Navara is getting in in years, but still looks the business. The handsome exterior of the Navara Pro-4X Warrior has exclusive decals that signify something special lurking beneath.

Premcar is a Melbourne-based company that transformed Nissan’s Navara into an off-road mega-beast.

Pro-4X is the top Navara that is already off-road focused, but Premcar adds toughened skid plates to protect the underbody from rocks ripping into the cabin. The standard camera helps drivers avoid the in the first place, but sometimes shit happens.

This Week: 2022 Nissan Navara Pro 4X Warrior by Premcar

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ABOVE: 2022 Nissan Pro-4X Warrior

There is a bunch of Premcar-exclusive alterations, so if you pay more shekels over the standard Pro-4X you get:

Navara PRO-4X Warrior by Premcar in detail

Feature PRO-4X PRO-4X Warrior PRO-4X Warrior improvement Benefit
Ride Height Ground Clearance 220 mm 260 mm + 40 mm
  • 15 mm increase from spring update
  • 25 mm increase from tyres and wheels
  • Improved Off-Road capability
  • Improved handling/ Cornering & stability
Approach Angle 32 deg 36 deg + 4 deg
Departure Angle 19.8 deg 19.0 deg – 0.8 deg
Track 1570 mm 1600 mm + 30 mm
Suspension Springs Front spring rate 81 N/mm 75.5 N/mm 7% reduction
  • Improved handling
  • Less body roll
  • Support ride height increased capabilities
Rear spring rate- primary 37 N/mm 34.7 N/mm 6% reduction
Rear spring rate- secondary 75 N/mm 87 N/mm 16% increase
Suspension Dampers Front Damper tube diameter 30 mm 35 mm 17% increase
  • Low damping speed (0.3m/s) provides a softer ride while improving isolation from road texture
  • High speed rebound (1m/s) has increased by 50% and 100% over compression providing greater control in off road conditions
Front Damper rod diameter 12.5 mm 18 mm 44% increase
Front Damper rebound Low speed- 1600N
High speed- 4000N		 Low speed- 900N
High speed- 6200N		 44% reduction

55% increase
Front Damper compression Low speed- 400N
High speed- 1000N		 Low speed- 400N
High speed- 2500N		 No change

250% increase
Feature PRO-4X PRO-4X Warrior PRO-4X Warrior improvement Benefit
Suspension Dampers Rear Damper tube diameter 30 mm 35 mm 17% increase
  • Rear damper rebound low speed is increased to control rear vehicle float during towing or loaded conditions
  • Rebound damping has increased >50% to provide greater handling stability
  • Damper compression has been increased to secure impact force absorption
Rear Damper rod diameter 12.5 mm 15.8 mm 26% increase
Rear damper rebound Low speed- 800N
High speed- 3000N		 Low speed- 1300N
High speed- 4800N		 62% increase

60% increase
Rear damper compression Low speed- 300N
High speed- 1200N		 Low speed- 300N
High speed- 1000N		 No change

20% reduction
Front Suspension jounce bump Travel @ 4000N 10 mm 12 mm 20% increase
  • Increased wheel movement control at maximum suspension travel
  • More efficient energy transfer into vehicle chassis while providing wheel & suspension more effectively
Travel @ 19000N 13.5 mm 15 mm 11% increase
Tyre and Wheels Size 255/65/ R17 275/ 70/ R17 53.5 mm/ 2.2” in OD
  • PRO-4X Warrior tyres are a Hybrid type with rugged off-road properties
  • Selected due to their outstanding on-road performance
GVM update Payload MT 1,013 Kg MT 961 Kg 52 Kg (5.2%) reduction
  • Warrior components can be installed while having a minimal impact on payload thanks to a 100Kg GVM upgrade
AT 1,004 Kg AT 952 Kg

Inside:

The cabin feels fairly spacious, but never far from its industrial roots.

Gormless apprentices are confined to the rear seats where space is less than what you’d imagine. Most important to a pick-up is the tray, and any increase there is a decrease in the rear seats.

Seats are leather, but there is no heating, even in the front. No problem, wear a flanny and Bob’s your uncle. Besides, dual zone climate control keeps things toasty. Should you get really dirty, a couple of rubber mats can be had.

Navigation, and a camera system displays on the 8” central tablet with other controls familiar to Navara drivers.

The 7-speed auto lever and manual brake handle sit on the centre console, and although there is nothing flash, the interior feels totally functional, yet roomy and comfortable.

The Drive:

There is a certain something about knowing you can go anywhere. Wade depth is 600mm, but I for one am not a wader. There is a ton of grunt to get up steep slopes, even if it is uncooperative loose surfaces like rocky  dross.

Most SUV/LCVs make light work of sand, but mud and muck can bring the gormless badly unstuck. You can fit winches for emergencies should you need to haul ass out of a ditch. In fact, you could also haul someone else’s asses out of a ditch, and there is a tow hitch as well. It has the electric connections mounted high to avoid rock-bashing.

The Premcar alterations related to off-road only, but they’ve balanced that with on-road finesse which feels strangely enticing. You may feel like you can chuck it around like a rag doll, but the unladen weight of 2298kg, and GVM of 3250kg demands a little respect.

The payload of 961 includes stuff in the tray, and the bodies in the cabin, so don’t get too carried away. Operators have been known to load up like the Beverly Hillbillies, and that’s a no-go on public roads.

Suspension is double wishbone front and multi-link at the back, but the rear brakes are a drum affair from the 50’s.

On the highway, there is a raft of safety gear like blind spot and lane change intervention. It is far less intrusive than we’ve experienced on other brands. All that turns off when off-roading, especially the rear cross traffic alert, for obvious reasons.

It is surprisingly easy to use in traffic, and even tight parking spots are managed easily with the camera monitoring system.

After a week, something became very obvious; Navara Pro-4X Warrior is big, bold, and butch. It speaks to its roots, and the roots of the original Australian utes with its ability to drive across a field laden with stock feed, but take you into town on Friday night for dinner and a movie. When it comes to holiday season you can go anywhere you want whether there is a road or not.

We had the 7-speed automatic, but the 6-speed manual is available for those who like to shift-em-yourself. There is enough poke under the bonnet, and with a load on, loses none of its sparkle.

The last safety rating was 2015, lasting for 6 years.

Conclusion:

Premcar did a great job. Unlike other accessory companies, their Nissan partnership means whatever was added on by them can be warrantied at the Nissan dealer.

I’m not the off-road type. My idea of roughing it is 2 people using a single bathroom at a Westin, but Pro-4X Warrior has an indefinable something that makes it very capable, deeply sexy, and worth every centime.

Price: $69,990 ($67,490 manual)

Engine: 4 cyl twin turbo diesel

Power: 140kw/450Nm

Econ: 8.1L/100k

Trans: 7-sp auto

Drive: selectable 4X4 with drive modes

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