However, at a certain period of its life, the car was sold under the name Nissan Hardbody — or Camiones in Mexico, Big M in Thailand, PickUp, Hustler, Power Eagle, Pathfinder Eagle or King Cab. So, it's not hard to imagine Nissan wanting to take care of the legacy after it finally took the obvious step in 2021 and released the third generation Frontier for North America as a separate model instead of adapting the international version.< /p>
Sales picked up soon after, and although it can't compete with the mighty Toyota Tacoma (nearly 117,000 units sold), the pickup sold 34,000 units in the first half of the year. units. However, it was very close to the Chevrolet Colorado.
And in order to maintain the excitement around the model, the Japanese decided to rush the release of a new car, which will probably receive the nickname Hardbody. The name was based on the tough, double-walled cargo bay design it was also one of the first cars ever produced by Nissan's California design studio — now Nissan Design America.
As it turns out, everyone's favorite compact truck, the Nissan Hardbody, is «beginning its next chapter» September 14, when the Japanese automaker will introduce a new Frontier Hardbody variant. Most likely, it will not compete with the Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz compact trucks. Instead, it will likely become a third body style for the pickup truck, along with the Frontier King Cab and Frontier Crew Cab. This is apparently a response to the many variants of the Toyota Tacoma N400 and the upcoming Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon, as well as the new iteration of the Ford Ranger.