Nissan Frontier 'Diesel Runner' Pickup Concept
Feb 7, 2014![FrontierDiesel1.jpg](http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fleetowner.com/files/imagecache/galleryformatter_slide_penton/gallery_images/FrontierDiesel1.jpg "<p><span>Special exterior modifications for the Frontier "Diesel Runner" include a custom "Arrest Me Red" and Matte Silver paint treatment, aerodynamic full-bed tonneau cover and tailgate spoiler.</span></p>")
![FrontierDiesel9.jpg](http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fleetowner.com/files/imagecache/galleryformatter_slide_penton/gallery_images/FrontierDiesel9.jpg "<p>A transparent acrylic hood insert acts as a "window" to the engine bay on the Frontier "Diesel Runner" concept, with all powertrain-related elements painted in a red theme.</p>")
![FrontierDiesel5.jpg](http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fleetowner.com/files/imagecache/galleryformatter_slide_penton/gallery_images/FrontierDiesel5.jpg "<p><span>The engine powering the Frontier "Diesel Runner" concept truck is a prototype 2.8-liter turbo diesel developed by the Cummins Technical Center in Columbus, IN, that cranks out approximately 200 hp and over 350 lb-ft of torque. </span></p>")
![FrontierDiesel7.jpg](http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fleetowner.com/files/imagecache/galleryformatter_slide_penton/gallery_images/FrontierDiesel7.jpg "<p><span>The front and rear seats of the Fontier "Diesel Runner" concept feature carbon-print leather appointments with grey accent stitching and black-on-black "Tracks" embroidery. </span></p>")
![FrontierDiesel8.jpg](http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fleetowner.com/files/imagecache/galleryformatter_slide_penton/gallery_images/FrontierDiesel8_0.jpg "<p>The carbon film-wrapped instrument panel of the frontier "Diesel Runner" concept pickup is highlighted by red-tined gauges and a special black-faced diesel-specific three-gauge pod on top of the C-cluster.</p>")
Nissan's new "Diesel Runner" mid-sized diesel-powered concept pickup is based off its Frontier Desert Runner 4x2 model. Revealed at the 2014 Chicago Auto Show, the OEM said this concept truck is designed to gauge "market reaction" to a Nissan diesel-fired mid-size pickup as well as help plot the potential future direction for the Frontier. The prototype is powered by a 2.8-liter turbodiesel developed by the Cummins Technical Center in Columbus, IN. All photos courtesy of Nissan.
![](http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://fleetowner.com/node/116111/slide/slide-0-field_images-116111&media=http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fleetowner.com/files/gallery_images/FrontierDiesel1.jpg&description=<p><span>Special exterior modifications for the Frontier "Diesel Runner" include a custom "Arrest Me Red" and Matte Silver paint treatment, aerodynamic full-bed tonneau cover and tailgate spoiler.</span></p>
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![](http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://fleetowner.com/node/116111/slide/slide-4-field_images-116111&media=http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fleetowner.com/files/gallery_images/FrontierDiesel9.jpg&description=<p>A transparent acrylic hood insert acts as a "window" to the engine bay on the Frontier "Diesel Runner" concept, with all powertrain-related elements painted in a red theme.</p>
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![](http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://fleetowner.com/node/116111/slide/slide-5-field_images-116111&media=http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fleetowner.com/files/gallery_images/FrontierDiesel5.jpg&description=<p><span>The engine powering the Frontier "Diesel Runner" concept truck is a prototype 2.8-liter turbo diesel developed by the Cummins Technical Center in Columbus, IN, that cranks out approximately 200 hp and over 350 lb-ft of torque. </span></p>
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![](http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://fleetowner.com/node/116111/slide/slide-6-field_images-116111&media=http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fleetowner.com/files/gallery_images/FrontierDiesel7.jpg&description=<p><span>The front and rear seats of the Fontier "Diesel Runner" concept feature carbon-print leather appointments with grey accent stitching and black-on-black "Tracks" embroidery. </span></p>
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![](http://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=http://fleetowner.com/node/116111/slide/slide-8-field_images-116111&media=http://fleetowner.com/site-files/fleetowner.com/files/gallery_images/FrontierDiesel8_0.jpg&description=<p>The carbon film-wrapped instrument panel of the frontier "Diesel Runner" concept pickup is highlighted by red-tined gauges and a special black-faced diesel-specific three-gauge pod on top of the C-cluster.</p>
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