Is the sporty midsize pickup truck poised for a comeback? Nissan has become the latest automaker to test the waters with its “track-ready” Frontier Tarmac. Nissan Motorsports developed special one-off truck for the SEMA Show in conjunction with Nissan Design America and three-time Formula Drift champion Chris Forsberg.
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Oh I'm diggin' the seats.
In reply to Colin Wood :
Back in the 1990's a friends dad had a similar seat done up as an office chair. It was the dogs bollocks.
Well, that's pretty berkin cool.
LOVE the idea. But like all things now even small trucks are IMHO wildly overpriced. Oh and they are freaking huge compared to how they used to be...
looks pretty sexy! Off on a tangent here, but I've often thought that an automaker trying to break into this market should try doing so via the enthusiast market. Build some wildly overpowered, yet reasonably priced truck and or coupe so that any enthusiast with a pulse would long for, and which would attract a big aftermarket. Then start moving upscale, rather than wading in with yet another civic or Accord competitor.
Colin Wood said:Oh I'm diggin' the seats.
Those are fantastic!
Wow, Nissan making something I find interesting for a change!
Fueled by Caffeine said:In reply to Colin Wood :
Back in the 1990's a friends dad had a similar seat done up as an office chair. It was the dogs bollocks.
Is that a good thing or a bad thing?
I love everything about that except the front wheels sticking out past the fender flares.
For years I have wanted a "sport truck." But like the retro 510, I suspect this will not be built and if it did it would be crazy expensive.
Any idea who makes those seats? 
As for the truck, there is probably a better business case to be made to do something like this in the North American market, than say a small car. This continent LOVES trucks. We watch them race on tarmac and off road. We watch them crush cars, race up dirt ramps and do 360's in the air, land, and do zero-radius circles in clouds of dust in an indoor arena.
They may sell every one of these that they build, and with a healthy ADM.
This vehicle harkens back to a time when small trucks were cheap vehicles and easy to mod. This truck ain't that, but it is cool.
Nissan,
You know what it's like to hit home runs.
This will get you back into the game if you can get us a $40,000 truck close to this.
You're the only one building a V6 mid-size truck - with a manual you'd get that winner feeling all over again.......Do it.
Coniglio Rampante said:They may sell every one of these that they build, and with a healthy ADM.
It's a sema show build, not a production vehicle.
This is cool.
Some of the bits (seats, supercharger, flares) ought to make it to the off-road edition, too.
dps214 said:Coniglio Rampante said:They may sell every one of these that they build, and with a healthy ADM.
It's a sema show build, not a production vehicle.
Correct. Sorry that I wasn't clearer about that. I am noticing a trend by automakers, though, that they are toying around with the idea of a sport truck category again. Ford does have a production version available, with its Ford Maverick Lobo.
Though it's a show build, I think there's a business case to make it (or a close approximation) and it would sell.
I do like this truck and would be excited about buying one in the near future should this become available. The idea is good and it would suit me just fine.
and yet Nissan announces that it's cutting production of this core models.
https://qz.com/nissan-sales-profits-dealers-1851662995
Datsun240ZGuy said:Nissan,
You know what it's like to hit home runs.
This will get you back into the game if you can get us a $40,000 truck close to this.
You're the only one building a V6 mid-size truck - with a manual you'd get that winner feeling all over again.......Do it.
No manual but in my area multiple dealers are offering crew cab Frontier S for $30K, with SVs at $31-32.
Not to bad for a 4300lb, 310hp RWD vehicle that can tow 7000lbs..
Oh yeah Nissan.
It will never happen. Funny thing, on the same page of the truck under more like this is this.
In reply to metallitubby :
Just curious if Nissan is offering decent discounts on the new Z?
The seats rock. This also has some serious Pikes Peak vibes.
Sports trucks can always be hit or miss...this is a hit in my opinion.
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