Last August, Nissan shook the truck world when it officially announced plans to source a diesel option from Cummins for its long-overdue Titan replacement, its full-size pickup that’s slated to drop ...

Trying to produce a great-selling pickup reminds me of trying out for quarterback. Me? I knew better. I couldn’t throw all that well but I could bust through a line, so I earned a spot at nose guard.

The Nissan Frontier represents the old-school approach: one naturally aspirated V6 across the entire lineup, five trim levels, and the kind of mechanical straightforwardness that everyone can ...