Nissan Frontier Prototype Powered by Cummins Diesel - Car and Driver
To meet the needs of buyers today, the Frontier offers extended-cab or crew-cab versions, with a base 152-hp 2. 5-liter four or optional 261-hp 4. 0-liter V-6, a six-speed manual or five-speed automatic, rear-wheel or all-wheel-drive versions, and... Prototype Drive – Nissan Frontier Powered by Cummins Diesel When Nissan dropped the Frontier Diesel Runner Concept with a 2. 8-liter Cummins diesel four-cylinder under its transparent hood at the 2014 Chicago auto show, it was like a bomb had... Indeed, as with driver-side sliding doors on minivans and express-open windows, a diesel-powered compact seemed (and still seems) like a why-haven’t-we-had-this-all-along kind of idea. After all, with prodigious torque and considerable fuel economy advantages over large-displacement gasoline-powered engines, diesels are natural fits for larger pickups, so why not small trucks. So we were first in line to sample a modestly equipped, Cummins-powered Frontier Crew Cab prototype that Nissan provided for evaluation. The diesel engine itself is a new, 2. 8-liter mill that produces approximately 200 horsepower and a hearty 350 lb-ft of torque, according to Nissan. Being careful not to overstate its claims about the diesel’s capability, Nissan instead is emphasizing the mill’s fuel efficiency, which it says should increase. Source: www.caranddriver.com
