser,
owed partially to less structural rigidity,
723.76 -> but the truth is, both are
comfortable all-day tourers.
728.4 -> Overall the Nissan Patrol is quite
a strong proposition in isolation.
732.32 -> It's fairly inoffensive. We
know that it's a big bus,
735.44 -> so yes, it drives accordingly on the road,
but it doesn't really do anything that wrong.
741.76 -> Unfortunately, the big sore point with the Patrol
is probably its petrol engine. I love a V8 as much
747.6 -> as the next person, but for me, this engine
clearly lacks the immediacy, the efficiency,
753.2 -> and the breadth of performance of that new
3.3-litre twin-turbo V6. And unfortunately,
758.8 -> the older style gearbox in the Patrol kind of
exacerbates the problem because it's slow with its
763.76 -> shifts, not as intuitive, won't kick down gears
as fast as the LandCruiser, and for that reason,
771.52 -> it really does highlight the torque holes with
this engine. It needs to rev to make its power.
781.04 -> That brings us to arguably one of the most
important aspects of this entire test,
786 -> towing. We've got a 2.8-tonne caravan ready to
throw behind both the LandCruiser and the Patrol.
792 -> These two both boasts 3.5-tonne
braked towing capacities,
795.04 -> but there is no hiding in this part of the test.
799.04 -> The Toyota's new diesel engine shone brightest
with a trailer in tow, offering more immediacy
804.56 -> and accessible grunt than the Patrol's petrol
V8, which comparatively didn't muster a lot of
810.32 -> enthusiasm before 4000 RPM and was blunted by
a seven-speed gearbox that hunted for geese on
817.04 -> climbs and felt less decisive. The Patrol dropped
visibly more in the rear with a caravan attached,
824.32 -> taking weight off the front axle and
affecting steering feel. By comparison,
828.96 -> the LandCruiser feels more connected
to the road and offers more stability.
834.48 -> As for all-important fuel efficiency, across our
400-kilometre comparison, the LandCruiser averaged
840.24 -> 12.5 litres per 100 kg unladen while the Patrol
averaged 15.5 litres, much closer than expected.
848.48 -> The Toyota also wins valuable points where
servicing is concerned. Almost $1000 cheaper
854.24 -> over three years. Disappointingly both vehicles
are subject to short six-month 10,000-kilometre
860.48 -> intervals. A five-year unlimited kilometre
warranty applies to both. There's also the small
866.56 -> issue of supply. Order a LandCruiser today, and
you're likely to be waiting at least six months.
873.28 -> Forty-odd thousand dollars is a heck of
a lot of money in anyone's language and
877.36 -> while there is an army of dedicated Nissan
Patrol aficionados out there, it is the
882.64 -> Toyota LandCruiser 300 series that
takes the cake in this comparison.
886.56 -> Smarter, safer, and swifter in all scenarios
as well as being our preferred towing option,
892.16 -> the LandCruiser out classes the Patrol and
asserts itself at the top of the off-road pile.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjK_y0o03VA