Nissan Patrols to a third Guinness World Record

Nissan has broken another Guinness World Record with its Patrol 4×4 – becoming the third set by the iconic model.

The Middle Eastern arm of the Japanese brand gathered 180 examples of the Patrol at the Dubai Rugby 7s stadium to set a new record for the largest synchronised car dance. To complete the feat, the 4x4s followed a set path which – when viewed from above – Nissan says looks like a giant falcon in flight over the sands of an Arabian desert.

It’s a record that was previously held by Dubai Police, which used 143 cars in December 2017 to create their synchronised dance during national day celebrations.

The Nissan Patrol isn’t sold in the UK but it has proved popular elsewhere around the globe. Production of the 4×4 began in 1951 and it is now in its sixth generation.

In August 2013, Nissan Middle East set its first record with the Patrol after towing a 170-ton aeroplane for more than 164 feet to become the heaviest plane towed by a car. Then, just over two years later in September 2015, it set a new bar for the fastest ascent of a 100-metre sand dune by car with a 4.9-second run.

Kalyana Sivagnanam, president of Nissan Middle East, said: “At Nissan we are committed to bringing our customers ‘innovation that excites’, and we are thrilled to have broken yet another Guinness World Records title with the Nissan Patrol.

“The Patrol family holds a unique and special place in the hearts of people in the Middle East.”