Yahoo Autos 2022 Nissan Frontier Interior and Bed Review | Excellent, given the context
The 2022 Nissan Frontier is an improvement in so many ways, and the interior is perhaps one of the most dramatic of changes. Of course, it was almost impossible for it to not be better than before, as the 2021 Frontier looked like it was straight outta the mid-2000s. Plus, the competitive set for it to clear in the midsize truck segment isn’t exactly a high one. Most midsizers, save the expensive Jeep Gladiator, have poor or barely average interiors in the grand scheme of today’s car market.
With that context in mind, let’s examine the Frontier’s new interior. Our main subject will be the SV trim, but we’ll make mention of the more luxurious (and more expensive) PRO-4X interior, too.
The SV is Nissan’s mid-grade, but loaded up with options as our tester was, it also serves as an upper trim for those uninterested in all the off-road goodies that come with the PRO-4X. Since it’s loaded, it has the Charcoal black leather upgrade seats — without the upgrade you’re making do with black cloth or tan/gray cloth. The tan and gray two-tone doesn’t look so bad, and might be a great choice for a truck, but Nissan locks you out of its best packages if you don’t get leather. Those packages include the $1,990 SV Convenience pack, SV Premium pack and Technology pack. You’re going to want all of those if you want niceties like adaptive cruise, auto high beams, the bed Utili-Track system, a moonroof and Fender audio system.
First impressions are good, but not great. The center stack is logically laid out and loaded with clicky buttons, knobs and switches in a very truck-like fashion. The only touch surface is the touchscreen itself, which is an 8-inch unit — a 9-inch touchscreen with shiny black surround comes into the picture on the PRO-4X. A long, traditional gear shifter sticks out of the floor and moves with enough hefty authority to be fit for a truck. The gauges are large and easily read, though Nissan’s center screen in between the gauges is already feeling dated and messy. We can say the same for the steering wheel. It’s Nissan’s last-gen wheel, which means the buttons on it are annoyingly far reaches for our fingers, and the wheel itself isn’t particularly attractive.
On the plus side, we have few bad things to say about the Frontier’s ergonomics elsewhere. Visibility is excellent even over top of the tall, long hood, and it’s easy to place the Frontier on the road. This truck may be larger than before, but it still drives small relative to other mid size pickups. The seats themselves are super comfortable and feature Nissan’s Zero Gravity seat technology. Plus, there’s plenty of interior storage to tuck personal belongings or phones — this might just be the best midsize pickup for a road trip.
