Last year before I got my Dakota I test drove all the compact/midsize trucks and found the Frontier similar to jkeaton. Good power on the V6, nice interior layout (on the upgraded models vs base), and handled nice. The negatives for me were the cost, smaller bed (not a huge amount but slightly smaller, and I like the extra inches when putting dirtbikes or our streetbikes in the back), and I also found the interior a little small.

If I had been able to get better pricing, it would have been a harder decision between the Frontier and Dak.

Didn't like the Ranger, Taco, or Colorado/Canyon though.

 

Interesting the cab size & even the bed size are almost identical apples to apples. As far as power my V8 HO makes one horse less and about thirty pounds more of pull. The Frontier weights about three hundred pounds less. This if for a comparison of a fully loaded 4X4 King Cab to my loaded Laramie 4X4 Club Cab. In fact the only thing that bugs me is the crappy EPA MPG rating is as bad as my HO Dak engine. I would also bet the barn that it won’t rust out like a Dakota. As far as the new Rams it is still a Dodge and Chrysler is dead broke and that is evident with the materials used and the workmanship design/build processes. They get you to buy pretty and sold you problems. Unless they get another Gov bail out or Fiat dumps a ton of cash into Chrysler they will be out of business within three to five years. Look for the Ram line to be sold off though.

 

Last time I sat in a Frontier I felt cramped but that wasn't the very latest model. I'm a pretty big guy, the Dakota is as small as I can go and still be reasonably comfortable. (Even then I wouldn't complain if my Dak had a little more headroom and legroom)

 

I'm pretty sure today was some computer generated stuff, just life the plane landing on the bed.

 

That Nissan ad is just a rip-off of this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKg5-asGRHY