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2024 Nissan Frontier Pricing Starts at $29,770

The rugged and tech-filled 2024 Nissan Frontier is now on sale with a starting Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) of $29,770.

Frontier enters the new model year with a throwback touch in the shape of the Hardbody Edition, a nostalgic tribute to the original Nissan Hardbody pickup of the 1980s that’s sure to resonate with many generations. Available on Frontier SV Crew Cab 4×4, the Hardbody Edition features heritage-styled 17-inch wheels, retro-inspired decals, all-terrain tires, a sportbar, black exterior trim, and other rad design flair. The limited-edition package has an MSRP of $3,890.

The 2024 Frontier also adds an SL grade on Crew Cab models. It bundles several appealing features—such as LED lighting, leather-appointed seating, a Fender 10-speaker audio system, and more—in a grade level that reflects customers’ interest in a highly equipped midsize truck.

Additionally for 2024, available NissanConnect Services now includes a three-year trial (up from a previous six-month trial). The telematics feature works with the MyNISSAN smartphone app and includes remote door lock/unlock, remote engine start/stop, vehicle health report, emergency calling, and Nissan Skill for Amazon Alexa.

The 2024 Nissan Frontier offers an array of bed lengths, drivetrain configurations, and grades so that shoppers can pick the model that suits their needs, including the PRO-X and PRO-4X that whet the appetites of those heading off-road. The Frontier King Cab is offered with a 6-foot bed, the Crew Cab S and PRO-X/PRO-4X models feature a 5-foot bed, and the Crew Cab SV is offered with either a 5-foot or a 6-foot bed.

For more information, visit NissanUSA.com.

The New 2024 Ford F-150: A Built Ford Tough Truck that is Smart and Powerful to Conquer Life’s Challenges

If they start as better ideas, they stay better ideas,” reads the headline of a 1966 Ford print ad showcasing four inventions, including a dual-action tailgate—a forerunner of the modern-day truck tailgate that now features handles, steps, and work surfaces.

That headline also works as a rallying cry for the F-Series truck team, which for more than 75 years has delivered a lineup of tough, smart, and capable trucks—the last 46 as the bestselling truck lineup in America.

The latest Ford “better idea”: the new 2024 Ford F-150 truck. Available starting early 2024, the truck is designed to enhance the ability to tackle challenges with purposeful features and tech. It has Built Ford Tough capability to handle tough pursuits. And it has a tough new design, including the new available Pro Access Tailgate for even more access and utility.

With increased production of PowerBoost Hybrid for 2024, trims from XL through Platinum Plus, and off-road ready models like Tremor, Raptor, and Raptor R, there’s an F-150 for almost every use. All that choice is important because F-150 is a leader in construction, government, utility services, agriculture, landscaping, road and highway maintenance, emergency vehicles, and mining.

A choice of engines includes a new, standard 2.7-liter EcoBoost, a 3.5-liter EcoBoost, a 3.5-liter PowerBoost, a 3.5-liter High Output (F-150 Raptor), a 5.0-liter V-8, and a 5.2-liter supercharged V-8 (F-150 Raptor R), with horsepower and torque remaining strong and optimized across the lineup.

Customers will be able to more easily build or find the F-150 they are looking for thanks to a simplified ordering experience, as Ford has reduced ordering complexity by 90% compared to the 2023 model. This simplification means some popular features—like the extended range fuel tank and Class IV trailer hitch—are now standard. Popular freestanding options like moonroof, Max Recline seats, axle upgrades, and tow mirrors can still be ordered outside the package offering.

For more information, visit Ford.com. 

Jeep Brand Introduces New 2024 Gladiator

The Jeep brand is taking the world’s most off-road capable midsize truck and making it even better. Revealed at the 2023 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, the new 2024 Jeep Gladiator adds greater capability, more refinement, new technology, and more standard safety features to a midsize pickup that is both 100% truck and 100% Jeep.

Ranked No. 1 for new vehicle quality among midsize trucks in the J.D. Power 2023 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS), Jeep Gladiator continues to offer an unmatched combination of unsurpassed towing and best-in-class 4×4 payload, legendary Jeep 4×4 capability, open-air freedom, and clever functionality and versatility.

Building on its identity as a lifestyle tool of freedom and adventure, the new Gladiator appeals its loyal enthusiast fan base. The 2024 Jeep Gladiator will be available in Sport, Willys, Mojave, and Rubicon models. Ordering is open now, and vehicles will start to arrive in U.S. Jeep dealerships at the end of this year.

Every Gladiator model’s Trail Rated or Desert Rated badge reflects an unmatched spec list that includes Dana 44 heavy-duty front and rear axles, two-speed transfer case, traction control, tow hooks (two front, up to two rear), four-wheel disc brakes, three skid plates, and a minimum tire size of 32 inches.

For more information, visit Jeep.com.