- nissan has given us a glimpse of what to expect with the new 2022 frontier and 2022 pathfinder ahead of their unveiling this thursday.
- the new frontier will be completing its redesign which started last year with a new powertrain, while the pathfinder will be wholly redesigned this year.
- the reveal will be streamed live at 1 p.m. eastern time on february 4 on the nissan website.
nissan is set to reveal the 2022 frontier and the 2022 pathfinder this thursday, february 4, and ahead of those debuts, the automaker has teased both of the vehicles, giving us a glimpse of what to expect. the frontier, which got a new powertrain last year, is completing its redesign this year with a new look. meanwhile, the pathfinder will be entirely new for the 2022 model year.
both teasers show the vehicles darting down unpaved, sandy roads, suggesting for at least the pathfinder—which currently doesn't offer any sort of off-road trim—could gain some off-road attributes. the teaser of the frontier pro-4x shows an upright, aggressive-looking grille which matches the direction other small pickups have gone. the pathfinder clip shows a quick shot of the rear of the car, showing that the pathfinder name is written across the rear trunk, as on the new armada. it's difficult to tell from the teaser, but the pathfinder may also be regaining its more upright and trucklike stance that disappeared in the last generational changeover in 2013.
nissan started changes to the frontier last year when it introduced a new 310-hp 3.8-liter v-6 to the pickup. with that change, the manual transmission was discontinued, and the frontier now comes standard with a nine-speed automatic. the pathfinder could also see some changes to its powertrain including dropping the standard continuously variable automatic transmission (cvt).
the new frontier and pathfinder will both be revealed on wednesday, february 4, at 1 p.m. eastern time on nissan's website.