This Badass Nissan Frontier Has the Titan’s 400-HP V-8

• Nissan dropped the Titan’s 400-hp, 5.6-liter V-8 into a Frontier pickup to create this concept for SEMA.
• The Frontier is only available with a 3.8-liter V-6 from the factory.
• Other modifications for the concept include special shocks, a widened track, different wheels and tires, and NISMO parts including a roof rack and LED lighting.

The era of mid-size pickup trucks with V-8s ended a long time ago, but there was a time when you could get the Chevy Colorado and Dodge Dakota with eight cylinders. Nissan is reviving the idea with this special Frontier for the SEMA show that features the full-size Titan’s 5.6-liter V-8, along with a host of off-road modifications and NISMO parts.

The V-8, which makes 400 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque in the Titan, is a major upgrade over the stock Frontier’s 310-hp, 3.8-liter V-6. And it’ll surely up the auditory drama as well thanks to its cat-back exhaust system. A cold air intake from NISMO is also part of the package.

Apart from the engine swap, this concept truck is a Baja-inspired off-road beast with a highly modified suspension and all sorts of add-ons from Nissan’s NISMO performance parts division. The track is wider, necessitating wider front fenders, and the ride height is raised thanks to Bilstein coilovers and shocks. Nissan also says that the rear shocks increase the Frontier’s payload capacity. 18-inch wheels are wrapped in mud-terrain tires, and there are also spare tires mounted in the bed.

NISMO supplied the truck’s rock rails, roof rack, and LED lighting, while the winch is from Warn. The white, black, and red paint scheme features numerous graphics and sponsor decals.

While the V-8 engine under the hood isn’t likely to make it to a production Frontier, some of the parts seen on this concept truck will be sold by NISMO in the near future, and some are prototype parts that the company is considering offering down the road.

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