Nissan’s vehicles may not always come up in the top spot in comparison tests, but there’s one arena where the brand indisputably competes at the top rung in the United States: strong names. Pathfinder, Titan, Frontier, Rogue all ooze the toughness and attitude you want to identify with a truck or SUV. Leaf makes an electric vehicle’s eco-friendliness clear with a single syllable. Even Murano —named after fancy Italian glassware—suggests premium elegance in a way that, say, “RX450+” doesn’t.

And the 2027 Nissan Armada Patrol Pro-4X’s name makes it pretty, pretty clear that the company doesn’t have any intention of changing course anytime soon.

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The new-for-’27 moniker marks the return of the “Patrol” badge to Nissan’s U.S. lineup after a 66-year absence, the nameplate last seeing the side of a vehicle in an American showroom the same year Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin planted their boots on the moon.…