The 2021 Nissan Navara facelift has been noticed in Malaysia. These pics have been snapped on the Kesas Freeway and despatched in by reader Maurice Chew – they present a transporter full of Nissan’s refreshed one-tonne pick-up truck rival to the Toyota Hilux, Ford Ranger, Mitsubishi Triton and Isuzu D-Max.
Unveiled in November 2020, that is really the primary main overhaul in six years because the outgoing D23 Navara was launched again in 2014. Though the pics aren’t very sharp, we all know that that is the facelift due to the Navara script on the tailgate, plus tail lights with a C-shaped graphic. The beefier rear bumper comes with built-in steps to make moving into the mattress simpler.
Whereas the silver unit on the higher deck wears a daily chrome Nissan badge, the black unit on the decrease deck has a black badge with the Nissan script in purple. It is a signal that it’s the brand new Professional-4X grade, which has a number of aesthetic upgrades together with wheel arch extensions; blacked-out badging, trim and components with purple accents; and black wheels with all-terrain tyres, amongst different issues. Consider this extra macho high trim because the Hilux Rogue or Ranger Wildtrak.
We will’t see the entrance right here, however this facelift is impressed by the newest full-size Nissan Titan, and it has a giant “interlock” grille with Navara spelled out on the high. There are additionally new cube-like, quad-projector LED headlights and C-shaped daytime operating lights. The entrance bumper has a cross-shaped design, and there’s a big skid plate with outstanding tow hook covers, that are in purple on the Professional-4X. The bonnet is taller and has a centre bulge.
Underneath that bulge is the extra superior 2.3 litre turbodiesel engine that may be discovered within the Terra SUV, which is Nissan’s model of the Toyota Fortuner. Thailand will get this YS23 unit, which replaces the YD25DDTi 2.5 litre within the outgoing truck. In single-turbo YS23DDT type, the two.3L with a six-speed guide does 163 PS and 403 Nm of torque from 1,500 to 2,500 rpm.
A seven-speed automated is paired to the twin-turbo YS23DDTT with 190 PS and 450 Nm of twist. As comparability, the Hilux’s 2.8L makes 204 PS/500 Nm, whereas the Ranger Wildtrak’s 2.0L Bi-Turbo is sweet for 213 PS and 500 Nm. The previous YS25 can be accessible in Thai King Cab variants. Which engine will Malaysia get?
There’s much less change inside, with enhancements restricted to equipment updates. In different markets, there’s a brand new NissanConnect infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, and both a seven- or eight-inch touchscreen, as nicely extra USB ports (together with a USB-C one in entrance) and added sound insulation.
Obtainable gear embody a bigger seven-inch multi-info show, acoustic windscreen and entrance facet home windows, rain-sensing wipers, auto-folding door mirrors, speed-sensing door locks and a 360-degree digital camera. The double-cab will get reshaped rear seats with a centre armrest hiding cupholders.
Security has additionally been improved, with the Navara now having autonomous emergency braking and driver consideration alert as accessible equipment. In Thailand, the Professional-4X throws in further options similar to lane departure warning with braking intervention and blind spot monitoring. Suspension-wise, Thai Navaras include rear leaf springs to adjust to necessities for industrial automobile taxes, however different markets ought to proceed with coil springs for higher consolation.
What do you consider the Navara facelift’s daring new fascia and the Professional-4X variant?
GALLERY: 2021 Nissan Navara facelift
