The 2025 Nissan Frontier Is the Perfect Truck for Doing Truck Things

The mid-size truck category has seen a lot of activity in the past few years. Basically, every mode line has been redesigned. Along with redesigns have come many specialty models, all trying to outdo one another for playing off-road antics or supposedly camping from place to place with no pavement in between. This results in some very flashy—and costly—trucks.  

However, when Nissan redesigned its Frontier, it kept its focus on how Americans use their trucks and what they need from them. Consequently, it was the first Frontier to break away from the global model and be designed strictly for North America. It grew five inches longer and was equipped with new technology. In this blog, Nissan of Lexington elaborates on how the Frontier was designed for real-world truck activities. 

Most competing models offer just the four-door crew cab configuration with a short bed. By contrast, Frontier offers that configuration plus others. If your truck needs don’t include carrying a second row of passengers, the extended King Cab trades cabin space for a longer six-foot truck bed. You can also match the six-foot bed with the four-door cab. For 2025, Nissan expands the availability of the four-door, six-foot-bed model to the SL and Pro-4X models. When combined with a choice of rear-wheel or four-wheel drive on all but the Pro-4X (which has standard 4WD), the Frontier offers a choice of 17 different configurations, so there should be one that suits you. 

While the Toyota Tacoma, Chevrolet Colorado, and GMC Canyon all only offer turbocharged four-cylinder engines, the Frontier features a standard 310-hp 3.8-liter V6 engine across the model line, providing one of the most potent standard powertrains in the category as well as the least expensive V6-powered truck on the market. This gives the Frontier a generous maximum towing capacity of 7,150 pounds, which beats the Tacoma by 650 pounds.  

Nissan’s off-road-focused model, the Pro-4X, has standard 4WD, a higher ride height, and all-terrain tires. It is aimed at practical off-road use rather than becoming an extreme off-road toy like the Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro, Chevrolet Colorado ZR2, or Ford Ranger Raptor because, again, it is about delivering what people truly need in a truck. This keeps the model line tough but accessible, starting with the Frontier 4×2 King Cab S at $32,050 and topping out with the Frontier SL Crew Cab/long bed in the mid-40s. 

The Frontier focuses on being a solid, hard-working truck. As Car and Driver says, “Sometimes you just need a truck to do truck stuff. The Frontier will happily do that and at a reasonable price.” 

If you need a straightforward mid-size truck with good power, visit Nissan of Lexington and test drive the 2025 Frontier.