Nissan Brings the Patrol Name Back to the US After 57 Years — on the Armada
The off-road Armada trades its PRO-4X name for Patrol PRO-4X at the same $78,990 — still $4,690 more than a 2026 PRO-4X.
Nissan is putting the Patrol name back on an American showroom floor for the first time since 1969 — and charging nothing extra for it. Starting with the 2027 model year, the Armada's off-road PRO-4X grade becomes the Armada Patrol PRO-4X, with Patrol badging taking the place of Armada lettering inside and out.
The price doesn't move. The Patrol PRO-4X starts at $78,990 before a $2,275 destination charge, exactly what Nissan listed for the 2027 PRO-4X when it released 2027 Armada pricing and the Dark Armor package in September. The bigger jump came then: the 2026 PRO-4X cost $74,300, so the off-road Armada is $4,690 more expensive than a year ago, badge or no badge.
Same hardware, new name
Nothing mechanical changes. The grade keeps its electronic locking rear differential, adaptive air suspension, all-terrain tires, eight selectable drive modes, a metal underbody skid plate, and the Invisible Hood View camera that shows the terrain beneath the front end. Power still comes from the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 rated at 425 hp and 516 lb-ft of torque on premium fuel, and towing tops out at 8,500 pounds.
What's new sits in the accessories catalog. Nissan says NISMO rock sliders and a NISMO roof rack arrive this winter, joining the already available NISMO Axis wheels wrapped in BFGoodrich all-terrain tires. The company hasn't published prices for any of them.
Production of the renamed grade starts this month, and the truck makes its public debut on Nissan's stand at the 2026 LA Auto Show, which runs Nov. 20–29.
Why Nissan is reaching back 57 years
The Patrol debuted in 1951 and is now in its seventh generation. It was the first Nissan-badged vehicle sold in the US, arriving through Datsun dealers in 1962 with a 4.0-liter inline-six and a three-speed manual, before Nissan pulled it from the market after 1969. Elsewhere — especially in the Middle East — it never left.
The Armada has been a Patrol in all but name since the second generation arrived in 2016, and Nissan's own product planners now call the two "fundamentally the same vehicle." The company has been testing the waters at SEMA, where the Dune Patrol concept appeared in 2025 and the roofless Armada Jungle Patrol followed this month.
Tiago Castro, Nissan's senior vice president of US marketing and sales, framed the move as a natural fit given the shared platform. The Armada name stays on the vehicle; Patrol marks only the most off-road-focused grade.
That grade still undercuts its most direct rival. Toyota's 2027 Sequoia TRD Pro lists at $85,925, nearly $7,000 more than the Patrol PRO-4X before destination. Above the Patrol in Nissan's own lineup sit only the $80,690 Armada NISMO and the $84,590 Platinum Reserve; the range opens with the SL 4x2 at $64,290.
