Like the Titan and Nissan's various sport utility vehicles, the new Frontier has Nissan's angle-strut grille design that definitely is noticed by other drivers as it emerges and enlarges in their rear-view mirrors. Body-colored steel fender flares contribute to the Frontier's presence.
All 2005 Frontiers have four-door access to their passenger compartments. King Cabs have rear-hinged access doors while Crew Cabs have four forward-hinged doors much like those on a sedan or sport utility vehicle. (There is no regular cab available.)
Frontier cargo beds are 18 inches deep and 44.4 inches wide between the inner fenders of the rear wheels, as well as 58.8 inches wide at the tailgate and 61.4 inches wide between the tops of the bed rails. Beds are 73.3 inches long on King Cabs and 59.5 inches long on Crew Cabs. All Frontiers have tailgates equipped with a door-style lock.
A spray-on bed liner and Nissan's Utili-Track C-channel cargo security system, introduced and well-received on the Titan, are factory installed on 2005 Frontier LE King Cab and SE, LE and Nismo Crew Cab pickups. Utili-Track includes special C-section rails – two in the bed floor, one along each top inner edge of the bed side rails and one in the top of the bed header panel. Sliding cleats can be locked into position within the rails to secure a variety of cargo shapes, sizes and configurations.
