Our best look yet? Nissan Navara 2026: New renders reveal Mitsubishi Triton-based ute, ahead of November 19 debut

Following the lukewarm reception given to the existing fourth-skills D23/NP300 Navara all the draw in which through its decade-lengthy lifespan in Australia, Nissan is pinning its diesel-ute hopes on the forthcoming fifth-skills model which is ready to shut here for the length of the first half of 2026.

The display conceal for the 2026 Navara is now appropriate days away, attributable to be unveiled on November nineteenth.

To commemorate the match, Chasing Vehicles has tasked artist Theottle with rising queer renderings of what we predict the new Navara will eye admire in step along with your whole most modern teasers and investigate cross-take a look at photos.

Carefully in step with the sixth-skills Mitsubishi Triton – Mitsubishi turn into given accountability for rising this subsequent-skills ute for the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi alliance – the D27 Navara (its expected model code) will nearly surely portion its ladder-frame chassis, core physique structure, suspension structure, and even its powertrains with potentially the most modern Triton.

Likely to additionally portion its manufacturing plant with the Triton (at Laem Chabang in Thailand), the D27 Navara is anticipated to forgo the Renault-designed twin-turbo 140kW/450Nm 2.3-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder engine of the present model for Mitsubishi’s most modern twin-turbo 150kW/470Nm 2.4-litre turbo-diesel four-cylinder.

Ditto the transmissions – the Navara’s existing seven-bustle torque-converter automatic transmission is anticipated to be replaced by Mitsubishi’s six-bustle auto, apart from an accessible six-bustle handbook ’field.

Chasing Vehicles understands an eight-bustle automatic is being developed for Mitsubishi’s forthcoming Pajero/Montero/Shogun giant SUV/Four wheel power (due slack 2026), which draw it’s a potential starter for Navara/Triton as successfully.

Given the lengthy global tradition of ute model-sharing (such because the Isuzu D-Max/Mazda BT-50 and Ford Ranger/Volkswagen Amarok twins, plus the new MG U9/LDV Terron 9 twin-cabs and old Ford/Mazda, GM/Isuzu, and Chrysler/Mitsubishi tie-ups), the D27 Navara appears to be like to be mainly a visible makeover of the Triton, in step with Nissan’s teaser video released closing week [HERE] and our queer renders.

That can absorb a fresh front stop with uncommon headlights and grille, topped by subtly angled LED DRLs as displayed in Nissan’s teaser photos, as successfully as new rear tail-lights.

In inform to distinguish the two utes as great as conceivable, the new Navara will additionally feature its bask in wheel designs and will abet its flagship PRO-4X neat stage, as successfully as Premcar-engineered Warrior off-twin carriageway-biased versions.

Talking to Chasing Vehicles on the present Nissan Ariya originate, Nissan Oceania managing director Andrew Humberstone confirmed that Premcar in Melbourne will likely be liable for rising a new-gen Navara Warrior, although he left things originate when asked to relate on whether or no longer Premcar would possibly maybe maybe maybe well be offering suspension-tuning skills for the usual-or-backyard D27 Navara.

“We absorb a sizable relationship with them [Premcar]. That’s a lengthy-period of time partnership. We hope to proceed that into the lengthy dawdle. We’re doing loads of labor with them. We’re engaged with them very actively. On the opposite hand it’s a little little bit of a wait and explore [as to whether Premcar will have any input on the suspension tuning of the regular D27 Navara variants].

“At the second, [there’s] a whole bunch discussions occurring, but it’s a indubitably solid partnership,” he said.

Given the new-gen Triton’s lacklustre handling and chase, and its insufficient load-carrying efficiency except optioned with heavy-responsibility suspension, Nissan Australia has a range of labor on its hands if it needs to toughen on the donor automobile – as successfully as to toughen on the existing Navara’s dynamic capabilities.

On the opposite hand, Nissan Australia has an queer ace up its sleeve … and it’s yet another ute – the Frontier Pro, a giant 5.5m-lengthy lag-in hybrid twin-cab developed in partnership with Dongfeng in China.

It incorporates a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder engine, an eight-bustle automatic transmission and two battery sizes (17kWh and 32.9kWh).

“Readily accessible for export” from China today (and at this time most efficient equipped in 5 global markets, following manufacturing kick-off in January), the Frontier Pro is yet to be confirmed for Australia but offers Nissan with a uncommon different – to give both the usual-or-backyard Navara, the off-twin carriageway-enhanced Navara Warrior, and the extra day by day life targeted Frontier Pro PHEV in a ute market which is fracturing, but stays highly lucrative.

“I hold [the Frontier Pro is] a sizable product,” said Andrew Humberstone. “The fashion I’d frame that is I recognise a ruin up in that ute segment.

“You’ve obtained the hardcore ute driver, which needs the pale, dare I say, off-twin carriageway-capable automobile, with the Warrior, the PRO-4X – ‘I are looking to be capable to tow my boat or my caravan or whatever, and I are on the lookout for to lag camping,’ etcetera. And likewise you’ve obtained the more than a few, which is the motive force that would possibly maybe maybe maybe well very successfully be desirous to clutch their canines to the seaside – less utilitarian – and they’ve a particular requirement.

“Therefore, I explore a ruin up potentially in that. So are we in a position to cater for both? I hold there’s an different,” said Andrew Humberstone.

“I are on the lookout for to optimise on the [dual-cab ute] segment and deliver a product that I know that my clients within the [Nissan] vendor community desire, so I’m combating to meet those expectations.

“We’re having a glimpse at [the Frontier Pro PHEV] very fastidiously. We’ve made our space very particular, and we’ll explore what comes aid, and we’ll portion lots with you rapidly.”

That second is in overall the global display conceal of the new-skills D27 Navara in South Australia on November 19, the keep Chasing Vehicles expects Andrew Humberstone and Nissan Australia to display conceal extra about its multi-stage ute approach for 2026 and past.