‘Not simply a rebadged’ Triton new Nissan Navara debuting in 2025

Reported as early as 2023 to be debuting in 2025, a newly uncovered claim from Australia has alleged that Nissan will be debuting the all-new Navara well before the end of the year in readiness for the commencing of sales in early 2026.

Timeline of events

First teased in Nissan’s “Arc” product presentation last year, the initial claim of a 2025 unveiling only received expansion after then Nissan Head of Product and Product Strategy, Ivan Espinosa, told carsales.com.au that the Navara would continue to offer internal combustion engines with electrification possible in the form of a plug-in hybrid.

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In a subsequent confirmation of the newcomer’s time of arrival, Nissan stated it would introduce a handful of new models to Australia in 2025 and 2026, one being a new bakkie the brand’s Chairperson for the Africa, Middle East, India, Europe and Oceania region, Guillaume Cartier, didn’t directly identify as the new Navara on the sidelines of the all-new Patrol’s unveiling in Abu Dhabi last year.

Unveiling soon

In accordance with the mentioned claims of two years ago, drive.com.au reports that sales, in Australia, will kick-off in the fourth quarter of the year, thus alluding to an imminent global reveal.

Well-known by now ride on the same platform as the new Mitsubishi Triton, the Navara will also swap the current YS23 2.3-litre and YD25 2.5-litre diesel engines for Mitsubishi’s new generation 2.4-litre 4N16 that produces between 110kW/330Nm and 150kW/470Nm depending on the number of turbochargers.

In addition, the current seven-speed automatic gearbox will be dropped for Mitsubishi’s six-speed on self-shifting models, while the controversial coil-spring rear suspension will depart in favour of traditional leaf springs.

“We’re looking at how we can be okay to cover the pick-up market with the specification we [can get] from Mitsubishi”, Cartier said at the time.

Not just a reskinned Triton

In a related report, Nissan Oceana Managing Director, Andrew Humberstone, said despite the leader-follower principle, which resulted Mitsubishi being given the responsibility for the alliance’s next generation of bakkies, the new Navara won’t simply be a rebadged Triton as considerable effort has gone into the final product to make it feel like a Nissan.

“We’re going to make a lot of changes to the product to make sure it’s in line with Nissan’s expectations,” Humberstone told drive.com.au.

“Yes, we have a relationship [with Mitsubishi], but that relationship could be effectively with any supplier”.

Local production still on?

Aside from definite details being unknown, Nissan has also remained mum on whether the new Navara will continue to be made at its Rosslyn Plant outside Pretoria once it is officially unveiled.

At a post-Patrol launch roundtable discussion though, Cartier, when asked about the replacement for the NP200, hinted that Navara assembly would prevail as it continues to investigate the most suitable product for production of a second model.

“[Rosslyn is what we call] a frame plant, and we are looking into a second model because we need a second model to sustain the operation in South Africa. What I can say is that we are looking at [a second model],” he said.

As it stands, no further details or sightings of any pre-production prototypes have emerged, however, expect this change within the coming weeks and months.

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