Nissan Armada 2027 by Kuhl Racing: lowered and lifted kits, 500+ hp tune

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Japanese tuning house Kuhl Racing has unveiled two opposite directions for modifying the Nissan Armada (known in some markets, including Russia, as the Patrol) of the Y63 generation. One project goes for a deep lowered stance, an aerodynamic body kit and large wheels; the second is the Iron Build body kit, raised ground clearance and 37-inch off-road tyres. One important caveat: for now this is mostly renderings and a development programme rather than two fully built cars. The public debut is scheduled for the Tokyo Auto Salon, running January 15–17, 2027.

The lowered Armada is set to get an adjustable air suspension, extended bumper add-ons, side skirts, a rear diffuser and a quad-exit exhaust. The Iron Build gets shortened bumpers, fender extensions and VERZ DDR03 wheels. In the renderings, the off-roader sits roughly 76 mm higher, though Kuhl plans to build the production suspension kit with a ground clearance increase of around 51 mm.

The base car is a North American Armada PRO-4X with a twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6. Factory output is 425 American horsepower, or roughly 431 metric hp; the Nismo version develops 460 hp. Kuhl is targeting over 500 hp after an ECU remap, though no dyno figures have been published yet — not that this would be unprecedented, since other tuners have already squeezed past a thousand horsepower out of the Patrol. For the heavy SUV, Kuhl is also developing eight-piston brakes with a possible upgrade to 12-piston units.

The tuner bought the donor Armada in PRO-4X trim for $76,900 — about ¥12.3 million at the current exchange rate, and the company openly admits the weak yen has made a real dent: at the stronger rates of past years, the same car would have cost nearly a third less.

Projects like this remain one-off exercises for most markets. The bigger question with Kuhl's Armada won't be power, but the final price of the car once import, modifications and servicing outside the factory network are all added up.