The new Nissan Tekton crossover looks like a Patrol Jr.

Late last year, we saw Nissan tease an all-new crossover called the Tekton, and it was meant to be a global model that was built in the Chennai, India, plant following the Magnite (which we seem to have never got).

Now unveiled, the Tekton is meant for markets such as India, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe. It’s a compact crossover that’s co-developed with Renault (shared with the Renault/Dacia Duster) and is built on the CMF-B platform that’s shared with second generation Nissan Kicks.

The design of the Tekton is heavily inspired by the flagship Nissan Patrol, complete with the double C-shape accents in the headlights, front grille, and faux fender vents. It also has muscular fender flares, a black roof with roof rails, and generous amounts of silver cladding that’s on the lower half of the car, all the way to the rear end.

It rides on up to 18-inch star-spoked, two-tone alloy wheels, and the rear end also heavily resembles the Patrol with its taillights and center “light bar”, with the TEKTON script on the lower half of the tailgate.

However, the Nissan Patrol influences end there, as the interior features a driver-centric dashboard with up to a 10.1-inch infotainment screen with Google built-in apart from Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, and automatic dual-zone climate controls angled towards the driver. It also carries over the steering wheel from the Magnite, and has an eccentric tri-tone black, white, and burgundy interior.

Other niceties include a panoramic sunroof, a six-speaker Arkamys sound system, a 10.25-inch digital instrument cluster, ventilated front seats, a suite of advanced driver assistance systems like a 360° camera, Adaptive Cruise Control, Autonomous Emergency Braking, Lane Keep Assist and Blind Spot Warning, and generous storage solutions with a large luggage compartment.

However, the Tekton is not electrified, being powered either by a 1.0-liter, three-cylinder turbo gasoline engine with 100 horsepower and 166Nm of torque, mated to a six-speed manual transmission, or a 1.3-liter four-cylinder turbo gasoline engine delivering up to 163 horsepower and 280Nm, with a six-speed manual or six-speed dual-clutch automatic  transmission

As mentioned, the Nissan Tekton will be exported to markets like Africa, India, the Middle East, and Europe, so the chances of the Philippines getting this model are slim for now. However, do you think Nissan Philippines should introduce this?

^{Photos from Nissan}