The long-rumoured Nissan Navara Pro-4X Warrior has finally hit the market in South Africa. Here’s what this upgraded double-cab bakkie will cost you…
It’s take a while but the long-rumoured Nissan Navara Pro-4X Warrior double-cab bakkie has finally hit the market in South Africa, billed as the “toughest Navara ever produced”.
As a reminder, the Warrior package was revealed in Australia way back in mid-2021. The OEM-backed kit was developed by Aussie engineering firm Premcar, though the freshly launched SA-spec version looks a little different (and employs a different powertrain, too).
Nissan SA has now confirmed that its flagship Warrior derivative is priced at R924 000, representing an R80 000 premium over the previously range-topping (and likewise Rosslyn-built) Navara 2.5DDTi Pro-4X 4×4 variant on which it’s based. It is offered in a choice of 3 exterior paint colours: Warrior Grey, Infinite Black and White.
So, what do you score for that extra outlay? Well, the Japanese firm’s local division says the Warrior boasts an “upgraded suspension system” featuring “improved” springs and “recalibrated” dampers. The company claims the rear suspension – which, of course, features a multilink- rather than leaf-spring configuration – has been “revised” to “enhance load stability”.
The beefed-up bakkie’s listed ground clearance comes in at 232 mm, which is some 11 mm higher than that of the standard Pro-4X (though Nissan SA elsewhere curiously mentions increases of both 12.5 mm and 40 mm). The front and rear tracks have been widened (by 30 mm, we believe), while the Warrior upgrades to “Maxxis Razr” all-terrain tyres (275/65/R17) wrapped round derivative-specific black alloy wheels.
Interestingly, while the Aussie-spec Warrior features a very aggressively styled front bumper that helps to greatly improve the bakkie’s approach angle, the locally offered version employs a far more conventional arrangement (though still different to the standard version). In addition, the SA-spec Warrior gains bolt-on wheelarch extensions and a styling bar positioned over the rubberised load bay. Inside, the front headrests feature “Warrior” branding.
The Warrior offered in South Africa differs from the Australian version under the bonnet, too. The SA-spec derivative sticks with Nissan’s older 2.5-litre, 4-cylinder turbodiesel engine as opposed to the bi-turbo 2.3-litre unit employed by the Thailand-sourced version available Down Under. The 2.5-litre oil-burner’s outputs are unchanged at 140 kW and 450 Nm, while a 7-speed automatic transmission is again standard.
Back in June 2024, Cars.co.za discovered that a private company called “Premcar SA” had been incorporated in Mzansi in September 2023 (the very same month the Australian head office applied to trademark “Premcar” in South Africa).
After some additional digging, we found that Premcar SA was set up in partnership with Pretoria-based AIH Group, though Premcar’s Australian office says the company is “primarily owned by Premcar”.
By November 2024, the AIH Group – which incidentally also assembles Pik Up models for Mahindra in KwaZulu-Natal and counts former BMW Plant Rosslyn general manager Corrie Kotze as its director and CEO – had quietly added a block to the “contract assembly” page of its website, stating that the Navara Warrior was “in pre-production”.
What does the Nissan Navara Pro-4X Warrior cost in SA?
Nissan Navara 2.5DDTi Pro-4X Warrior 4×4 7AT – R924 000
The price above includes a 6-year/150 000 km warranty and a 6-year/90 000 km service plan.
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