The Nissan Patrol, dubbed the 'Hero of All Terrains in Life,' has set a Guinness World Records title for the fastest time to ascend a 100-meter sand dune by a production car.

 

The Patrol climbed the imposing dune in Jordan’s Wadi Rum in a staggering time of 4.9 seconds to break the Guiness World Records title for a second time, said a statement.

 

It also also holds the Guinness World Records title for the ‘heaviest object pulled by any production vehicle’, set at Sharjah International Airport, UAE. 

 

An unmodified production Nissan Patrol pulled a cargo plane weighing 170.9 tonnes, inclusive of fuel and cargo, for over 50 meters smashing the previous record by 15 tonnes. 

 

Samir Cherfan, managing director - Middle East, said: “The Nissan Patrol has again proved that there are no conditions it can not tackle and conquer. We believe that this latest award shows the Nissan Patrol is one of the best production cars for off-roading and dune bashing on the market.” 

 

This latest feat by the vehicle, yet again bears testimony to the superiority of the Nissan Patrol when going off-road in the challenging conditions in the Middle East, he said.

 

“The first Nissan Patrol in the Middle East arrived in Kuwait in 1956 and now its status in the region is nothing short of iconic. While loyalty to the Nissan Patrol stretches back decades, we are expanding to a new audience all the time as the record number of vehicles leaving the showrooms indicates. Whether towing a huge plane or scaling a sand dune in a record time, our Guinness World Records titles show that we continue to deliver on our promise of ‘Innovation that Excites,” concluded Cherfan.

 

An off-roading instructor piloted the Nissan Patrol up the 100 meter dune in order to successfully gain the world record in 4.9 seconds, the statement added. - TradeArabia News Service