The Nissan NP300 Navara has been named Best Pick-Up at the prestigious Fleet World Awards in London.

The all-new Nissan NP300 Navara has been named Best Pick-Up at the prestigious Fleet World Awards in London. A judging panel at Van Fleet World found the newcomer to be the stand-out contender among the spate of recent pick-up launches and said it represents a ‘giant leap forwards’ in terms of engines, suspension and technology.

Dan Gilkes, Editor of Van Fleet World, said: “We were expecting big things of the NP300 Navara and Nissan did not disappoint.

“The big talking point was always going to be the move to a 5-link rear suspension on double-cab models, that literally transforms the road holding and ride quality.

“However new NP300 Navara is about far more than that. With high powered, economical engines, a choice of transmissions and a host of new technologies to assist and entertain the driver, the model has really thrown down the gauntlet to other manufacturers.

“Add in a considerably lower total cost of ownership and you are looking at a winning package.”

Launched earlier this year, the Fleet World Award is the latest in a growing list of honours for the NP300 Navara – a model which has redefined its sector.

It has already won the International Pick-up Award 2016 while leading industry website Vans A2Z also named it pick-up of the year and gave its unique 5-link rear suspension system an innovation award.

Receiving the latest award, Mark Wheeler, LCV and Relationship Director at Nissan Motor GB, said: “We are delighted the NP300 Navara has won this prestigious award. It’s yet more proof that the model really has set a new benchmark in the pick-up sector.”