The Titan NISSAN PATROL 5.6 V8 LE 4WD 7AT

We are fed a regular diet of diesel-engined SUVs, and they have clear virtues: torque and fuel economy. But what a pleasure it is to forget about saving the planet and jump into an old-school petrol-powered V8 - to enjoy the sound of an engine that likes to rev, and the thrust that comes with 5.6 litres of displacement. Yup, the Nissan Patrol is available in just one flavour: Arab oil-baron spec. So, if you like your SUV big and bad and thirsty, this is it.

There is no mistaking the sixth generation of the Patrol, known as the Y62, now here in SA some years after its international release. Truth be told, it is frikking huge. If the previous model, the Y61, looked and felt pretty massive, this one takes scale to a new level. The advertising catch-line is “Think Big”,