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Nissan Hardbody Truck

July 26th, 2007 by shenron

The Nissan Hardbody Truck was Nissans compact pickup truck between 1986 and 1997, and it was also called the Nissan Hustler.  It became the truck of choice after the Datsun 720 had completed its run and it was made for eleven years in all, with its direct competitor being Toyota and their line of super compact pickup trucks.  The Nissan Hardbody had the common design of being a front engine mounted truck with either a two door cab or a four door king cab and also included five different transmission and four engines to chose from, although they were really just the same two engines, updated midway through the eleven year production run.  The Nissan Hardbody Truck was actually the Datsun 720, renamed, and can be seen as such with the very first ones made in 1986 just being re-badged, however midway through 1986 they got a makeover and a new body style that made them distinct enough to compare with their first mini generation.

The Nissan Hardbody was a low cost and very dependable truck that did not suffer many mechanical problems when compared to other trucks of the time, and are still seen today on roads and off, and are very well known for their good construction.  They have endured and are still reliable today even though the trucks seen today range from being twenty years old to ten years old.   The engines included with the first half of the run are the 2.4L four cylinder 106 horse engine and the 3.0L 145 horse V6 engine, which were both very adequate for the Nissan Hardbody’s smaller stature.  In 1991 the engines were overhauled, giving the 2.4 L four cylinder a total of 134 horses, which is a 28 horse gain, and the 3.0l V6 and update to 153 horses, an eight horse gain.  The transmissions offered either the four speed auto or the four speed manual, along with the five speed manual transmission.

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The Nissan Frontier

July 26th, 2007 by shenron

The Nissan Frontier is the direct descendant of the Nissan Hardbody Truck, and has been in production since 1998.  The Nissan Frontier is a compact pickup truck with either a two door or four door design and has a classic front engine rear wheel drive combo, of the front engine four wheel drive.   In 1998 the Frontier was introduced and replaced the Hardbody Truck that had been a fixture for a decade before.  The truck came with just one normal two door design in the beginning but the King Cab was added on later to give it the four doors so many people liked about the compact pickup truck.  The first gen of Nissan Frontier Trucks came with a variety of engines, and also three transmissions to choose from, being the either the four speed auto or four speed manual, and also a five speed manual.  The engines ranged in size and started off with the 2.4L 143 horse four stroke, up to the 3.3 and 3.4 170 HP engines - although different sized they maintained the same speed, and finally the updated 3.3L that gave it a whopping 40 horse upgrade to 210 horses.  In 2004 this era completed its run and lead into the 2005 year, dropping the label “Compact Pickup Truck”.

That’s right, 2005 rolled in with a new Nissan Frontier that was bigger, meatier, and had a new classification:  Mid-sized pickup truck.  The Nissan Frontier truck was completely redesigned with a slicker feel to the body and the addition of better engines along with bigger wheels and a towing capacity of 6.5 thousand pounds.  The engines bestowed upon the truck started with the 4.0L VQ V6 that is the standard engine and lends to it a full 265 horses, along with the other engine which is just a four cylinder that gives up 154 horses.  With this model both the normal all wheel and rear wheel drive are there along with traction control and decent control making it stable whilst hauling a heavy load up or down a hill.

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Nissan Titan

July 26th, 2007 by shenron

The Nissan Titan is Nissan’s most recent foray into the truck manufacturing field, having been based on the Nissan F-Alpha platform and such.  Thus for the Nissan it is not an actual full out war-waging competitor to the biggest manufacturers of trucks (Ford, Chevy, Dodge) but rather an alternate to them.  It has been in production since 2004 and there have been no additional models since this ones introduction making this the first era of the Nissan Titan truck.  The vehicle is somewhat more technical in nature with its 32 valve 5.6 V8 that has a wonderfully powerful 305 horses and 379 torque rating.  There is a minor upgrade to be noted - because this year they added on an updated version of the engine for 317 horses and 385 feet per pound of torque. Like almost all standard trucks it comes with a front mounted engine and is capable of ear wheel or four wheel drive and has a five speed automatic, along with choices of either a crew cab or an extended cab, along with bed sized to match.

Nissan intended the Nissan titan Truck to be more than just a truck, with its good towing capacity and rather large interior space it can also be considered a family vehicle with a huge array of add-ons and other goodies within to keep loud obnoxious children happy, such as its DVD player and sun roof on some models.  It also comes with a navigation system, satellite radio from either XM or Sirius (or both now that a merger is likely to occur between them) along with a read sonar system for backing up and power adjustable pedals.  As for safety features with the truck it has been given very high marks, meaning in an accident it is likely you will be safe.

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