‘Ready to fight’ Nissan Navara Pro-4X Warrior priced in South Africa

Reported as having received approval for South Africa late last year, Nissan has now officially debuted the Navara Pro-4X Warrior as its equivalent to the Toyota Hilux GR Sport III.

Muscled-up

A joint development between Nissan Australia and Melbourne-based engineering firm Premcar, the Warrior uses the top-spec Pro-4X as a base and differs by way of 17-inch alloy wheels wrapped in Maxxis Razr all-terrain tyres, a black grille with a red Nissan badge, black side-steps with red accents, black mirror caps and roof rails, and “bolt-on” wheel arch cladding.

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The successor to the Navara N-Trek Warrior, whose allocation of 1 400 units sold-out in record time upon its debut in 2019, additional external differences comprise Pro-4X Warrior decals on the side of the loadbin, a redesigned front bumper aimed at improving the approach angle, a front skidplate with red accents rather than the complete red item used in Australia, and a black sports bar.

Underneath

Offered in three colours; white, Infinite Black and Warrior Grey, the Pro-4X Warrior’s underbody changes comprise a wider front and rear track, uprated dampers and springs, and a revised coil spring rear suspension.

The latter additionally forming part of a lift-kit, ground clearance increases from the standard Pro-4X’s 221 mm, to 232 mm, with drive once again going to the rear or all four wheels via the part-time four-wheel-drive system.

Inside

Inside, the changes are limited to red stitch work and Warrior embroidery on the front seatbacks.

As such, specification is otherwise unchanged and consists of dual-zone climate control, push-button start and keyless entry, the eight-inch infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a seven-inch digital instrument cluster, cruise control, rain sense wipers and an electric driver’s seat.

Safety and driver assistance comes by way of Auto High Beam Assist LED headlights, a surround-view camera system, Blind Spot Monitoring, Rear Cross Traffic Alert, Hill Start Assist, rear parking sensors, Lane Departure Warning and Hill Descent Control.

No changes up front

Up front, the Pro-4X Warrior keeps hold of the YD25DDTI 2.5-litre turbodiesel engine that replaced the YS23 2.3-litre twin-turbo unit following the Navara’s 2021 facelift that saw production move from Thailand to the Rosslyn Plant outside Pretoria for the South African and Sub-Saharan markets.

As such, outputs are unchanged at 140kW/450Nm, as is the sole option of the seven-speed automatic gearbox. Besides the low range transfer case, the electronic rear diff-lock from the Pro-4X also carries over.

Price

Now available, the Pro-4X Warrior has a sticker price of R924 000, R80 000 more than the regular Pro-4X, which once again includes a six-year/150 000 km warranty plus a six-year/90 000 km service plan.

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