2021 Nissan NavaraFrontier Detailed walkaround review of the NEW NavaraFrontier
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00:00G'day, I'm Paul. So the Nissan Navara was launched first in 2014, and it's now time for a facelift.
00:05Here it is right here. Nissan has taken the wraps off the new Navara.
00:09It's also known as the Frontier in other countries,
00:12and this is going to compete with cars like the Ford Ranger Wildtrak because this is an all-new variant called the Pro 4X.
00:18Today we're getting a first look. We can't drive it, unfortunately,
00:21but I'm going to walk you through all the little bits and pieces inside this car, plus all the stuff that is new to
00:27Navara. Now, if you haven't done so already,
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00:36Okay, so before we have a look at the outside, I wanted to show you the engine. This remains unchanged for Navara.
00:40It's a 2.3-litre twin-turbocharged four-cylinder diesel, 140 kilowatts of power,
00:47450 newton-metres of torque, and it's available with either a seven-speed automatic or a six-speed manual transmission.
00:53It's worth keeping in mind that vehicles like the updated Hilux, the Ford Ranger, both have
00:57500 newton-metres of torque, and the new D-MAX and BT50 come in at
01:02450 newton-metres of torque as well. Okay,
01:03so you can get the new Navara with eight exterior colours, and there's two new colours,
01:07including this grey here that you can get on the Pro 4X. Now, the Pro 4X comes with a whole bunch of its own unique
01:13highlights, but what I thought we'd do today is just have a run through some of these design elements.
01:17So, big Navara branding up on the front there, and a big grille as well,
01:21so this is increased in size, and it kind of follows the theme of the American trucks where
01:25everything is just super-sized on them, and I think it actually looks pretty good.
01:29This is quite dominating, and I think it will have a presence out on the road.
01:33You can see that Nissan highlight in the logo there with the black emblem too, and then just beneath it here,
01:38you have some of the safety controls. Now, this looks like it's something to do with recovery, but it's actually not.
01:44They're just red highlights. The recovery point is just under the vehicle here on the right-hand side.
01:49The interesting thing here is with the headlights.
01:51So, we've seen the new Patrol, and the Patrol headlights are kind of similar to this with that C element,
01:56and then you have the LED elements built into there as well.
02:00So, this means that the lighting on this should be fantastic out at nighttime,
02:03and this is one of the bigger concerns with the older utes that have halogen headlights, especially country driving, that type of thing.
02:09They just really don't do a good job when it comes to visibility.
02:12LED headlights like this should really help with forward visibility and being able to see all the animals and stuff that are
02:17lurking off the side of the road. You also have LED fog lights down the bottom.
02:21Okay, let's have a quick look at the wheels. So, 17-inch alloy wheel and a different design here as well.
02:26You can see that follows on with that theme at the front there with the black highlights,
02:29and then the orange highlights on the wheel arch protectors.
02:32These are all-terrain tyres, so it gives you an idea of the type of driving you'll be able to do in this.
02:37Now, we'll go down the side of the car. Side steps here have changed slightly.
02:40They have these elements at the front there to help with aerodynamics and saving fuel.
02:45Let's have a look at the changes at the rear, and we'll start off here with the taillights.
02:49These are actually really impressive because LED at the front, LED at the rear.
02:53Some utes in this segment still use incandescent globes at the back, whereas this full LED setup will help the car stand out at night.
02:59And, I don't know, I just think it looks kind of cool as well. Big Nissan logo on the back here,
03:03and there's also this new Navara lettering on the tray. You'll notice here with the tray,
03:07you actually have a step now to get things out of the tray, so you don't have to sort of lean over,
03:12especially with this new lip they've put on the back, so that's going to make life a little bit easier.
03:16Retains a three and a half tonne towing capacity. You still have 360 degree cameras,
03:20so one camera here, two on the wing mirrors, and then one at the front.
03:23There is, though, a new off-road mode, and I'll show you that when we're inside the car,
03:28but that's basically going to help you when you're off-road.
03:30You'll be able to see the extremities of the car and where the wheels are about to fall into.
03:33You won't end up getting stuck.
03:35All right, let's drop this thing down. Now, have a look at this. They've added a torsion bar as well.
03:39This makes opening and closing the tray door much easier.
03:42Now, it's obviously not going to be super, super easy to close,
03:46but if you are opening and closing this 20, 30 times a day,
03:48you will be grateful for these small things that they add into modern utes.
03:52You've got tie-down hooks on the back here and at the front, but I like this. Quite a clever setup.
03:57You're able to move around your tie-down points to make the rear a little more flexible, and in terms of payload,
04:02this has increased as well. You now have up to 1.2 tonnes of payload in the rear of Navara. Here on the Pro 4X model,
04:08it's 1,100 kilograms. So before we jump into the car, you get Pro 4X branding on the side here.
04:13You have this sports bar attached to the back. It actually looks kind of cool with these cutouts. That retains drum brakes.
04:19Let's jump inside the cabin where they've changed things up a bit.
04:22Okay, so we are inside the new Navara. In terms of material changes, not a great deal has changed in here in terms of
04:29materials they use. So it's still quite scratchy, hard-wearing material. Obviously for a dual cab ute,
04:33this is going to be ideal,
04:34but there are some utes in this segment that have gone a little more upmarket in terms of the materials they offer inside the cabin.
04:41But you do get an 8-inch infotainment system with AM, FM, DAB plus digital radio.
04:46You've also had a change to the USB points inside this car.
04:50So you do still get some traditional USB-A points,
04:52but there is also now a USB-C point. Ahead of the driver is a 7-inch TFT display.
04:57This gives you details such as a compass and other bits and pieces for off-road driving.
05:01And then in terms of off-road driving, you can use this
05:05360-degree camera to help you when you are off-road.
05:08You'll be able to see things like where the tires are going and the guidelines will help you
05:11recognize when you're about to drop a tire into a giant rut.
05:14There's also autonomous emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert, a blind spot monitor, a driver alertness system, a lane departure
05:22warning and a lane departure assistant, which uses a brake-based system because this still has a
05:28hydraulic steering rack as opposed to an e-pass system.
05:31Okay, let's move on to comfort and practicality. I want to start here with the seats. Check these out.
05:36I absolutely love this. Nissan's seat design game is pretty strong.
05:40We've seen in vehicles like the Qashqai that they really just go to extra lengths to give the seats a really cool design.
05:45And it's the same story here.
05:46They've got Pro4X branding
05:48stitched into the seat and then you have these ribbed sections on the back and then down the bottom.
05:52Really hug you in nicely and it means that when you are sitting there doing some off-roading,
05:55you're not going to get too thrown around. And then when it comes to storage, your phone can virtually live anywhere.
06:00There are plenty of storage slots including these two along the side.
06:04Glovebox is decent sized as well. And that's also where you'll find your USB-C port. Before I forget as well,
06:10they've updated the steering wheel, so much smaller now. Sits nicely in the hands too.
06:14You've got the buttons here to control the screen ahead of you and then also cruise control on the other side. Doesn't look like
06:19it has radar cruise control, which is interesting. In terms of four-wheel drive equipment,
06:22you have hill descent control, a rear differential lock and also two high, four high, four low.
06:27Two-wheel drive is just rear-wheel drive. Four high is four-wheel drive mode and then there's also a low range mode.
06:33If you don't know what that stuff means, make sure you check out our four-wheel drive controls explained video,
06:37which you can click on up there. That'll give you a bit more detail on what all of that technology means.
06:41But let's jump into that back seat.
06:43Okay, let's have a look at the rear. So you can see here with the seats, they've got that similar design.
06:47So you're going to get a little bit more comfort here. Where can you put your stuff?
06:50Well, this folds up and you've got two underfloor storage areas. One is for the jack,
06:55the other is vacant.
06:57So you can put little bits and pieces in there if you want to keep them away from prying eyes. And then ISOFIX on the
07:02two outboard seats plus these top tether hoops on the outboard seats as well. And we'll hop in, grab handle there.
07:12Okay, so look, it is a little bit cramped here. They haven't changed the dimensions of this vehicle.
07:16So it means that you're not going to get any extra legroom, but I normally have my seat pretty far back.
07:21So that's how much knee room I have. Toe room, a little bit tight, and then headroom is reasonable.
07:26But if you're taller than me, you're probably going to struggle a little bit.
07:29You also get a center armrest with two cup holders in there.
07:33And then down here you have a USB outlet and then air vents as well.
07:37So that has been your first look at the new Nissan Navara in Pro 4X trim.
07:43It's a new name for the Navara in Australia, but this means stuff overseas.
07:47Now, let me know your thoughts in the comments section below.
07:50Do you reckon Nissan has done enough with this to keep it up to date with the rest of the competitors in this segment?
07:55Would you like to see a V6 diesel in this?
07:58Because remember, on this platform, Mercedes, when they had the X-Class, stuck a V6 diesel under the bonnet.
08:02So let me know what your thoughts are in the comments section below.
08:05This will be launched in Australia Q1 2021 and in other markets around the same time.
08:10So we should be able to get behind the wheel of it soon.
08:12Today has just been a very early look at the pre-production car.
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