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According to the concern of the automobile industry, the 2023 American version of Nissan Tuller has officially opened a pre-sale in China. This pre-sale is the flagship version of the Invincible Fleet (ARMADA version), which starts at 800000 yuan. It will be introduced into China in the form of parallel imports and is expected to be delivered as soon as September.

The Tole currently on sale overseas is the sixth-generation mid-term modified model, which will be released as early as December 2020. It is worth noting that Tuller uses the English name "Patrol" in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other markets, while the import of Tule is the North American version, and the English logo at the back of the car is "Armada".

As a medium-term revamped model, the new Tuller still continues the design outline of the hard-line SUV model. Nissan's family-style V-Motion front grille further increases the opening area, the forward air grille shape is rough, and the interior adopts multi-banner layout, and both sides are equipped with highly recognizable LED headlamp groups, embedded with C-shaped LED daily running lights, and similar elements can be found on Nissan's SUV Qijun and Pathfiner in the past two years. On the other hand, the rough lines at the front of the bumper and the black front surrounding the lower guard plate further highlight the vehicle's "tough guy" aura.

The side of the body, the new car has not been adjusted, still maintain the basic design structure of the old model, founder's body with the right amount of chrome decoration, the back row is also equipped with privacy glass. In the rear part of the car, the LED taillight echoes the C shape of the headlight group, which is connected by a stout chrome strip in the middle. In addition, Tule also changed to a better-styled rigid rear bumper, domineering. In terms of size, the length, width and height of the new car are 5305/2030/1925mm, and the wheelbase is 3075mm, which is slightly larger than the Mercedes-Benz GLS (5218/2030/1823mm).

In terms of interior decoration, the new Toure adopts the traditional symmetrical layout and adopts the popular suspension 12.3inch central control screen (resolution is 1920X720), which supports Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, car Wi-Fi and other functions. In addition, the dashboard has a mechanical pointer + 7-inch LCD display and can be upgraded to a 9.4-inch streaming rearview mirror on high-end models in the North American market, which can greatly improve rear recognition while driving. Behind the transmission gear, there are also function control buttons of the multimedia system. A lot of wood grain decoration has been added to the car, including the central control panel, the transmission gear area and the car door to make the car more warm. Four-spoke steering wheel with rich buttons and heating function. The new car also has streaming central rearview mirrors and BOSE hi-fi 13 loudspeaker audio.

In terms of power, the new car is equipped with Nissan's 5.6L V8 naturally aspirated engine code-named VK56, with a maximum power of 400hp (294kW) and a maximum torque of 560Nm, matched by a seven-speed automatic transmission with fuel consumption of 15L/100km under comprehensive operating conditions. The new car can manually adjust automatic, high-speed four-wheel drive and low-speed four-wheel drive mode, and has snow mode and so on. The new car is also equipped with ProPILOT L2 driving assistance system, and the safety configuration includes lane departure warning, active braking, blind area warning, traffic sign identification, reversing side warning, uphill assistance, tire pressure monitoring, anti-theft system and other functions. In addition, the new car can also provide 3855kg towing ability.

According to previous foreign media reports, the new generation of Nissan ARMADA (Tuller) will abandon the V8 engine, and like the new Toyota sequoia that has been released, it has to cancel the current 5.6L V8 engine and switch to the newly developed 3.5T twin-turbocharged V6 engine, which means that this generation of Tuller will be the last generation to use V8 engine, and the new car is scheduled to go on sale in 2023 / 2024.

With regard to the domestic price of the North American version of Tulle, the official advance price is 800000 yuan, and the pre-sale model is the flagship version of the Invincible Fleet (ARMADA version). According to the North American website, Nissan Tuller has an official guidance price of $49500 to $68900 in the North American market. Considering the positioning of Tuller, the scarcity of the domestic market and the spending power of buyers, the introduction is a high-end version of all-wheel drive, and the price may be even lower if other versions are planned.

In the large Japanese SUV market segment, Nissan Tuller's main competitor aims at Toyota Lande Cool Luze. According to previous reports, the new generation of Lande Cool Luze parallel imported version will also be sold in China, when the Japanese large-scale SUV market will usher in more choices.

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