Review Of 2010 Nissan Frontier Pick Up Truck

Introduction of 2010 Nissan Frontier

The 2010 Nissan Frontier priced at MSRP $17,540 – $29,820   is designed for personal use.  This edition sports innovative features and is very robust in nature. It is a pick up truck that is designed to offer complete versatility and can be used for work and long journeys. This compact pick up truck offers tough competition to Dodge Dakota, Chevy Colorado and Ford Ranger.

What’s on offer?

The 2010 Nissan Frontier adds standard safety features including front side airbag, side curtain airbag, and stability control.  Nissan has cut prices for its optional features like navigation system.

Silhouette

The 2010 Nissan Frontier has a curvy bodyline which resembles the car like structure. The designers have picked up styling cues from a luxurious SUV. The front end is crafted with large chrome bar grille, and flared wheel wells that enhances the frontal appearance of this edition. The external look of this edition is so appealing that it manages to pull the crowd with its fantastic body style.

The 2010 Nissan frontier is available in two body style configurations. King cab or extended cab and crew cab. A king cab features a 6 foot bed while the crew cab denotes a 5 foot bed and offers an option of 6 foot bed.

Inside the cabin

The 2010 Nissan Frontier has comfortable bucket seats in the front row. The rear seats in the crew cab can also seat adult passengers. The cabin is roomy and offers enough head room and leg space to seat taller passengers comfortably. The cab is gorgeously designed for a pick up truck.

The white faced gauges are quite straight forward and easy to read. They are placed at comfortable locations to offer convenience to the operator.

There is adequate cargo space inside the cabin. For those buyers who are looking at extensive storage space can add the Utili Track system which adds removable cleats, storage bins, bike racks, dividers and trays. The king cab provides removable under seat storage also.

Features of 2010 Nissan Frontier

The 2010 Nissan Frontier is available in four trims XE, SE, LE, and PRO-4X.

The XE trim offers15 inch steel wheels, cloth upholstery and front bucket seats. The XE preferred package additionally includes air conditioning and AM/FM/CD audio system.

The SE trim includes features from the XE Preferred package along with 16 inch wheels, chrome front bumpers, tilting steering wheel, sliding rear window. The optionally offered SE Power package gains full power accessories, remote keyless entry, and cruise control. The V6 powered SE trim offers an SE Value Truck Package  which further adds 16 inch alloy wheels, a tow package and a bedliner.

The LE trim includes 18 inch alloy wheels, body colored side moldings, chrome exterior trim, fog lights, keyless entry, full power accessories, power driver seat, spray on bed liner, leather wrapped steering wheel, tubular step rails, Utili Track Cargo management system and first aid kit.

The PRO-4X trim is designed for all those who wish to use their vehicle on off road terrain. This trim is equipped with features from the LE trim and 16 inch alloy wheels with off road tires, Bilstein off road shocks, locking rear differential, under side skid plates, and white faced gauges.

This trim offer option of the Value package which includes leather upholstery, power front seats, heated front seats, Bluetooth, 10 speaker Rockford Fosgate, stereo with six CD changer, satellite radio with auxiliary audio jack, and steering wheel mounted audio controls.

2010 Nissan Frontier Powertrain

The 2010 Nissan Frontier offers choice of two engine types. The base XE and the SE trims are powered by 2.5 liter four cylinder engine which can pump out 152 hp and 171 lb-ft of torque. This engine is available with rear wheel drive and is teamed with five speed manual transmission. Five speed automatic transmission is available as an optional feature. This four cylinder engine provides a fuel economy of 19/23/21 with manual transmission and 17/22/19 with automatic transmission.

The LE and PRO 4X trim is powered by 4.0 liter V6 engine that generates 261 horsepower and 281 pounds feet of torque. This engine is available with rear wheel drive or four wheel drive. It is teamed with five speed automatic transmission and offers an option of six speed manual transmission.

The 4.0 liter engine is available as an option on the SE trim and is teamed with six speed manual transmission.

This engine when paired with manual transmission and rear wheel drive emits a fuel economy of 16/20/17 mpg while four wheel drive and automatic transmission offers 14/19/16 mpg.

We noted that the steering is precise and offers excellent ride quality for a pick up truck. The PRO 4X trim is well suited for off road needs.

2010 Nissan Frontier Safety

The 2010 Nissan frontier offers front seat side airbags, side curtain airbags, antilock disc brakes and stability control as standard features. The V6 edition further adds Active Brake limited Slip while the PRO 4X includes Hill Start Assist and Hill descent control.

During the various tests conducted to check the efficiency of these features the King Cab scored four stars for driver protection and five stars for passenger protection in frontal crash tests. The crew cab scored four stars in both the categories.

Conclusion

The 2010 Nissan Frontier is burly truck with lively handling. The main highlights of this edition are comfortable seats, strong bed lining, easy to use cabin controls and strong V6 engine. The main drawbacks that can be noted are regular cab body style not available and options available in packages only.