2025 Nissan Frontier gets a suite of meaningful upgrades

No more letting the Nissan Frontier languish on the vine, it appears. Three years after the all-new truck hit the market, Nissan's lashed up a raft of updates, many based on customer feedback. The one the working truck folks are going to like best is expanded availability of the Crew Cab with the six-foot bed. Until now, out of five trims — S, SV, two-wheel-drive Pro-X and four-wheel-drive Pro-4X, SL, Hardbody — buyers could only spec the long bed on the SV — the rest came with the Standard bed that's just under five feet. For 2025, the SV, Pro-4X, and SL grades get access to the six-footer, meaning only the base S and top-tier Hardbody trims will go without. With Nissan specifying the Pro-4X here, it appears one will also need to order the 4x4 Frontier to get the long bed. The current SV can get the variant long bed no matter the drivetrain.

They'll also appreciate higher tow ratings, every trim able to pull about 500 more pounds than before. That takes max capacity to 7,150 pounds, compared to a current max of 6,640 pounds with the SV King Cab 4x2.

Everyone will enjoy revised looks, made most obvious on the Pro-4X in the press shots. There's a redrawn grille above a black crosspiece that replaces the body-colored crosspiece, and a tweaked design for the front side intakes that now connect to the fog lamps down below. In back, the Pro-X and Pro-4X wear new tailgate finishers, we'll have to see whether other grades get similar flourishes. And at least the Pro trims add the new Afterburn Orange exterior color to the palette, plus there's a new 17-inch wheel design.