Nissan Frontier Ronin Concept Looks to Take on the Ranger Raptor

With a long-travel suspension and turbos from the R35 GT-R, this heavily modded mid-size truck is a hardcore desert runner.

CA Car and DriverUpdated 2d ago1 min read

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In true SEMA fashion, Nissan’s aim for the Frontier Ronin concept was to create an “unstoppable off-road truck.” To that end, the automaker stretched the limits of the Frontier platform’s performance in terms of both the truck’s powertrain and off-road capabilities.

The Frontier’s 3.8-liter V-6 is still present under the hood of the Ronin, but Nissan also made a host of notable changes. For starters, the Ronin features forced induction in the form of the R35 Nissan GT-R’s twin-turbo setup, which is mounted in the rear.

The engine is fed air through a set of custom intakes and kept cool thanks to a custom front-mounted intercooler system. Exhaust gases are sent rearward via a NISMO Off Road exhaust with three-inch cutouts. Unfortunately, Nissan hasn’t divulged exactly how much power the system generates, but it’s sure to be a good deal more than the Frontier’s stock 310 ponies.

Extracted and lightly reformatted for readability. · Source: pt