Muriwai muster caps at 63 invitees and spots have filled fast.

OWNERS of old Nissan Patrols have been keen to join a beach party for the new, with slots fill fast.

The new product will make its New Zealand public debut at Muriwai, a coastal community of the west coast of the Auckland region, this Sunday, November 15.

Nissan New Zealand’s invitation for owners to bring their own Patrols along to what it calling an inaugural ‘Muster at Muriwai’ capped at 63 invitations - because the new model is code-named the Y63.

So far 55 owners have reserved spots, all from within the region or thereabouts. The one travelling farthest at the moment hails from the Waikato.

Brand intent is for the 10am-midday gathering at Muriwai Surf Club, to be a celebration of five generations of Patrol across six decades.

But it’s still not clear if the ideal scenario of having at least one representative vehicle from each clan will be realised, a spokesman says.

“Literally we’ll only know when people rock up on the day. That’ll be when we get a handle on what they have brought.”

It’s imperative anyone chasing the remaining invites make contact via the registration process, the brand has reminded.

The morning starts at the surf club. Organisers plan to line up the Patrols for a group photo and drone shoot before taking them onto Muriwai Beach for a drive.

Patrol in it newest form maintains strong styling continuity to at least its long-serving Y62 immediate predecessor, but it makes a break from convention in dropping from V8 to twin turbo V6 power, still running on petrol.

So, despite the latest plant being less proliferate than its predecessor, it’s still hungry for hydrocarbons. But any level of electrification doesn’t seem likely.

This debut comes ahead of deliveries scheduled for the first quarter of 2027.

The The four choices of Patrol incoming from early next year are the $120,990 Ti, the $136,490 Ti-L, the $145,990 Pro-4X - which is the variant on display - and the $150,490 Ti-L Reserve.

Previously, New Zealand had two editions, in Ti and Ti-L.