[nisss]

Hello
I want to know if the frontier 2010 with 6 speed manual is good in passing ability? the cluth pedal is soft? hydraulic? there noisey in the transmission?
thanks

 

[dubie2003]

It all depends on how you drive. If you drop it down and let it rev up, it will throw you back in the seat and leave almost anyone in your dust. If you try and just punch it while in 6th, then you are going to be a dog.

 

[mrgrayaz]

I like doing the 6 to 3 shift personally...she'll move.

 

[RedAlert]

I like doing the 6 to 3 shift personally...she'll move.

Suprises a lot of people doesnt it

 

[nismopwr]

I love my 6 speed. Plenty of pull in 1st ~ 4th. I don't really hear my transmission but I usually try to drive without going over 2.5k. Clutch is moderate, easy to get used to, not too high up. I think its hydro but i'm not sure. Best thing to do is go test drive one. I drove a 2010 Toyota V6 auto, Nissan KC auto, and KC 6MT. I ended up buying the 6MT and haven't regretted it since. My last car was an 07 WRX though... so i like the control of the 6 speed and it honestly felt the quickest of the 3.

 

[toryroyce]

It will pass with authority with a couple of downshifts, as has been mentioned. In typical Japanese fashion, it needs the r's to produce this though. Completely dead in 6th, slightly better in 5th, then in 4th things start to happen. I think the box is generally good, kinda long shifter throws and clutch travel, but as good as any other truck out there. My only gripe is the engine likes to hang the revs between shifts, which makes being smooth a somewhat elusive task. This seems to be a trend in most modern manuals though....

 

[ploobr.bl]

The problem with the engine "hanging the revs" between shifts is due to the drive by wire throttle. There is about a half second delay from the pedal to the engine. Instead of getting off the gas and pushing in the clutch at the same time, I have learned to lift off the gas just before I clutch. You can get very smooth shifts that way. I wish Nissan would fix this. I test drove a 2010 370 Nismo and there was NO delay, just like my 1991 SER which has a good old throttle cable.

 

[JeniorNV]

My only gripe is the engine likes to hang the revs between shifts, which makes being smooth a somewhat elusive task. This seems to be a trend in most modern manuals though....

Drives me crazy too. I've learned to minimize it in this truck by changing the way I shift. I don't get the revving when I: 1) only press the clutch pedal in partway, and 2) kinda move the shifter and press the clutch simultaneously (rather than pressing in the clutch and THEN moving the shifter, which is how most of us are taught to do it). I can't shift like this in my '05 Vibe or I get that lovely gear-grinding sound, but the Fronty seems happier.

 

[Clint]

I find that if I shift at 3000 rpm I get better and smoother shifts. I also have just gotten my third tank of gas over 20 mpg doing a 90/10 hwy/city mix on Fuelly | Share and Compare Your MPG so the extra few rpm isn't hurting my mileage.

Clint

 

[rdrfronty]

The actual throttle reacts very close to the pedal according to the datalogs I have taken. Using them, I see the throttle is down to idle position within about .05 of a second of the actual pedal being at idle position.
I know when my truck was still new I could feel/hear what you guys are talking about, but the two things that stopped that issue was mainly getting rid of the factory intake system with all its funky baffles and also getting tuned. I think the intake is the main culprit. My custom tune finished any of it left.
Back on subject, I think we have great transmissions. I love my 6spd. However, it can get a little noisy when driven hard. Suppose to be normal though according to Nissan and the Z guys on their forum.