The new Frontier in Pro-4X will be the best looking midsized truck in the market in my opinion. I just hope they are reliable as Nissan is the FCA of Japan.Good deals on the Ranger right now. The all new Ranger will be out in Spring of 22 and the Redesigned Frontier hits dealers this summer. I plan to check out the Frontier.
I am waiting for the Fronrier. Held off on the F150 as I am tired of owning a full size truck. The F150 is still having surface rust issues on the rear diff, shock towers, and exhaust system as well as electrical glitches with the battery life and alarm system. We will see if the over the air software updates fix the glitches.
I will say this...my wife has been driving a 2011 Frontier since it was new and besides tires, brakes and one battery it's needed nothing. I think it's kissing 90k miles now, rock solid, very spartan truck.
The new front end and 9 speed transmission helps it a lot. The RL has great payload, is wide for a midsize, versatile back seats, and tows 5k. However, the RL still has too little ground clearance (7.64”) to have much use on trails with deep ruts or average sized rocks for those that get off the beaten path to access their fun spots. You really can’t lift it more than 1.5” without altering the geometry, and the largest tire you can get is 265/60/18. So you are pretty much stuck with how it is configured. Plus you have to add front and rear skid plates.
Tacoma looks like dogshit, probably the ugliest midsized truck available. The Tundra is also an ugly truck. The only thing Toyota has is reliability, every single vehicle they currently offer looks awful.
More of a functionality difference to me. The Tacoma’s powertrain is glitchy, very little head room, and the rear seats have no legroom at all. Otherwise it’s a nice truck with the additions of a power drivers seat, revised shifting points, led headlights, and TSS.
