RETURN OF THE WARRIOR

NISSAN AND PREMCAR REVEAL THE NEW PRO-4X WARRIOR.

NISSAN has pulled the wraps off its latest Navara Warrior which will now be known as the Navara PRO-4X Warrior by Premcar, recognising the Melbourne engineering house that has applied the tweaks to make what it claims is the world’s toughest Navara. Significantly, the new Warrior is based on the freshly muscled-up Navara PRO-4X variant with its bold, new look and high level of standard features.

“We’re taking all the key improvements made by Nissan on the Navara PRO-4X, like its impressive

NVH levels, steering quality, extensive safety equipment and core dual-cab functionality, and we’re overlaying those updates with our own in-house engineering expertise to create the toughest and most capable Navara in the world,” says Premcar engineering director, Bernie Quinn.

“We’ve taken everything we learned on the first Warrior, and the feedback we’ve received from customers and the media, to create a tough, capable and refined vehicle that we think will be unrivalled in the dual-cab ute market in this country.”

The previous N-trek Warrior was by far the best handling and off-road suitable D23 Navara, thanks to its Premcar-specified suspension tune. With increased ride height and softer settings, the N-trek Warrior rode like no other Navara and was better sorted than any ‘standard’ model. While no specifics of the new PRO-4X Warrior have been given, we expect the latest Premcar suspension to be every bit as good, if not better.

Familiar parts from the previous model include the Cooper all-terrain tyres and Warrior-specific alloy wheels. The new front bumper looks a lot like the latest Nissan factory bar for Navara, which means it should also be winch-compatible, something the N-trek Warrior’s bar was not. The integrated LED light bar will be a useful addition to the PRO-4X’S standard LED headlights.

Motivation for the PRO-4X Warrior is expected to come from the donor model’s standard 140kw/450nm bi-turbo 2.3L diesel engine backed by a seven-speed automatic transmission. Nissan offered a six-speed manual in the N-trek Warrior and we hope that choice is continued with the PRO-4X.

The Navara PRO-4X Warrior is expected to go on sale in Q3 this year.