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Nissan Frontier Nismo
The Nissan Frontier
is a model of pickup truck assembled by Nissan
Motor Co., Ltd. and offered to the public
under the Nissan brand name. Nissan was the
pioneer of the compact pickup truck market
in 1959, joined in the 1960s by Mazda and
Toyota. Since 1959 Nissan is known for a number
of notable firsts in the compact pickup truck
market, including the first extended cab bodystyle,
in the 1979 Nissan King Cab and the first
crew cab bodystyle, in the 2000 Frontier.
Frontiers are currently built in Smyrna, Tennessee.
Initially, the Frontier
was considered compact, but beginning with
the totally-redesigned model year 2005 Frontier
(introuduced at the 2004 North American International
Auto Show), it become more mid-sized. It uses
the new Nissan F-Alpha platform and resembles
the company's full-size Nissan Titan truck.
The
new truck's wheelbase is 125.9 in (3.20
m) with a 205.5 in (5.22 m) overall length.
Towing capacity is 6500 lb (2,950 kg). A
4.0 L VQ-family V6 is the standard engine,
and it produces a respectable 265 hp (198
kW) with 284 ft·lbf (385 N·m)
of torque. A five-speed manual transmission
or six-speed manual is standard with a four-speed
or five-speed automatic optional. Both rear-
and four-wheel drive are available. Traction
control and hill-descent control are also
available.
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