Nissan

1998 Nissan Patrol GU replaces the ten year old Nissan Patrol GQ.
A GQ Patrol shows its axle articulation (right). In the "old days", the Patrol was the cheapest and crudest of the heavy-weight four wheel drives (Land-Rover, Toyota and Nissan) but they followed L-R to the use of coil springs on their station wagon well before Toyota did. The standard coils soon sag and cannot carry much weight but a GQ Patrol with after-market coil springs can be quite agile.
Pathfinder
Navara crew-cab

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• Crossbow, Trailrunner, 200SX, Skyline, Pulsar, Z
• Patrols: GU wagon & cab chassis (ute), GQ & coil-cab, MQ
• Nissan Terrano II
• Nissan X-Trail
• Pathfinder and Navara
• The Competition - Patrol:LandCruiser
• Ford
• Oldies: MQ Patrol, L60 Patrol, 1958

1999: Renault bought 36.8% of Nissan which had heavy debts.