Nissan Frontier History
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The Frontier replaced the Datsun/Nissan Hardbody compact pickup for 1998 as Nissan's mid-size truck.
Its second generation famously ran with little change from 2005 to 2021 — one of the longest single pickup generations — before an all-new 2022 model arrived.
Body styles
- King Cab
- Crew Cab
Notable special editions & performance variants
Frontier PRO-4X
The off-road-focused Frontier with skid plates, locking rear differential, and Bilstein shocks.
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