2010 Nissan Frontier

The 2009 Nissan Frontier introduced a new grille and wheels, as well as a few other styling modifications. For 2010, the addition of the exterior paint color Night Armor is the only styling change.

Its safety changes include side and head curtain airbags, as well as stability control for the V6 models. For SE and LE trims sporting a V6, Active Brake Limited Slip (ABLS) is standard. This feature allows the driver to use the brakes to keep the rear wheels from spinning too much on low-grip surfaces.

Hill start assist and descent control are also made standard for 2010 Nissan Frontier with 4-wheel drive SE and LE models too.

2010 Nissan Titan

There aren’t any new styling modifications for the 2010 Nissan Titan except for the addition of Blue Steel and Navy Blue as new exterior paint colors. Like the 2010 Nissan Frontier, Nissan also made the necessary safety changes such as side curtain airbags and stability control standard on all trims, as well as ABLS.

Nissan also made some changes to the Titan’s option packages. First, they added a Value Truck Package to its SE trim, which includes captain chairs with individual armrests for the driver and front passenger, an 8-way power-adjustable seat for the driver, a Bluetooth hands-free phone system, fog lights, rear sonar sensors for easy parking, rear AC vents and a lot more.

The PRO-4X trim, built for off-road usage, will also get a chrome badge at the tailgate, as well as a standard receiver hitch, 7-pin wiring harness and trailer brake pre-wiring for towing if you avail of the SE Value Truck Package. This package costs $2,450 when the options are purchased individually but the SE Value Truck Package will only set you back $1,350.

Customers who plan to use it as a work truck will also like the new vinyl floors for the 2010 Nissan Titan XE King Cab, which is the entry-level model because it’s supposedly much easier to clean than the previous flooring.

The supposed collaboration between Nissan and Chrysler to trade formats came to an end in late August after Chrysler partnered with Fiat, whose specialty is making small cars. Because of this, the Titan, Nissan’s full-size pickup, which was a huge part of the deal was left hanging.

We thought we have seen the last of the Titan especially after Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn reportedly hinted about the end of it in a Newsweek feature and said something along the lines of ‘a smart company only making products that can give them profit’, but it turns out Nissan had other plans for it all the while. Though they wouldn’t release any more details, the Inside Line reported that Nissan will not be giving up on the Titan after all.

They talked to Ghosn and asked about the fate of the iconic truck. “Titan will have a replacement, we are staying in the large pickup truck market,” he said.

In the same report, Inside also mentioned that the new Titan could be redesigned in-house or in collaboration with a third party.

Sales numbers may not have been as strong as preferred, but the Titan has a strong following and I’m pretty sure the Titan enthusiasts out there are pleased with this development.