At Auto Shanghai 2025, Nissan placed its brand-new Frontier Pro plug-in hybrid pickup front and center. Based on the Dongfeng Z9, the Nissan Frontier Pro marks the Yokohama-based brand’s first steps into plug-in hybrid vehicles.
The Frontier Pro is slated for an introductory release in China before it hits other markets across the globe. As that kicks off, a report from Drive.com.au suggests that Nissan may already be considering another PHEV to go alongside its pickup.
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Nissan vehicle development engineer Ikuo Miyai was quoted at Auto Shanghai as he said: “But the pick-up is very… [we can] really afford making another variation—a normal wheelbase, an SUV, or so... We should consider the market requirement, and also we need to consider what’s the investment. If we have a chance, of course, we will start the development. Everything is under consideration.”
If based on the Frontier Pro, the SUV version could shape up to the next-generation Nissan Terra. After all, the Terra label follows the same workhorse and off-road aspirations that the Frontier nameplate is advertised with. Nissan Terra Pro, or Nissan Terra PHEV, doesn’t sound too shabby either.
However, with Nissan’s plans for the upcoming Navara, which shares the same platform as the Terra, a Mitsubishi Triton- or Montero-based Terra is also within the realm of possibility.
With the relatively recent release of the all-new Nissan Patrol, it seems like the Terra is at a crossroads: Should it walk the modern path and sport this new hybrid system? Or should it stick with a tried and tested formula or, worse still, be discontinued due to poor sales in most markets?
That isn’t to say that the Frontier doesn’t have its own respectable history. However, in comparing Nissan’s Dongfeng collaborations and its homebase releases, there is a stark difference in design language and power supply.
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