Looks inspired by Nissan’s 1980s and 1990s trucks The new look, meanwhile, has been designed to be as rough and tumble as possible. Many of its design cues were inspired by the Nissan Hardbody truck from the ’80s and ’90s. The truck was famed for its off-road capability, and it’s some of that ruggedness that Nissan is attempting to capitalize on. The company describes the truck’s design as ‘interlocking’, with parts looking like they should fit together like jointery. Its designers also said they took inspiration from things Frontier owners have in their pockets, like carabiners. Nissan also worked on making the Frontier more capable and comfortable. That means it used its Zero Gravity seats to make long drives as painless as possible. The automaker also retuned the steering rack to provide better on-center feel.