- The 2025 Nissan Frontier’s mild facelift includes a beefier grille and front bumper.
- Inside, the Frontier now has a 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen on all but the base S trim.
- The Frontier has a higher max tow rating of 7150 pounds too, which is a 510-pound increase.
The Nissan Frontier receives myriad updates for 2025 in a bid to stay competitive in the hot mid-size truck segment. Over the past couple of years, Chevy and GMC launched the new Colorado and Canyon, Toyota debuted a new Tacoma with an overland-oriented Trailhunter trim, and Ford introduced a new Ranger, which was joined by a more powerful, widebody Raptor model for the first time. The Frontier was last overhauled for 2022, so the 2025 version gains a freshened appearance, a higher tow rating, and plenty of new interior equipment that includes a larger available infotainment screen.
The Frontier’s new face is bolder, with the black plastic bumper trim now extending up to meet the grille. The grille itself is restyled with chunkier elements and three thin vents above the Nissan badge, a look similar to the recently revealed Nissan Rogue Rock Creek. The Frontier’s Pro-X and Pro-4X models wear a new layer of black trim across the tailgate, ride on restyled 17-inch wheels, and can come painted in the vivid hue seen here—a new color for 2025 called Afterburn Orange.
The cabin sports an array of upgrades, with a lightly revised dashboard centered around a new 12.3-inch infotainment touchscreen that comes on the SV, Pro-X, Pro-4X, and SL. It’s a notable improvement over the outgoing 9.0-inch display option. Wireless Android Auto now joins wireless Apple CarPlay capability. All trims also gain a standard telescoping steering wheel.
The Pro-X, Pro-4X, and SL also add a standard four-way power-adjustable passenger seat, while all but the base S model gain two-way power lumbar adjustment for the driver’s seat. A sliding rear window and an overhead sunglass holder are now standard on all Frontiers. Plus, the SV gains standard 17-inch wheels. The top-spec SL also receives a wireless phone charger and a surround-view camera as standard equipment.
Nissan has reorganized the Frontier’s lineup for 2025, with the crew-cab, long-wheelbase configuration now available on the SV, Pro-4X, and SL trims; it features a six-foot cargo bed. Nissan improves practicality by boosting the Frontier’s maximum towing capacity to 7150 pounds, which is up from the truck’s previous 6640-pound max rating. The off-road camera mode now works at up to 12 mph, and Nissan has made lots of driver-assistance tech standard across the range, including lane-departure warning, blind-spot warning, rear parking sensors, and adaptive cruise control.
The 2025 Frontier continues to be powered by the same 3.8-liter V-6 producing 310 horsepower and 281 pound-feet of torque. The engine still hooks up to a nine-speed automatic transmission. Nissan says the Frontier will hit dealerships later this summer, with pricing set to be revealed closer to the on-sale date.
Caleb Miller began blogging about cars at 13 years old, and he realized his dream of writing for a car magazine after graduating from Carnegie Mellon University and joining the Car and Driver team. He loves quirky and obscure autos, aiming to one day own something bizarre like a Nissan S-Cargo, and is an avid motorsports fan.
Source: Motor - aranddriver.com
