Nissan is going all in on overlanding with dealer-supported upgrades for its 4×4 models.
Nissan’s performance arm, NISMO, revealed this week that it is doing more than just tuning the brand’s sports cars these days. It has now turned its sights on the 4×4 segment. It has created a line of off-road and overland accessories for the Frontier, Titan, and Xterra. And it’s debuting the first round of factory accessories at this year’s Rebelle Rally.
The 2020 Nissan Frontier, powered by a new 310-horsepower V6, is the first to receive the dealer-available upgrades. And the first example is entering this year’s Rebelle Rally.
The last-of-its-generation Frontier mid-size pickup has been given a new 105-pound front bumper laser cut from high-tensile strength steel that includes two points for recovery shackles as well as mounting points for auxiliary lights. Mounted to it are some NISMO-branded six-inch-diameter LED driving lights developed by Rigid that boast 8,600 lumens. And behind that is a WARN winch, which the bumper is designed to easily accommodate.
The outgoing truck has also been blessed with a factory-tuned 2.0-inch lift suspension with digressive-valve shocks at all four corners — and the rear shocks feature remote reservoirs, too.
It’s rolling on new NISMO wheels as well, which are 17×7.5 inches with 6×114.3 bolt pattern and have a positive 30 millimeter backspacing, so they perfectly fit the 2005 to 2020 Frontier.
Nissan also announced that the 2016 to 2021 Titan full-size pickup will also receive its own set of factory-approved upgrades. And designers even dipped back a couple models and designed solutions for the for-now-discontinued Xterra, running 2005 to 2015. What’s more, the all-new Frontier, which will debut next year, will also get its own slew of overlanding upgrades.
This is great news for those Nissan owners (or would-be Nissan owners) and overlanders who want to outfit their truck for off-grid adventures but would prefer to stick with brand-approved parts. Soon you’ll be able to roll into your local Nissan store and snag some of these NISMO upgrades.
If you’re interested in learning more about about these NISMO overlanding upgrades, check out https://nismoparts.nissanusa.com/
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