2023 Nissan Frontier SV Midnight Edition Review What's the MIDNIGHT EDITION all about?

Welcome to another episode of Cars Unlocked. Today, I'm with the 2023 Nissan Frontier. This one is the SV Midnight Edition. We're going to check it all out to help you determine if this is the right truck for you. So in 2022, Nissan redesigned and gave the Frontier a much-needed overhaul. For 2023, we don't see too much changes, but they've added this Midnight Edition package where you get all the black accessories. This one comes with an MSRP of $460.98. Let's jump into it. Checking out the front end of the Frontier. This one is the gun metallic exterior color, so it does have this nice pearl finish to it. And when you look at the front end, here's what you see with this Midnight Edition here. We have our blacked out red rail, so the Midnight Edition gives everything blacked out here. Our tow hooks are blacked out as well. They really changed the styling up in 2022, and they added things like this Frontier standing. You have the suits on the hood, and then you have our new Nissan emblem. On the side profile, you can see this one is the crew cab with the long bed, and you get that Midnight Edition accessories here. You have these black 17-inch aluminum alloy rims. It's obviously on the rear disc brakes. You have our blacked out rear caps as well. Rear privacy tinting in the back windows. And let's check out the rear. The Midnight Edition badging continues throughout here. You can see our SV emblems are blacked out, and we have this exclusive Midnight Edition stamp right on the back of the tailgate here. We have rear parking sensors as well, and they really put this rugged look in here. Everything is equipped for towing. This one can tow up to 6,200 pounds. We have our wiring harness as well, and then we have our step into the back here. The taillight dampens as you can see, and check this out guys. Factory spray-on bed liner comes right from the factory. We have a power outlet to charge our tools, cargo bed lighting, and then you have the Nissan utility track all throughout. So you can clamp on anything that you need here to your utility rack. Things like tunnel covers, toolboxes, bed extenders, you can all get from the Nissan parts department, or you can just tie down whatever you have your hauling in here, like your four-wheelers, whatever you have in the back, you can use the clamps to tie down. Now Nissan cheaped out on the clamps. Normally it comes with four clamps. Seems like in today's market you only get two clamps now, and they just clamp on there. Now this one comes with these kind of dual stacked headlight assembly here. We have our LED signature daytime running lights, and then we have our fog lights down below. Now it's time for the fun part. Let's take a look at the inside here. This one being the SV, you get this cloth interior here. It has the white stitching throughout, but I definitely like the interior here and the fit and finish that they've redesigned the front here into last year. This one comes with six-way power adjustable driver's seat, and you have features like heated front seats. There's a USB in our center console here. You have this kind of regular straight shifter knob, and that's what I like to see in a pickup truck. Lots of storage in the center console here for whatever you need, your phone, and there's storage right there as well. Now you're going to be spending all your time up here, and the kids are going to be in the back. Let's check that out here. This one being the crew cab, you have the three seats in the back here. There is a cup holder if you're riding with four passengers, and these seats fold up as well. And let's jump in here. See there is quite a bit of space. So if you have a family of four, like this is perfect. There's a USB, and there's another power outlet in the back here for your kids to charge their phones. There's a cup holder in each door as well. So even though it's a truck, it's still great for families. So this one comes with the 3.8 liter V6. It's going to give you about 310 horsepower and 281 pounds feet of torque. Very good towing. You're getting about 6,200 pounds of towing out of this SV Midnight and 1,100 pound payload. So pretty decent for the V6 engine. Now it still drives like the previous body style, that older Frontier. That one came with a four liter. This one now, they've kind of dropped the engine, but it still drives. I love the way that these trucks drive. And now that they've redesigned it, you feel a little more higher up. It doesn't feel like a quarter ton truck, to be honest. You feel like you're in a larger truck. Ladies and gentlemen, we are on the roof of St. Catharines Nissan to announce our Road to 50K 5K giveaway. We're approaching 50,000 subscribers. 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If you're announced the winner, we're going to announce it on our 50K celebration video. Not bad acceleration when we get on the highway here. Now I'm just going to put on that intelligent cruise control. So that's new now. They've added all this technology when they redesigned the Frontier. They added all this new technology in 2022. So I can set my car lengths. I've locked my cruise control in at 108 and I can set my car lengths to stay a safe distance from the vehicle in front of me. Doesn't have the pro pilot assist that you see in like the Rogues and the Altimas, but you're not really looking for that in a pickup truck. You do get a few added safety features. However, you get the blind spot warning and the lane departure warning. You have your emergency braking as well for your forward and your back. But this Midnight Edition, it's a good mix of styling and modern technology with those added safety features. So it has 11.6L per every 300km combined between city and highway or about 20mpg. So not too bad. Could be a little better, but you're not buying this truck for efficient fuel economy. If you want to get good fuel economy, you got to look at like a car or something. However, the fit and finish is outstanding in these things. Like I feel pretty comfortable. I love this rugged cloth seat. And you guys comment below what you guys think about the Frontier. So what do you get with the Midnight Edition? Well, there's a ton of black accents. And yeah, the car industry loves these black accents. It's going from manufacturer to manufacturer. When I first started working on Nissan, they didn't really have this Midnight Edition. Then they started putting it on one vehicle. Now it seems like they're adding it to every possible vehicle in their lineup. But what do you get? You get the black rims, you get the LED signature headlights, and you get the LED daytime running lights. You get the black front grille, you get the black mirror accents, you get the black interior accents, all your black badging on the back, and you get this black headliner. So this headliner would normally be a light gray, but with this Midnight Edition, it's all black. So comment below guys what you guys think about the black. Are you guys a fan or not? But when you're driving this thing, there's so many good things to say about the drive. I love the hectic feedback on the wheel. As I deviate from my lane here, the wheel vibrates, letting me know, hey, you're going outside the lane. I like that a lot better. The older models, it beeped at you when you deviated from the lane, and that was a little annoying, and your passengers would also wonder what's up. So I call it the bad driver alert. This wheel is heated too, and you're also going to get this 8-inch modernized touchscreen here with the Nissan Connect services. You can obviously do things like Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, all those fun features. Let's get some classic rock going. So this one has six audio speakers, again, upgraded from the usual four in the lower package. You can obviously play music through like your Spotify or Bluetooth audio streaming, SiriusXM. And then like I said, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay, you can connect your phone. Here's a little Post Malone from my friend 2006Morano, always commenting the Post Malone lyrics on the videos. That's for you, brother. Thank you for being a subscriber. Let's try a little acceleration as we're going on the highway here. So comes up to speed pretty good. There, we just hit 100. And in terms of like blind spots and things when you're merging, like with these mirrors wide out, I can pretty much see like my whole tail and the whole next lane out in front of me. So yeah, pretty good while you're driving on the highway. And with that smart cruise control, you can't go wrong. You have your radio mounting controls here as well. And you have this little information screen behind you, shows things like your digital speedometer. That's a great feature to have so you can track your speed. So what do you guys think of the Midnight Edition? Comment below. For a couple thousand bucks, are you going to spend the extra money to get the black features and the black accents? To be honest, this black headliner makes it feel a little dark in here. I'm not going to lie. So you guys comment what you guys think. If you guys learned something or we helped you with your buying decision, make sure you guys hit that like button and subscribe. We're on a road to 50,000 subscribers. So hit that subscribe button. And if you guys are interested in purchasing this truck, come see me. I work at St. Catharines Nissan. It's 155 Scott Street in St. Catharines. Be more than happy to help you with your purchase. We'll see you in the next Cars Unlocked video. Have a great day.