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NAMED MODELJapan

Safari (Japan, 1980–2007)

The Japanese Patrol: sold as the Nissan Safari through Nissan Prince stores from 1980, in 160, Y60 and Y61 forms, until Japanese sales ended in 2007.

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Sources & evidence
Safari (Japan, 1980–2007) — Solarized Silver Nissan Patrol Y61 FL2 3.0 Super Safari SUVEthan Llamas · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗
BASE VEHICLEPatrol 160 and 260 (MQ/MK, 1980–89)BUILT BYNissan, YokohamaIN SERVICE1980–2007OPERATED INJapanPRODUCTIONNot publishedLAYOUT4 wheels · 92.1″

The record

The Safari name distinguished the Patrol in its home market for twenty-seven years; Japanese emissions rules ended it in 2007 while export production continued.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURED1980–2007
ENGINEL28, TB42, TB45 petrol sixes; SD33, TD42, ZD30 dieselsNissan L28 · Nissan TB42 · Nissan TB family · Nissan SD33 · Nissan TD42 · Nissan ZD30
PRODUCTION RUNNot published
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
OPERATED INJapan
STATUSout of production
RECORD KINDNamed model
MODEL LINEPatrol and Safari
FAMILYPatrol and Safari
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE92.1″
BODY STYLEwagon

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Variants & colours

Base model variants

Factory colours

  • White (QM1 / 326)
  • Mint White
  • Vail White
  • Platinum
  • Silver Frost
  • Medium Pewter
  • Dark Gray
  • Charcoal
  • Thunder Black
  • Super Black
  • Champagne
  • Champagne
  • Flare Red
  • Bright Red
  • Aztec Red
  • Ultra Red
  • Cabernet
  • Cherry Red
  • Safari Green
  • Blue Jade
  • Cobalt Green
  • Black Emerald
  • Blue Mist
  • Crystal Blue
  • Bright Blue
  • Aegean Blue
  • Midnight Blue
  • Riviera Blue
  • Sapphire Blue

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

An AI rendering impression starts from a 3D model of this vehicle, which an image model then paints into a scene. It is an artist's impression of the type, made to give a feel for the vehicle in its element — not a photograph, and not a record of any particular vehicle.

Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Nissan Patrol ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft