Nissan Australia has revealed images of a beefed-up facelifted Navara double-cab derivative, which is being produced in conjunction with the automotive engineering firm Premcar. Based on the flagship PRO-4X derivative, the Warrior will feature a host of off-road modifications.

Although the Japanese brand’s antipodean subsidiary has not released full specification details of the attention-grabbing facelifted Navara (PRO-4X) Warrior, the company is now conducting final testing on what “promises to be the world’s toughest Navara”, the company says.

Nissan’s broader Warrior programme involves 35 Premcar engineers, manufacturing experts and executives. The Navara PRO-4X Warrior by Premcar (yes, that’s the bakkie’s full name) is being developed/re-engineered in the state of Victoria and will pavethe way for the rollout of more Warrior derivatives, which means there maybe more moderately specified (read: pocket-friendly) versions.

The Japanese brand previously collaborated with Premcar with the Ford Ranger Raptor-rivalling Navara N-Trek Warrior, which was based on the pre-facelifted version of Nissan’s double-cab.

As was the case with its predecessor (the N-Trek Warrior), the PRO-4X Warrior features a high-mounted front bumper with an integrated bull-bar and LED lighting strip, chunky black fender flares and a wide-legged sport-bar, increased underbody protection (in the form of a red-finished and branded steel underbody bash plate), aswell as black alloy rims shod with high-profile Cooper all-terrain tyres.

Suspension upgrades to bolster the Nissan’s off-road capability should include new coil springs and dampers with a larger structure and more oil volume to each wheel corner, a substantial improvement in ground clearance (the N-Trek Warrior stood at 266 mm) and approach and departure angles of at least 35- and 29-degrees.

While the N-Trek Warrior’s engine and transmission were left unchanged from that of the standard bakkie (it was powered by a 2.3-litre bi-turbodiesel), the PRO-4X Warrior’s powertrain may not be updated either, although Nissan will confirm that later. Remember, the bakkie now utilises a single-turbo 2.5-litre diesel motor in South Africa.

Suffice to say the PRO-4X Warrior will incorporate all of the interior detail and safety-spec improvements that were introduced with the facelifted bakkie. This week, the facelifted Nissan Navara began rolling off the Japanese brand’s local manufacturing facility in Rosslyn.

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