The Nissan Armada may ditch its V-8 engine in favor of a extra fuel-efficient V-6 when it is redesigned, in keeping with a brand new report.

Citing a vendor supply, Automotive Information (subscription required) reported on Tuesday {that a} redesigned Armada is due in late 2023 and can function a twin-turbocharged V-6 versus the present mannequin’s 5.6-liter V-8.

It is a transfer lots of its rivals have already made, with the redesigned 2023 Toyota Sequoia being the latest of the massive SUVs to downsize to a V-6, albeit with hybrid expertise as properly.

Though not talked about within the report, any change deliberate for the Armada will even probably have an effect on the Patrol, the nameplate the Armada makes use of outdoors the U.S.

The present Armada was launched right here in 2016 as a 2017 mannequin, however it’s been on sale elsewhere in Patrol guise since 2010, so a redesign quickly is not out of the unusual.

The report comes as Nissan prepares to reduce growth of internal-combustion engines in some markets on the highway to a full-electric lineup. The automaker this week confirmed that it’s going to cease creating internal-combustion engines for the European market following the introduction of Euro 7 emissions requirements, at present anticipated in 2025. As an alternative, Nissan will concentrate on EV investments. Nissan and its alliance companions Renault and Mitsubishi introduced in January they are going to make investments greater than $25 billion on electrification over the subsequent 5 years and launch a mixed 35 EVs by 2030.