Toyota Tacoma vs Nissan Frontier

Toyota Tacoma vs Nissan Frontier: Safety

Knowing that your vehicle is designed with your safety in mind offers a certain peace of mind while driving. When looking at safety features, the more the better. First is the Tacoma, which sports the newest rollout of its safety suite, Toyota Safety Sense™ P. This edition adds more features to its menu than previous iterations while working in unison. Those features are the following:

• Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection
• Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
• Lane Departure Alert
• Automatic High Beams

The Tacoma also has two more additional safety technology suites, the Star Safety System™ and Safety Connect®. The latter comes with a complimentary year subscription and involves itself with emergency and roadside assistance as well as a stolen vehicle locator and an automatic collision notification. The Star Safety System™ includes some of the following features:

• Vehicle Stability Control
• Traction Control
• Anti-lock Brake System with Electronic Brake-force Distribution
• Brake Assist
• Smart Stop Technology®

Put against these is the Sierra, which does not have a dedicated safety feature suite. However, it does include individual features, like:

• Zone Body construction with front and rear crumple zones
• Roof-mounted curtain supplemental air bags for side-impact with rollover sensor
• Tire Pressure Monitoring System
• Energy-absorbing steering column
• Nissan Advanced Air Bag System with dual-stage supplemental front air bags with seat belt and occupant-classification sensors

While these are great on their own, the lack of a cohesive suite leaves the Frontier at a distinct disadvantage when compared against the Tacoma’s expansive safety suites.

Toyota Tacoma vs Nissan Frontier: Interior Dimensions

When traveling with friends and family, it is important to make sure everyone is enjoying the ride. You’ll want seats that allow for generous leg room, so your passengers can stretch out their legs to the max. Generous shoulder room that allows for moving stiff bodies around, and more. Here we’ll take a look at the competing measurements of these vehicles to see how they stack up.

Toyota Tacoma

• Headroom: 7 in./34.9 in.
• Legroom:9 in./24.6 in.
• Hip Room:2 in./51.7 in.
• Shoulder Room:3 in./56.5 in.

Nissan Frontier

• Headroom: 7 in./36.6 in.
• Legroom:3 in./26.2 in.
• Hip Room:3 in./52.2 in.
• Shoulder Room:2 in./52.4 in.

Although they match each other in some listings, it is clear that the Tacoma offers the most when it comes to overall passenger space. Your occupants will be able to fully enjoy their adventures with you at the wheel. Don’t forget that these measurements benefit you, too! Having the generous space of the Tacoma means your time behind the wheel will feel luxurious.

Toyota Tacoma vs Nissan Frontier: Payload

Having a higher payload is important for when you want to tow the big stuff. Here we have the Tacoma with a payload of 1,685 pounds in the 4×2 Access Cab base trim, while the rival Frontier has a maximum payload of 1,600 pounds.