The Midnight Edition Package turned a few heads, and that’s a great attention-boost for the Nissan Frontier midsize pick-up truck. This new-for-2018 package steamrolls the extra-dark color via numerous details, including 18-inch gloss black wheels, black exterior door handles, and semi-gloss black tubular step rails. Add-in the Midnight Edition floor mats, and the dark-side is even more inviting. Look beyond the midnight cosmetics and Frontier knows how to drop-kick driving boredom with its performance-attitude.

The test driven 125.9-inch wheelbase Frontier Crew Cab 4x4 was powered by a 4.0-liter V6 that pumps out 261 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 281 pounds-feet of torque at 4000 rpm. Frontier features a standard 59.5-inch truck bed (73.3-inch for the long bed). Its step-in height is 19.8 inches, so those Midnight Edition tubular step rails really help with ingress/egress. The 2018 Nissan Frontier SV Crew Cab 4x4 with 5-speed automatic transmission collects estimated mpg of 15 city and 21 highway and carries a base MSRP of $29,540.