The big news for 2009 is the all-new PRO-4X off-road trim level. It includes goodies like skid pans for the oil pan and transfer case, an electronic rear differential locker, Bilstein shocks, and special machine-finished 16-in. alloy wheels wrapped in BFGoodrich Rugged Trail tires. Inside, you get a leather-wrapped steering wheel and shift knob (on the manual transmission models) with red stitching, as well as some chrome accents on the instrument cluster. Add the Value Truck Package to your Crew Cab with PRO-4X, and you pick up heated leather front seats with the red stitching, an eight-way power driver seat and four-way power passenger seat, heated mirrors, and a fold-down center armrest in the back seats. While Crew Cab models get the bed liner, rail caps, and tie-down system standard, the King Cab picks them up when you add the PRO-4X package. All PRO-4X trucks get body-colored grilles, bumpers, mirrors, and door handles as well as foglamps, cruise control, power everything, and remote keyless entry.
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While its features have improved over the years, its looks are still hanging around the starting gate. The 2009 Frontier is easily recognizeable thanks to this, though Nissan claims to have redesigned the front fascia, even if it was done with an X-acto knife instead of a sledge hammer. If you think it looks like it’s trying really hard to look like its big brother, the Titan, that’s because it is. Nissan freely admits the Frontier is trying to emulate many of the Titan’s styling features. Little brother does get new shoes, though. LE models pick up optional 18-in. alloys, while the SE models get new 16-in. alloys. New for 2009 are two new paint options, Red Brick and Navy Blue.
Keeping your on- and off-road adventures safe are standard front airbags and a Tire Pressure Monitoring System. Side curtain airbags for front and rear seat passengers are option, as well as a standard shoulder belt for the middle rear seat passenger on the Crew Cab and child seat anchor points, also on the Crew Cab.
If you liked the Frontier 10 years ago, you’ll like it today. It’s picked up a few new tricks thanks to modern automotive technology, but the Frontier is still the same workhorse it’s always been. Its face may be showing its age, but this truck’s still got plenty of fight in it.
The 2009 Nissan Frontier continues to offer an unmatched level of on- and off- road performance with the use of a 4.0-liter DOHC V6 engine with best-in-segment horsepower, torque, towing and payload specifications. With its strong performance, combined with good fuel mileage (17 city, 21 highway, King Cab 2WD), the Frontier is a fitting truck for work or play.
The 2009 Frontier is offered in both King Cab and Crew Cab body styles and in 4x2 and 4x4 driveline configurations. The Frontier, like the previous generations, is assembled at Nissan’s manufacturing facility in Smyrna, Tennessee.
*Bold Truck Styling and Innovative Versatility
*New Frontier PRO-4X Off-Road Model
*Multi-Flex, High-Use Interior
*Power for an Active Lifestyle
*Advanced Safety Systems, A Variety of Models and Packages
