2023 Nissan Navara SL Warrior revealed: Pricing and features

The cut-price 2023 Nissan Navara SL Warrior has officially debuted ahead of its August launch.

It is priced from $58,000 before on-road costs with a six-speed manual or $60,500 plus on-roads for the seven-speed automatic – around $10,000 less than a range-topping Navara PRO-4X Warrior.

Like the PRO-4X Warrior, the new variant is modified and tested in Melbourne by Premcar, with the entire vehicle covered by Nissan’s five-year, unlimited-kilometre warranty.

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However, it is based on the entry-level Navara SL, allowing for a new, low-cost model from Premcar to ensure supply can meet overwhelming demand aggravated by the ongoing semiconductor chip shortage.

As such, the SL Warrior misses out on key equipment found on the PRO-4X Warrior to avoid delays, including; bi-LED headlights, quilted leather upholstery, heated front seats, carpet floors, sports bars, cargo rails in the tub, and a host of active safety technology.

However, the Warrior-specific enhancements carry over, with a 100-kilogram gross vehicle mass upgrade to 3250kg, 32-inch Cooper Discoverer All-Terrain tyres, 17-inch black alloy wheels (in place of the regular SL’s steel items), raised suspension, and off-road enhancements.

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Other bolt-ons retained for the SL Warrior include; a Navara-branded front bash plate (in black, not red), improved suspension tuned in Australia, revised front and rear damping, fender flares, unique body decals, and a standard tub liner.

A hooped steel bullbar with an integrated LED light bar – allowing for brighter high beams with the SL’s halogen lights – is fitted, in place of the PRO-4X’s hoopless design.

Nissan claims the Navara SL Warrior has 260 millimetres of ground clearance – a 40mm increase – a 36-degree approach angle, a 26.2-degree breakover angle, and a 19-degree departure angle.

Both variants are powered by the familiar 2.3-litre twin-turbo four-cylinder diesel engine, producing 140kW of power and 450Nm of torque.

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Compared to the regular Navara SL, the Warrior attracts an $11,400 premium in manual or automatic guise, with base equipment carried across.

These standard features include; autonomous emergency braking, an 8-inch infotainment system, Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, four USB ports (3x USB-A and 1x USB-C), black plastic door handles and side mirrors, a 7-inch semi-digital instrument cluster, and halogen front and rear lighting.

Nissan Australia is likely to expand its locally-developed Warrior range in the coming months, with a more hardcore take of the Patrol large SUV currently under development.

The 2023 Nissan Navara SL Warrior will arrive in local Nissan showrooms in August 2022.

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2023 Nissan Navara SL Warrior pricing

Prices exclude on-road costs.