Nissan found a winner with its Midnight Editions. In
fact, the manufacturer says that out of those models offered with the package,
about a third sell with it specified – and about 80 percent of Maxima SRs.
With that kind of demand, it should come as no
surprise that the Japanese automaker is extending the Midnight Edition, not
only for another model year, but to new models as well. For 2018, Nissan is
offering all its pickups with the murdered-out treatment, including the
Frontier, Titan, and Titan XD.
The Frontier Midnight Edition is offered in Crew Cab
form with the automatic transmission and either two- or four-wheel drive. It
comes with 18-inch alloys, grille, step rails, mirror caps, door handles, and
badging all blacked out, along with body-colored bumpers.
The Midnight Titan and Titan XD also get black
mirror caps, door handles, step rails, and badges, along with black fog light
surrounds, fender louvers (on the XD), and 20-inch wheels. The bumpers are similarly
body colored, as is the grille with a dark insert. The package is available on
the SV and SL trim levels of either the Titan or Titan XD, with the Crew Cab
and either two- or four-wheel drive.
If pickups aren't your thing, Nissan's still
offering the Midnight Edition treatment on the Sentra SR (US$ 495), Altima SR
(US$ 1,095), Maxima SR (US$ 1,195), Rogue SV (US$ 1,095), Murano Platinum (pricing TBA),
and Pathfinder SL (US$ 1,395).
Pricing has yet to be announced for the Titans, but
the new Frontier Midnight Edition commands a US$ 995 premium. Equipment levels
vary as well from one model to the other, but the manufacturer asserts that the
packages represent an average 45-percent savings over specifying the same
equipment separately.
You don't have to order yours in black, either:
while the trim is all murdered out, the bodywork can be ordered in white or
gunmetal grey, too.
