Overview
At one time the midsize truck segment had competitors from Mitsubishi, Mazda, and Isuzu, now the segment is smaller. Few competitors remain in the class. All that's left are the Nissan Frontier, the Toyota Tocoma, the Chevy Colorado, and the GMC Canyon. Of course, Nissan has the best offering to date.
The Frontier base model compact truck is a four cylinder offering with a 2.5 Liter 16 valve engine or a 4.0 Liter 24-valve V-6 offering derived from the VQ series. The truck is sold with either a five or six speed manual tranny or a five speed auto gearbox. The Frontier has one of two drive configurations too including 4WD and 2WD. The 4WD has a shift on the fly like system comprising of 4L0, 4H, and 2WD modes. The truck comes as a King Cab with two doors or a Crew cab with four doors.
