A longtime mainstay in the midsize segment that’s now coming back to the American market, the Nissan Frontier–as well as its SUV cousin, the Xterra–have been selling solid numbers in the past few years, keeping the demand alive for compact body-on-frame vehicles here in the States. The coming 2015 models are now entering 11 years in service, and although their respective nameplates’ second generations are starting to grow a little stale, perhaps the recent news from Nissan will spike interest once again.

It was announced today that Nissan has settled on the pricing index for both vehicles, which will become available for purchase later this year. For the King Cab Frontier, consumers will start from the S base model, I4-powered 2×4 at $17,990. This stretches all the way up to the elite PRO-4X, that comes packed with all the goodies you would expect from a mild off-road-centered model. Bilstein performance shock absorbers, hill descent control/hill start assist, and electronic locking rear differential round out the features in the PRO-4X, but you’ll wind up paying a pretty penny: $31,750.

Ordering these trucks in crew cab layouts bumps up the price by anywhere from $3,500-4,700, depending on the model selected. Destination and handling charges amount to $860.

Standard features will include a moonroof on the long wheelbase SL, NissanConnectSM with Navigation and Mobile Apps on PRO-4X models, and NissanConnectSM with Mobile Apps and 5-inch color display on the SV and Desert Runner packages. A new color, Arctic Blue Metallic, is also offered across all models.

For the Xterra, Nissan adds the following standard upgrades. The S model gets NissanConnectSM with Mobile Apps, 5-inch color display, USB connectivity, Bluetooth hands-free phone and music system, and hands-free text messaging assistant. In addition, SolarFlare Yellow will be made an available color option.

For pricing, the low-end X submodel drops in at $23,660, while the PRO-4X tops out at $31,640. The venerable DOHC 4.0L V6 VQ40DE continues on across all submodels, generating 261 horsepower and 281 pound-feet of torque for plenty of oomph when the driver needs it.

Pricing information breakdown on the Frontier King Cab and Crew Cab (top left and right) and the Xterra (bottom).

What do you think of these prices and features for the Frontier and Xterra? Is this the kind of money you would expect to pay for a Nissan truck? Or is the shine starting to wear off these decade-plus old nameplates? Let us know in the comments below.