For 2026, Majestic has also fitted a brand new rear bar. The old Navigator had a single piece of steel U-bolted to the chassis. This, however, is a much more practical unit. Fabricated from folded, powder-coated aluminium, the bar has drawer storage, a couple of lockable jerry can holders, a firewood box, and serves as the mounting point for the spare wheel. The entire back-end of this van is much more substantial than it was last year.
Majestic has also replaced the black checkerplate protection on all four sides with Raptor coating – a good move. Checkerplate has served the industry well, but it’ s had its day, and as caravans styling changes, black checkerplate simply looks a bit low-rent.
Let me draw your attention to the underside of this van. Underneath, you’ ll find two 95L water tanks as well as a 110L grey water tank. Each is protected by checkerplate( yes, I can live with it underneath) but Majestic has also wrapped the plumbing in agi-pipe for protection. Simple, effective and replaceable when it inevitably becomes shotpeened to pieces by gravel on the Oodnadatta Track. But better it happen to cheap agi than your expensive-to-replace pipes.
The previous Navigator 196 came with a 300Ah lithium battery, 500W of solar and a 3000W inverter. That’ s been upgraded in this van to 400Ah of lithium, 750W of solar and 3000W inverter now comes as standard. The van uses a Projecta battery management system; however, due to the increased solar input, an additional( separate) MPPT solar regulator is provided. The inverter, by the way, is wired to each powerpoint. Just activate the inverter and plug in your 240V device.
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