Nissan Gets Rad & Brings Back the '80s With This Hardbody Frontier! 

About time Nissan gets serious. Hardbody for the win, just make the lights more square like the original. Love LOVE the retro throw back. Nissan, bring them down under and watch them take off. You know we like our UTEs here and anything that is a throw back will sell well so long as you keep them simple.

project 72X is by far the best! Love the steelies and the utilitarian look. As a new englander who used trucks for hauling and hunting-electronics and all the frills are non starters. Just the rear locker and the basics to get the job done-with the ability to easily modify. What works and nothing more.

These Frontiers look great. I really hope they consider bringing back the Xterra badge with a Frontier based body on frame rugged SUV.

Manual with 4WD and locking diffs in addition to those steel wheels and a basic interior. Yes, I would be sold on one for sure.

We just need a manual transmission for it to be a real #hardbody!

I'm with Roman. My dad had a hardbody that he bought in the 80s, and finally upgraded to another Nissan truck (a Frontier) in 2000. Growing up in the 80s and 90s, I love the retro styling. The rims are the best part!!

I once saw a hardbody pickup pull out a 1 ton ford that was stuck in the sand at the beach, it was amazing.

That Project 72X is awesome! I’m sure that 9-speed auto is nice, but I’d love it with a manual transmission…

Love the hardbody one. That should be a trim package, above the pro4X

Wow. One of the first Nissan products I’d put my money on in many years. Love the Hardbody especially the retro 80’s rims. Awesome memories

80’ kid in me like the steelies. Guitar player in me like the Fender stereo option, hunter & outdoor enthusiast in me like the whole package. First one for me!!!

That Hard Body concept is a nice, tasteful throwback.

Finally Nissans designer's get serious, awesome

I loved every single one of these. Nissan could make some serious bank if they make the adventure a package. I also wish Nissan would sell the frontiers at the 2 inch lifted height from the factory. Or heck even make that a package. The future for Nissan seems bright, and I’m pumped that the frontier may finally get a decent aftermarket support!

I'm glad that Nissan brings it for the frontier it looks awesomeness

Wow, what a throwback. I used to own a Datsun 4x4 in the early '80s with the same wheels, decals and roll bar. Mine also included a push bar in the front. Very cool. Thanks for showing this.

Those iconic hardbody aluminum wheels are arguably the the best looking truck wheel of all time

I like the hardbody look, I just wish someone would make a small simple awd truck with a manual like they had in the 80s and 90's.

The factory lifted hardbody is the best! One of those with a locker that works in all modes would be a seller for sure!

I’d take the “retro” hardbody over a Tacoma. I have fond memories of them. That and my Datsun King cab. Good times.

I remember when the Hardbody pickups came out and they were THE most popular truck at the time, i was super jealous when one of my friends got a 4x4. I have always wondered why Nissan didn't build on the popularity of that truck, they were the Tacoma of their time. Retro isn't always good but in this case I love it!

This is the kind of Retro stuff I like. Never cared for manufacturers making cars that looked nearly identical to their past hits. Now, ask Nissan when they're gonna make a new Xterra off this platform.

Nissan really stepped up their game. I’m impressed.

The project 72X is fricken awesome. Love the steel wheels and graphics

That Project 72 with a rear locker would be awesome.

The first truck with the steelies was my favorite. Growing up in the 80's I had a plastic model kit from ERTL which was exactly like this truck except of cours it was a sand color with Orange/Red 4x4 graphics on the doors. It was neat because it was a snap together and you could play with it after you built it. I also like the second truck with the retro hardbody wheels, so iconic. The last one I would never use half the stuff on it but its cool to see all the accessories you can screw to the truck.

Any one of those would be incredible, really love the lift on the frontiers. Looks great! Keep up the great videos

Those hardbody replica wheels are 🔥🔥🔥🔥 looks amazing! Reminds me of the Grand Cherokee WK2 honeycomb wheels that are a throw back to the original ZJ/WJ wheels. Major fan of retro looks.

Had a 87 hardbody 2wd pickup.. v6 5 speed. It was a beast I used to roll the thing back as fast as reverse could go and so 4 gear rolling burnouts for miles.. never had a single drivetrain issue but keeping the door handles on it was a whole other issue... I would love to have the hardbody or the pro 4x the new trucks look great.

I had an 86 1/2 Hardbody that I kept for 13 years. When I sold it, the engine was still running strong. I loved that truck.

Love the Adventure package, Looks Bad ass with all that gear and 5" lift, Couldnt ask for anything better!

I really like the hardbody throwback, it should definitely be a trim or package. PLEASE Nissan

Love it ... I still rock a 1994 Nissan D21 Hard Body w/236k miles as a mostly daily driver. It doesn't look as nice though.

Looks great and Nissan should offer the Titan swap long travel suspension from the factory.

I had a 1994 Nissan hardbody pick up 6cylender 5 speed king cab with small side seats in back . It was my all time favorite truck ever . I also had 2004 quad cab Nissan pick up and I currently have 2014 frontier .

Guys great video as always; the auto shows are always tricky to film and you always knock it out. Nissan please listen to Andre. Make a wide body with the style of the hardbody and the tires/lift of the project adventure and give us a true warrior frontier. You have the chance to beat Ford and Toyota to the market with a super midsize truck. I’d buy one

The new frontier is better than most people think & with a few mods to personalize & make your own definitely contender in it's class

The hardbody looks great, and the adventure adds just about everything that I would put on a pro 4x

Being a kid of the 90's, I never appreciated the steely's. I've come to love them because of y'all. Great vids!

I'd be happy if they offered a rear locker on a lower trim level as an option.

Great coverage guys! Project adventure looks awesome but the grey 720 was my favorite. Thanks and keep up the great work.

Test drove the 2022 SV to compare to my 2017 SV. The new one has a heavier feel compared to the old one, but a smoother ride. I'm not a fan of all the beefed up hoods, they limit the visibility but it's the style now for more than a few years. The rest of it is nicer. New Tyranny works GREAT! I really like the new drive train. The downshifting was smooth

OMG those wheels bring me childhood memories….. great to see Nissan coming back to what they used to be….

Lovin the retro wheel design 😍

Love the project 72x I learned to drive in a 1984 Nissan Datsun 4x4. Has long been one of my favorite trucks.

The Hardbody is my favorite. I like the lights in the truck bed and the look of the tire in the back. I think that’s a really cool look even though like you said it limits the usability of the bed. I bed with the tailgate down and the bed extender added that could help fix that problem though. The paint job on this one is my favorite as well.

I like the last one. I’d like to see a pro4x from the factory with a lift 33” tires and front/rear lockers.

That Hardbody throwback model is 🔥🔥🔥. The Adventure is nice, but I think the guys nailed it when they should have built a wide body to show what this truck’s real potential is. There is so much capability to swap out suspension components with the Titan (aka Titan Swap) that gives an extra 3” width each side using pretty much all Nissan OEM components (Frontier and Xterra owners have been doing this for years!). Throw some fender flares and BAM, a wide body long travel concept version of the Adventure for the next auto show.

Man the hardbody would be a really cool spec to see, I love those rims and the bed light bar too

First one is the way to go for sure, imo, but I don’t see why all these options couldn’t be offered.

No diesel No manual transmission I pass.

finally, good looking trucks from Nissan. love these retro styled trucks, I hope they make all of them.

It’ll be nice to have roof rack I love my frontier!

I love the tribute to the 720 pickup. I grew up with one of those, so they hold a special place in my heart. I also think the new frontier looks a lot closer to the 720 than the hardbody. Same boxy, tough look as the 720. I think that’s the homage they should be highlighting

Yes yes finally hard body 🙂 go Nissan !

Had a hardbody with with those exact wheels I loved it

As a content creator, I hate when events play copyrighted music in the background.

I absolutely love the Nissan hardbody!! And are glad they are making an effort to try and bring it back with a new look, but for now I will be owning an older one till I know how these new one hold up

So everybody is trying to buy the simplest truck possible with the fewest computer tips.

Those are awesome! I'd love to get them....especially the red one. Of my! It's so cool.

I love that Hard Body! The steelies are very cool too, but those Hard Body wheels seem to transform that truck. The Adventure build is a bit over the top for me, but the accessories are great. Especially if they can be financed in.

As an owner of a hardbody that I'm restoring, this feels like a slap in the face. You took a regular frontier and slapped a decal on it that "looks like" the 720 decals, and used existing but painted spare wheels for it. You took a regular frontier, threw a tailgate sticker on it that says nissan, when the hardbody had actually embossed metal lettering with a decal over it. The hardbody is called the hardbody because the bed was double walled and thicker than any of the competitors bed. It was literally a harder body. Nothing was done to the body of this frontier to speak to that. The wheels that you are so proud of recreating from the original hardbody were a factory option wheel that was only offered for 2.5 years of the 8.5 years that the hardbody was sold in the U.S. rather than copying the chrome wheel with black center cap that the vast majority of the hardbody actually came with. Next, the hardbody was a small truck. Small truck. This thing is huge. Also, the hardbody was largely known for its cool side graphics, starting at the front wheel and going all the way down the side almost to the back wheel, which this frontier did not pay tribute to at all. And the last main stylistic defining feature, the hardbody had what is often referred to as "biceps." The fenders and wheel wells all came out away from the body, allowing lots of wheels to tuck, even ones quite a bit bigger than stock, without cheap looking black plastic fender flares like this frontier has. It gave the hardbody a sort of "muscle" look. You have basically a flat side of the body, minimal wheel well flare, with gross plastic fender flares and a crease on the back door. It's nothing like the hardbody.

I love the 72x. I appreciate luxury trucks but prefer simpler spec. They age and wear well. I’d buy one especially with a manual. Used to see dual cab 720s everywhere.

Wow!!! Nissan trucks are so underrated. These throwbacks are awesome

Looks so 80s, in a great way!!!... That Hardbody though!!!.. Nissan is jumping back in the ring!.. I'm not mat at the interior.. The cheaper the interior materials, the better, for my dedicated 4x4 lol Edit: I cooked an engine of an old Jeep Cherokee, in a VERY deep water crossing gone wrong, because a forward facing snorkel sucked in all the water that splashed up and out as i bashed into the water (too fast) that was deeper than it looked... I'll take rear facing snorkel lol.

I LOVE THE HARDBODY! I truly love the Hardbody Nissan trucks of the past and to have this new iteration, dressed as a Hardbody…WHEW😮! Thank you TFL Truck for the coverage of my hometown auto show.

Nicely done! Makes me reminisce of my 87' Hardbody. Single cab, bare bones truck. 2wd, 4 cylinder, manual transmission, no a/c, power steering, locks or windows 🤣, lowered riding on 15" chrome Pathfinder wheels wrapped with low profile tires. Simple but solid truck.

The Adventure Project is my favorite out of the three. If it were my money I would buy that one!

I'm sold! They look great! I hope they put reliable transmissions and easily maintenanced engines.

Everything old is new again. I had the wheels from the hardbody on my '86 Pathfinder. I loved that truck.

Man, as an Toyota Tacoma owner, I’m really digging that red hardbody Nissan, I love the homage to the 80s, no bells and whistles just the basics! 🔥

Sweet trucks. I'd love to put that bed roll bar (already available) on my '22 SV but I'm going to be installing a tonneau cover so that won't work. And those Hardbody wheels are just too cool!

Criminal that a king cab doesn’t exist. The regular and king cabs are what made the Hardbody so unique and recognizable.

I LOVE those 3-spoke wheels on the red frontier. The look is perfectly appropriate on the new model. My dad had a 1993 Pathfinder with those wheels on it when I was a kid.

The hardbody wheels are awesome! PLEASE bring those back!

I have a 2022 platinum pathfinder and I’m in love with the interior and handling. Can’t wait to pick up the 400Z in March

Had those same wheels on my first gen Pathfinder as well. Oh man the memories. Love what Nissan is doing with their trucks these days.👌🏽🔥🔥

Nissan throwing heavy hitters again. What a day to be alive. Hardbody galore!Good job Nissan. All 3 trucks are gems. Don't drop the ball here.

I had a 95 hardbody, white with a aqua splash. Now I have a 11 frontier SL. Love the hard body or 72X!

Hardbody yes please!!!!! The two other frontier packages are badass! Please build and we will come👍👊

i had a 94 nissan hardbody loved that truck this grey one f it so much love this concept

It has to be the Hardbody for me. My grandmother had a Baja pace truck Hardbody when I was a kid, and I absolutely loved it. The Frontier looks stellar with a lift on it, and even better if you can get it from the dealer under warranty.

Nissan is doing an awesome job with the retro stuff. I wish more companies would get theis style right.

Super sick!! I've always been a huge fan of toyotas and nissans (especially the frontiers and xterras)! So excited they showed this off. I would totally get the retro hardbody.

I really like the rail system in the truck bed. Genius! Wish I had this in my Tundra to slide stuff in the 6.5 ft bed.

That's awesome! I'd be interested in that retro trim.

72x all the way. It’s a true throwback and looks incredible.

This new Frontier is a great truck I've owned mine for 4 1/2 months. Green pro-x 2wd 2022.

The Hardbody concept is my favorite out of the 3 and I'm hoping Nissan offers the wheels off of the Hardbody concept as a accessory

Boy those truck bringing back memories. I had 1990 Nissan Hard body 5 speed

#2 is my absolute favorite 😍 Nissan 😃 everything old is new again 👍🏾 Gen X 😃👋🏾

Outstanding!!!!!! Never thought I would even think about getting a Nissan. But damn what a throwback.

too many people still hate on steelies. i’m like you guys, they look great on trucks and SUVs and always will!

Those hardbody throwback wheels are really sweet! Funny though the original 80s hardbody STILL looks better than the modern truck imo.

I'd like the retro 80s red hard body as like a trim package with gear and options for camping. When I used to go camping my uncle always brought his hardbody 4x4 and we would load it up and drive straight up mountains to a little place we like.

I think a 2 door slightly shorter option would be awesome especially the way they built the gray one

The rear tire that mounts to the factory bed rail system is pretty sweet! Never really thought about all the added options that they could be used for

Grandpa had one. I'd buy it just for nostalgia & to have a solid truck for truck stuff

The red Nissan hardbody SV with the 3-inch lift is my favorite

Nissan should do the Hard body as a package on the Frontier. That 72 brings back memories too. There were several lifted 720s in the parking lot back in highschool.