NISSAN REVEALS HARDBODY RACER-INSPIRED FRONTIER FOR 2021 REBELLE RALLY

INSPIRED by the Nissan Hardbody champion off-road racers of the 1980s, the 2022 Frontier prepared for October’s grueling Rebelle Rally was recently revealed on Nissan USA social media pages. In addition to the iconic red, white and blue wrap—updated by Nissan Design America in San Diego—the one-off 2022 Frontier PRO-4X features a range of new NISMO Off Road parts, including 4-inch lights, performance exhaust, suspension kit and AXIS wheels—which appeared recently at the 2021 Overland Expo West.

The all-women’s 2021 Rebelle Rally, the longest off-road rally in the United States, features eight days of fierce competition across more than 1,500 miles of Nevada, Arizona and California desert. It begins Oct. 7 at the Hoover Dam in Nevada and culminates Oct. 16 in California’s Imperial Sand Dunes.

Nissan is the only automaker to compete every year since the event began in 2016. Team Wild Grace cocaptains Sedona Blinson and Lyn Woodward have high expectations following last year’s fourth place finish.

“The 2021 field is the largest in Rebelle history with some very formidable teams,” said Woodward. “We are one of them— and we are in to win.

“Having grown up in the ’80s and knowing what the Hardbody means to Nissan’s heritage, seeing our truck rendering for the first time was a legitimate ‘lump in my throat’ moment,” said Woodward.