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Buy one while you still can. The midsize truck segment has returned in full force. Some automakers - we're talking specifically to you, Ford - believed midsize trucks were no longer necessary but were soon proven wrong. Today, there's a new Ford Ranger and longtime players like the Chevy Colorado/GMC Canyon twins and Toyota Tacoma remain popular choices. And there's the Nissan Frontier. The Japanese automaker unveiled the completely redesigned 2022 Frontier earlier this month but the outgoing generation, which went on sale for 2005, is going out on top. J.D. Power has named the 2021 Frontier ...

The 2021 model is nearly the same as the 2005 truck. The Nissan Frontier has managed to survive relatively unchanged since the 2005 model year. The fact that a now 16-year-old vehicle remains on sale is almost unheard of these days when automakers launch refreshed or completely redesigned models faster than ever. But the Frontier has done its job extremely well by appealing to midsize pickup truck buyers who aren't interested in spending a lot of money and want something basic and dependable. Last year, the Frontier received a new 3.8-liter naturally aspirated V6 with 310 horsepower and mated...

For the Frontier, we expect the new generation to be based on Nissan's foreign-market Navara truck's platform that has been around just a few years. The 2.5-liter four-cylinder engine is expected to be dropped, and with the base engine becoming the 3.8-liter V6, we know the Frontier's price will increase. As a result, Nissan's Frontier may no longer be considered a budget truck competing with less powerful four-cylinder rivals at the bottom of the market. An early fleet ordering document suggests the base MSRP price may be as high as $30,000 and around $7,000 more than the outgoing model. Com...