Nissan's Updated Frontier

By David Boldt · May 21, 2020

NISSAN’S UPDATED FRONTIER

Still Credibly Real,
Incredibly Simple

After 15 years in the marketplace with little more than a valve cap changed, Nissan’s venerable Frontier receives an entirely new powertrain for 2020. Yup. An all-new engine connected to a new transmission are transplanted in the same upright sheetmetal all of us know, and many of us still love. Nissan’s 2020 Frontier, hitting showrooms this July, serves as a stopgap measure for Nissan and its dealers, with an all-new Frontier believed to be coming in 2021. And that’s fine, but I like this one, especially with the bump in power (310 vs. 261 in the ’19), torque and efficiency. Pricing goes up a bit, but the Frontier looks to be a sweet spot in the pursuit of better efficiency…if, of course, they won’t install a Cummins turbodiesel.

We’re trying to get one to test, but in the interim, find our thoughts from ’16 below. DB

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David Boldt

Boldt, a past contributor to outlets such as AutoTrader.com, Kelley Blue Book and Autoblog, brings some forty years of experience in automotive retail, journalism and public relations. He is a member of the International Motor Press Association and serves as president of the LA-based Motor Press Guild.