Australian engineering firm Premcar has done a stellar job of refining and improving Nissan 4x4s to create the Warrior variants of the popular Patrol and Navara models.

Suspension, wheel, tyre and trim tweaks to the Nissans improve the ride and off-road performance of the Warriors, making them better on and off road than the vehicles they are based on. The Nissan Australia/Premcar partnership has proved to be a huge success story and one that is set to expand.

Now it appears that part of that expansion will extend to the USA, where the Premcar badge was spotted on a pair of Infiniti QX80 show vehicles at the exclusive Quail event at Pebble Beach in California.

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The QX80 is the Infiniti version of the Nissan Patrol sold in the USA, and the Y63 platform is used for the current model there. The Y63 Patrol will replace the current Y62 in Australia in 2026, and the Infiniti show cars suggest that Premcar already has a package to improve the popular off-roader.

Infiniti displayed a pair of QX80 show cars at Pebble Beach: a Track-spec version for on-road performance, and a Terrain-Spec with off-road improvements. It’s the Terrain-Spec that caught our eye, especially when we spotted the Premcar badging on it.

Australian Warrior owners would recognise the side-exit exhaust on the QX80 concepts from the Australian Patrol Warrior, but here it vents from the turbocharged V6 petrol engine that powers the Y63, in lieu of the Y62’s stonking V8.

Other tweaks to the QX80 Terrain include an increased ride height, off-road wheels and all-terrain tyres, wheel-arch flares, branch deflectors, a roof rack-mounted light bar and tent, and some front underbody protective covers.

The Track model benefits from a quad exhaust system and tuning of the twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6, including a new turbocharger system and exhaust. It is claimed to develop upwards of 650hp and 750lb-ft of torque – some 50 per cent up on standard.

While there’s no official statement from Nissan Australia on the Y63 specials as yet, Bernie Quinn, Premcar CEO, told 4X4 Australia: “The Premcar team is proud to have worked with Infiniti USA to create the QX80 Terrain Spec concept.”

We think the Premcar badging on the Infiniti show cars points to an exciting time ahead for when the Y63 is launched here in 2026.

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