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More info on the Pick-up...
« on: August 21, 2007, 03:14:53 PM »
My local Suzuki dealer (Northtowne Suzuki, Kansas City, MO) says that the new Suzuki-badged Nissan pickup truck will make it's first public appearance at the Chicago Auto Show in Febuary, 2008.  At that time all will be officially revealed.

Another tidbit:  The Suzuki/Nissan deal involves Suzuki manufacturing Nissan-badged subcompacts in Europe in return for Nissan building Suzuki-badged pickup trucks in North America.

Me and the sales manager speculate that this truck will not be Frontier-based - or at least might be a regular-cab version of the Frontier.  I checked Frontiers out at a local Nissan dealer and was suprised to discover that - in their 2007 brochure - there was no mention of a regular-cab version!
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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2007, 08:21:53 AM »
Quote from: ack on August 21, 2007, 03:14:53 PM
My local Suzuki dealer (Northtowne Suzuki, Kansas City, MO) says that the new Suzuki-badged Nissan pickup truck will make it's first public appearance at the Chicago Auto Show in Febuary, 2008.  At that time all will be officially revealed.

Another tidbit:  The Suzuki/Nissan deal involves Suzuki manufacturing Nissan-badged subcompacts in Europe in return for Nissan building Suzuki-badged pickup trucks in North America.

Me and the sales manager speculate that this truck will not be Frontier-based - or at least might be a regular-cab version of the Frontier.  I checked Frontiers out at a local Nissan dealer and was suprised to discover that - in their 2007 brochure - there was no mention of a regular-cab version!

Great investigative work, Ack....

I'm very excited to see what is going to be made.

-Eric
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Re: More info on the Pick-up... It's A Frontier!
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2007, 07:38:11 AM »
(from Kathy Jackson of Automotive News as published in the Automotive Section of the September 28 edition of the Kansas City Star)

"Suzuki's version of Nissan's Frontier small pickup goes on sale next year as a 2009 model.  It will be built at a Nissan plant in Mexico."

There you have it.

Now we wait for the Chicago Auto Show to see if there are substantial differences between the Nissan version and the Suzuki version...

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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2007, 04:33:26 AM »
im not from the states , so what does a frontier look like ???
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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #4 on: October 06, 2007, 08:51:00 AM »
Quote from: fordy1 on October 06, 2007, 04:33:26 AM
im not from the states , so what does a frontier look like ???


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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #5 on: October 06, 2007, 03:28:25 PM »
I had a 2001 frontier with the 2.4 4 cylinder. It hauled ass. I hope they put at least that kind of power under the hood. I towed a vehicle with it and it handled it pretty good. Nissan has always built a tough little truck.

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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #6 on: October 13, 2007, 12:10:58 PM »
I highly recommend avoiding ANY vehicle built in Mexico.
My 2000 Dodge Ram was a true POS.  They couldn't even get the bed on straight (probably drunk at the time).
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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #7 on: October 13, 2007, 02:23:32 PM »
So was my '99 Ram that was "Heche en Mexico" but also remember that...sad as it is to say...the Japanese makers hold their car production standards to a higher level than the Big 3 do here in the US or Canada and especially Mexico.

If the cars being produced in Mexico are crap the Japanese wouldn't hesitate to stop production and let heads roll until things were up to snuff.  They've done it before.
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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #8 on: October 13, 2007, 10:29:03 PM »
BUt it's still a Nissan.
Not  Suzuki..
dang Cross breeding..
But then again, A lift kit wouldn't be that far behind Production.
And a Supercharger......... :) :)
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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #9 on: October 13, 2007, 10:34:53 PM »
Something tells me that if it's a Suzuki badged Nissan the lift kits out there for the current Frontiers would work already.

The Frontiers are good trucks...why change it?

If they keep the 4.0L V6 and the electric rear locker I'd pimp one.
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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #10 on: October 19, 2007, 04:22:41 AM »
A regular cab??

In Aus they are called Nissan Navara's, it would be strange to see one with a Zook badge ???
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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2007, 06:09:45 AM »
Regular cab, extended cab, and double cabs.
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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2007, 01:54:40 AM »
 :laugh: oh a single cab!!
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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2007, 06:31:33 AM »
That's right!  I forgot the Aus speak version of it. ;)
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Re: More info on the Pick-up...
« Reply #14 on: November 06, 2007, 07:53:30 AM »
Quote from: Ronzuki on October 13, 2007, 12:10:58 PM
I highly recommend avoiding ANY vehicle built in Mexico.
My 2000 Dodge Ram was a true POS.  They couldn't even get the bed on straight (probably drunk at the time).

the nissans built in mexico are great little cars. nissan must keep close tabs on the factorys. the sentra's down there are the main car use for taxies. i'v seen them with over 500,000 on them.
the american auto makers cant get it right anywhere.
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