Is this the 2021 Nissan Navara? New Toyota HiLux rival snapped with tough, Titan-style front end

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International media has captured what appears to be a snap of the new Nissan Navara
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
15 Oct 2020
1 min read

The new Nissan Navara appears to have been captures undisguised, revealing a new and tougher Titan-style front end for the updated Toyota HiLux and Isuzu D-Max rival.

Nissan's truck will continue the tsunami of new dual-cabs currently washing over Australia, with the new Toyota HiLux, Isuzu D-Max, Great Wall Cannon and Mazda BT-50 all having either launched, or preparing to launch, in our market.

This image, published in Thailand's Headlight Magazine, reveals a truck with a much bigger, squared-off grille, as well as a new-look front-end styling and bigger, bolder headlights.

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In fact, the new Navara - if this is the finished product - is starting to look a lot like a mini Nissan Titan, the brand's US-spec pick-up that has long been on the cards for an Australian launch.

While the look of the new Navara - which is expected to debut in late 2020 or early 2021 - will change, the core mechanics won't, with most versions of the new truck to remain powered by the brand's 2.3-litre twin-turbo diesel good for 140kW and 450Nm, with a single-turbo version of that engine also available.

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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