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As per a February 2022 report from Automotive News, the next-generation Armada will ditch the naturally-aspirated V8 for a twin-turbocharged V6. Fast forward to August 2023, and the cited publication has learned from a dealer source that Nissan has indeed switched to a force-fed sixer. What's more, said insider also reports Range Rover-inspired styling for the redesigned SUV.
The 2024 model is due to be presented in late 2023, with the Infiniti-branded QX80 following suit in 2024. According to the aforementioned insider, the Armada cranks out 424 horsepower. Most of those ponies are channeled to all four wheels by a nine-speed automatic.
It's easy to imagine the 3.0L twin-turbo V6 of the Nissan Z under the hood of the Armada, yet displacement remains a mystery at press time. As for the nine-speed transmission, we’re most likely dealing with the JR913E, which is a JATCO transmission produced under license from Mercedes-Benz. The JR913E is twinned with the 9G-Tronic. As of August 2023, it's used by the Frontier pickup truck, full-size Titan, and the Z.
The 2024 Nissan Armada's engine should also be torquier than the 5.6L Endurance V8. The naturally-aspirated lump develops 413 pound-feet (560 Nm) at 4,000 revolutions per minute. As for the VR30DDTT in the Z NISMO, that would be 384 pound-feet (520 Nm) of torque from 2,000 to 5,200 revolutions per minute.
By extension, said engine and transmission will be shared with the QX80. In other markets, the Armada is marketed as the Patrol. Both the Armada and Patrol are codenamed Y62, and all three body-on-frame SUVs are based on the F-Alpha platform. Said architecture dates back to 2003, the year Nissan rolled out the first-gen Armada (codenamed TA60) and first-gen Titan (A60).
The next-gen Armada will have to duke it out with the Sequoia, which boasts a hybrid-assisted V6. There's no combustion-only powertrain option to speak of. Toyota is charging $60,875 (sans destination charge) for the 2024 model year Sequoia, a three-row sport utility vehicle that puts out 437 horsepower and 583 pound-feet (790 Nm) of twist. The rear-wheel-drive specification returns up to 22 miles per gallon (circa 10.7 l/100 km).
Over at Nissan, the 2023 model year Armada is available to configure at $50,700 with 16 miles per gallon (around 14.7 l/100 km) to its name. Rated at 8,500 pounds (3,856 kilos) of maximum towing capacity, the Armada comes in five trim levels. The S opens the list, followed by the SV grade, SL, the Midnight Edition, and the Platinum.
Nissan and Infiniti delivered 480,171 vehicles in the United States of America in the first half of 2023. Care to guess how many of them are Armadas and QX80s? The more affordable Armada totaled 13,187 units, up from 4,540 in the first six months of 2022. As for the QX80, make that 6,130 as opposed to 2,867 units.
It's easy to imagine the 3.0L twin-turbo V6 of the Nissan Z under the hood of the Armada, yet displacement remains a mystery at press time. As for the nine-speed transmission, we’re most likely dealing with the JR913E, which is a JATCO transmission produced under license from Mercedes-Benz. The JR913E is twinned with the 9G-Tronic. As of August 2023, it's used by the Frontier pickup truck, full-size Titan, and the Z.
The 2024 Nissan Armada's engine should also be torquier than the 5.6L Endurance V8. The naturally-aspirated lump develops 413 pound-feet (560 Nm) at 4,000 revolutions per minute. As for the VR30DDTT in the Z NISMO, that would be 384 pound-feet (520 Nm) of torque from 2,000 to 5,200 revolutions per minute.
By extension, said engine and transmission will be shared with the QX80. In other markets, the Armada is marketed as the Patrol. Both the Armada and Patrol are codenamed Y62, and all three body-on-frame SUVs are based on the F-Alpha platform. Said architecture dates back to 2003, the year Nissan rolled out the first-gen Armada (codenamed TA60) and first-gen Titan (A60).
The next-gen Armada will have to duke it out with the Sequoia, which boasts a hybrid-assisted V6. There's no combustion-only powertrain option to speak of. Toyota is charging $60,875 (sans destination charge) for the 2024 model year Sequoia, a three-row sport utility vehicle that puts out 437 horsepower and 583 pound-feet (790 Nm) of twist. The rear-wheel-drive specification returns up to 22 miles per gallon (circa 10.7 l/100 km).
Over at Nissan, the 2023 model year Armada is available to configure at $50,700 with 16 miles per gallon (around 14.7 l/100 km) to its name. Rated at 8,500 pounds (3,856 kilos) of maximum towing capacity, the Armada comes in five trim levels. The S opens the list, followed by the SV grade, SL, the Midnight Edition, and the Platinum.
Nissan and Infiniti delivered 480,171 vehicles in the United States of America in the first half of 2023. Care to guess how many of them are Armadas and QX80s? The more affordable Armada totaled 13,187 units, up from 4,540 in the first six months of 2022. As for the QX80, make that 6,130 as opposed to 2,867 units.
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