Navarra N-Trek Warrior.

[csv8]

NISSAN Australia has pulled the wraps off its Navara N-Trek Warrior, the vehicle it hopes will take the battle up to other tricked-up 4x4 utes such as the Ford Ranger Raptor, Toyota Hilux Rugged-X and the HSV SportsCat.

It'll be priced at $62,990 before on-road costs in six-speed manual guise, and $65,490 when fitted with an auto.

This undercuts rivals like the Ford Ranger Wildtrak X ($65,690 in 2.0-litre/10spd guise), but is more expensive in auto form than the HSV SportsCat V ($62,490), which is based on the Holden Colorado.

It's also pipped by the more powerful Volkswagen Amarok V6 Highline Black ($64,990).

The N-Trek Warrior will be based on the recently released Navara N-Trek model, but it adds beefed-up suspension, bigger wheels and tyres, a steel front bumper and other tack-ons.



The regular Navara N-Trek retails for $56,450 in six-speed manual form.

The list of equipment fitted to the Warrior includes a steel front bumper, LED light bar, sports bar, model-specific alloy wheels and tyres, and a sticker pack just like the Rugged-X, but it adds a suspension package that adds 15mm to the ride height and is said to improve both on- and off-road ability. 275/70-17 Cooper AT3 tyres add a further 25mm to the ride height for a total of 40mm overall lift, and they widen the wheel track by 30mm to total 1600mm.



The suspension package is based on dual-rate coil springs which are softer than the standard Navara springs, to better let the suspension do its work. Special progressive bumps stops are fitted to dampen any hard knocks felt off-road. The shock absorbers are larger diameter tubing for increased oil capacity, with larger dampening rods for firmer control both on- and off-road.

Rather than simply bolt on a pile of accessories to the Navara N-Trek, Nissan Australia enlisted engineering firm Premcar to design, develop and test the product for the Warrior. Premcar is better known as a Ford performance tuner and is staffed by many former Prodrive employees who previously worked on the FPV Ford vehicles. Most recently, Premcar created the ‘Holy Grail’ Falcon.



For the Nissan project, Premcar has built a new dedicated 6300 square-metre manufacturing facility in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, with 40 new hires added to the staff. With the R&D stage of the Warrior now complete, the vehicles will be hand-assembled at this bespoke facility starting in November.

With Premcar’s experience working with OE manufacturers, Nissan has been able to ensure the Warrior and all its accessories meet all the company’s standards and warranties. Additionally, the Navara’s 3500kg towing and GVM capacities are retained.



The steel front bumper is derived from the genuine Nissan accessories full bullbar but has been cut down to a loopless design and had unique bumperettes and fog lamp enclosures added. It mounts a 470mm, 16 LED light bar sourced from Hella. Under the bumper is a 3mm stainless steel underbody protection plate.

The Navara N-Trek Warrior retains all the features of the standard N-Trek including blacked-out fender flares, alloy sports bar, LED headlamp bezels, side steps, rear vision mirror caps, rear bumper, grille, door handles and roof rails, partial leather seats with dark orange fabric seat inserts and heating for the front seats, and dark orange accent stitching throughout seats, centre console, front door armrests and steering wheel. The standard N-Trek’s 18-inch alloy wheels have been replaced with 17s on the Warrior, for better off-road use.



Production of the Navara N-Trek Warrior begins at the Premcar facility in November, with deliveries going out to Nissan dealers in December.

It will only be available as a double- cab 4x4 ute, with a choice of manual or auto transmissions and in only three colours. The only engine option is the 2.3-litre bi-turbo diesel as found in the regular Navara, and this remains unaltered in the Warrior.

We look forward to putting the Warrior out to play on the track to see how well the sum of its parts comes together.
https://www.whichcar.com.au/news/pre...n-trek-warrior

[Vesper Martini]

I recon the new Navara is the best looking twin cab on the market at the moment.

Just needs the briefly available V6 from the old model back

[Brazen]

Man the engine choices in all this dual cabs are so lame. I drive these diesels for work, I can’t imagine buying one as a private buyer. It would be like getting excited over buying a Hiace or an Iload

[smoo]

Originally Posted by Brazen

Man the engine choices in all this dual cabs are so lame. I drive these diesels for work, I can’t imagine buying one as a private buyer. It would be like getting excited over buying a Hiace or an Iload

It shows to someone even remotely interest in motoring how dire the sub six figure new car market is when an insignificant POS like this warrants a press release and have its own thread (IMO, sorry OP).
Which begs the question what does the future hold for upcoming car enthusiasts further down the track when these are suppose to be hero models, and kids are being driven around in utes and bland cross overs or hatch backs.

I look back to when I was a kid at what the old man drove and brought home (worked for Holden), as well as his mates, and my friends fathers, in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Back when nearly all jap manufacturers and Holden actually had models that sparked interest and paved way for a new generation of car enthusiasts.

[Brazen]

Yes no wonder car sales are falling, hardly much to make you rush out and buy something

Ironically the two cars that excite me the most on the market are polar opposites of each other. RAM 1500 hemi V8 and Tesla Model 3

[PooDog]

It says in the press release it has the same 2.3l bi turbo from the Navara ....with all Premcar engineering nouse you think they would have changed the fuel pump placement , it was east -west in the qasquai the same motor now has it jammed against the firewall.....motor out to get pump off ?

Single row timing chain in a diesel with hollow camshafts in a vehicle with a tow rating of 3.5 tonne ......imagine the damage when that breaks ......the flash suspension won't be worth a tin of sh#t

[roKWiz]

I laugh at the ones who drive these things like a sport sedans thinking they can drive down country roads at speed. Wallowing around every bend crossing unbroken lines cause they're not so good at going around bends.

High centre of gravity and slow pick up speed equals a poor excuse for a car especially when they are usually plastered with a performance style sticker pack.
I reckon my old trucks handles better.

[Peuty]

Originally Posted by csv8

Rather than simply bolt on a pile of accessories to the Navara N-Trek, Nissan Australia enlisted engineering firm Premcar to design, develop and test the product for the Warrior. Premcar is better known as a Ford performance tuner and is staffed by many former Prodrive employees who previously worked on the FPV Ford vehicles. Most recently, Premcar created the ‘Holy Grail’ Falcon.

Uh oh, not the P word! aaronm will be along soon spruiking an aftermarket package that will bolt on to the standard Navara for a fraction of the price.

In other news, seems like a decent package, but surely you'd still go with the Raptor Ranger with the 10 speed (paging Big Trev )

[jpd80]

Nissan have bigger sales problems with Navarra than this model can ever hope to fix.

[Burnout]

Originally Posted by jpd80

Nissan have bigger sales problems with Navarra than this model can ever hope to fix.

Yeah, like two years ago, they had to do 8 new developments of the towbars as they failed to tow the specified loads and caused the frame to close up. Righting the vehicle off.