Spend any amount of time with the current Nissan Navara – especially in N-Trek Warrior guise – and it’s fair to say that Nissan’s dual-cab doesn’t get the respect it deserves. While there’s been plenty of positive response to the Warrior treatment, much of the fanfare still surrounds the Ranger, HiLux and now new to the segment D-Max and BT-50. In the case o...

The Nissan Navara N-Trek Warrior is based on the D23 Navara dual-cab ute built in Thailand, with important local modifications applied to the suspension by automotive engineering company Premcar. From a group of local suppliers Premcar has also sourced better underbody protection (Frontline), a new hoopless colour-matched bullbar (EGR) and an integrated 470m...

The ST is the mid-spec D23 Navara and in auto 4x4 guise has a Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $51,250 – that’s a price increase of $1300 over the previous ST version. Our test vehicle has premium paint (polar white) which adds $650 to the price, so total MSRP for this vehicle is $51,900. For its new Navara ST, Nissan is offering a Black Styling...

The Nissan Navara N-Trek Warrior is more than just a tough-looking ute, it’s a sign of the times. You can see our raging appetite for double-cab pick-ups just from sitting in traffic. But there is a new trend emerging. We’ve officially entered the era of the mega ute. While it is fair to say boys have been lifting the suspension and adding bullbars to their...

The ‘D23’ Nissan Navara has been given more running updates than most during its five years on sale. We’re up to the ‘Series 4’ model now, for those playing at home. On the one hand this suggests that its maker identified the flaws in its original product: heavy steering and rear suspension load-bearing chief among them. On the other it speaks volumes that N...

WHAT you see here is the new Nissan Navara N-Trek Warrior. The N-Trek Warrior is not to be confused with the bread-and-butter N-Trek, which is merely an exercise in styling. In contrast, the Warrior is an exercise in engineering, or more specifically chassis re-engineering by Premcar, the current embodiment of the Prodrive, Tickford and Ford Performance Vehi...