The 2027 Nissan Frontier reaches dealerships this month with a base price of $32,490 and a new Sport Edition package that delivers PRO-4X styling to the SV grade for $990.
That entry price puts the King Cab S 4×2 with a six-foot bed about a thousand dollars below the previous model year, reversing the steady climb in Frontier pricing since the 2022 redesign ended a 16-year product drought. Nissan priced the 2026 Frontier S Crew Cab at approximately $33,550, which made the 2027 King Cab figure a modest step down in absolute terms while maintaining the hierarchy across body styles and drivetrains.
The Sport Edition arrives as Nissan’s attempt to bridge the capability gap between the SV and the PRO-4X without requiring buyers to step up to the $42,190 PRO-4X Crew Cab. The $990 package, available on both 4×2 and 4×4 SV Crew Cabs, adds black 17-inch off-road-style wheels wrapped in 265/70R17 Hankook Dynapro all-terrain tires, an aluminum skid plate, LED fog lights, and front accent lighting. The exterior treatment includes a black lower front fascia, grille, and mirrors, with Sport badging on the bedside and tailgate. Inside, black upholstery gets high-contrast yellow accent stitching that repeats the exterior’s yellow trim accents.
The package is positioned as trailhead-ready, though the actual hardware delta is modest. The all-terrain tires and skid plate move the SV closer to genuine off-pavement use, while the styling cues suggest capability more than they deliver it. Whether the Sport Edition finds an audience depends on how many SV buyers were holding out for cosmetic PRO-4X styling without needing the PRO-4X’s suspension and electronic off-road aids.
Beyond the Sport Edition, changes for 2027 are incremental. PRO-X and PRO-4X grades now offer a moonroof package alongside the Convenience package, unbundling options that were previously tied together. A new Alpine Metallic paint option joins the color palette. The wireless phone charger in the PRO Convenience package has been upgraded to the Qi2 standard for faster, more consistent charging.
Nissan continues to frame the Frontier as a sales success story, citing 24 percent retail growth in May and calling out 6,773 units sold as the best May performance since 2010. The quarter-end 2025 sales figure showed Frontier up 26.7 percent year-over-year, validating the 2022 redesign’s reception. Sales doubled to 22,406 units in Q1 2022 immediately after the new generation launched, proof that the market had been waiting for Nissan to replace the outgoing truck.
The current Frontier will carry through only one more model year before a redesign arrives for 2028. That next-generation truck will ride on the same new frame architecture as the revived Xterra, a pairing that suggests Nissan is treating the mid-size truck and SUV as platform-mates going forward. The overlap in timing raises a question about how Nissan manages the transition without cannibalizing 2027 sales once the 2028 redesign timeline becomes widely known.
Full 2027 pricing runs from $32,490 for the King Cab S 4×2 to $42,690 for the PRO-4X Crew Cab 4×4 with the six-foot bed. SV Crew Cab pricing starts at $36,490 for the 4×2 with a five-foot bed and $39,790 for the 4×4 with the same bed length. The PRO-X Crew Cab 4×2 with a five-foot bed is $38,890. Destination and handling adds $1,745 across the board.
The Frontier is assembled at Nissan’s Canton, Mississippi plant. Its 3.8-liter V6 is built at the Decherd, Tennessee powertrain facility.
If you have been weighing a current-generation Frontier, the 2027 model year is the last chance to buy one before the platform changes entirely.
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