Nissan Shoves A 3.8-Liter V6 Together With 9-Speed Automatic Into Their Pickup Truck

Consider us lucky. While the Philippines has had the Nissan Navara (D23) since 2014, other markets similar the USA has had to content amongst the D40, known every bit the Frontier over at that topographic point which makes the pickup truck sixteen years old.

Thankfully, Nissan’s rectifying that, too has chosen a rather unconventional means to tease the all-new Frontier which is due Stateside this year. Instead of showing off whatever blueprint sketch, they’ve instead shoved the brand-new powertrain into the old truck.

Not much is known well-nigh the all-new Frontier. However, at that topographic point are ii prevailing theories. One is that it’ll hold out based off the global Navara pickup truck, piece only about other says it powerfulness hold out based off the Titan platform. Here’s hoping it’s the former, because at to the lowest degree there’s a possibility that we’ll hold out getting this powertrain combination.

Anyway, the all-new 3.8-liter direct-injection V6 engine develops 310 horsepower too 381 Nm of torque—said to hold out best-in-class, piece a novel 9-speed automatic promises improved fuel efficiency. The engine features a diversity of novel tech such every bit the exhaust manifolds integrated amongst the cylinder heads, variable timing control, too a variable displacement fuel pump.

Now, the existent kicker is this Frankenstein pickup truck volition alone hold out sold for 1 twelvemonth earlier the all-new Frontier bows in.