With a 12-year-old platform and drivetrain, the Nissan Frontier offers some new colors and a newly standard sunroof for the SV trim in 2016 for what otherwise is a carryover year.

The compact/midsize truck segment has enjoyed tumultuous popularity throughout the years, with a peak in the '90s followed by nearly disappearing in the early oughts. But they returned, bigger than before, and with a whole host of new features that would’ve been previously unheard of in any pickup. Still, it was a segment too often ignored, with manufacturers nearly recycling content and platforms year after year. But this has begun to change, and the same old isn’t enough to woo consumers anymore. Sadly, the Nissan Frontier has yet to catch up and is left behind by the competition.