Car Motortrend Nissan Titan XD V-8 Platinum Auto News, Car Reviews

Nissan Titan - Titan XD - Car Motortrend Nissan Titan XD V-8 Platinum Auto News, Car Reviews - Nissan Titan XD V-8 Platinum Reserve First Test Review - Automotive News - For many years now, the only non-domestic full-size pickups are available to have either Toyota Tundra or Nissan Titan, and none has been available in heavy duty specification. Last year, Nissan introduced the second generation Titan then-new version of the XD, which straddles the line between light and heavy-duty trucks. Note that the badge reads XD (as in cross-task), not HD (as in heavy duty)? Equipped with a stout 310-hp, 555-lb-ft 5.0-liter V-8 Cummins turbodiesel, last year $ 60,000 truck called to offer more towing capability of some light trucks but less than the price of the same heavy-duty.

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Compared to non-Titan XD, XD V-8 is rated at the same 390-hp, but it makes 7 lb-ft more twist that is sent over the higher of 3.36: 1 rear-end than the standard 2.94: 1 (The XD diesel has a 3.92: 1 ratio.) XD also offer larger brakes and precise attachment gooseneck trailer engineered into the frame and accessible through the bed. And despite all the upgraded to Titan XDS standard, compared with diesel XD, XD gasoline have lower tow rating. An XD diesel 4 × 4 is equipped with a properly rated to tow up to 12 037 pounds (Class 4 hitch) and 11 890 pounds (gooseneck hitch), while the XD gas 4 × 4 is rated to 11,000 pounds (Class 4), and 10,850 pounds (gooseneck).

Our annual Truck of the Year competition avails us to a variety of specialized tests are used to determine the performance capabilities of various trucks: a half ton, three-quarter ton, and so on. How is this new gasoline-powered Titan XD do? Not too good.

In the standard acceleration test, XD Platinum Reserve is expected to be slower than non-XD also features Platinum Titan Backup (roughly 900 pounds lighter) about half a second. However, a larger brake XD XD did bring greater to quit than 60 mph in roughly the same distance as a standard Titan. Surely the pickup XD forte, right? improved rankings will show it to be. However, the 7,000-pound trailer towing the same, XD was 1.4 seconds slower to 60 mph, slowly narrowing the gap in the quarter-mile in 20.1 seconds, 68.9-mph performance standard Titan with 20.0 seconds, 70.7-mph best. (Note: In real-world driving, and especially during the test acceleration, we see with all the Titans in the hands of this year, there is a lag between the application of full-throttle and forward progress actually might have something to do with the unique way Nissan, from "directly controlling the intake valve , rather than using the traditional method of controlling intake with the throttle valve.

And things got worse for the XD when we experienced the real world to the SAE J2807 test oblique Davis Dam. 7,500-pound towing skid-loader upgrade, accelerated standard Titan 35-55 mph in 18.3 seconds, requiring 1,175 feet to do so. XD requires more than twice the time and distance in 40.4 seconds and 2,969 feet. What happened? We think that this XD weight, gearing, and a unique transmission programming is set conspiring to this accident. Almost like the speed limiter will, XD tachometer redline is stubbornly sticking to almost the entire time upgrade and refused to upshift into the next gear. Although the mode using Tow / Haul with Downhill Speed Control, XD stormed the 60-mph speed set on the cruise control, which fell behind the class. And this is why we do what we do. We put this to the test truck and sometimes find that the specs on paper do not always translate into real-world capability.

"It's ultimately withstood 65 mph speed limit on the uphill," said editor-in-chief Ed Loh in defense. "In addition, driving with a trailer was pretty good. There were no problems with the handling or trailer sway; I never felt the vehicle out of control. Responses solid brake very entertaining."

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Seating comfort in the truck may not be the highest priority for most customers. But for those who work who spend long hours in the saddle, the standard Nissan "was inspired by NASA" front and back seats Zero Gravity is said to "help maximize posture position for increased comfort during long-distance driving." Most agree the front seat XD Titan pickup is at least as comfortable as the other in the competition this year. "I know this may put me in the minority, but I'm more comfortable in this driver's seat rather than at Ford," said executive editor Mark Rechtin. Testing director Kim Reynolds furthered that assessment. "Most of the rear seat is very slablike and vertical," he said. "Touch this lumbar support goes a long way.

There's an outlet 110-volt back here and heated seats, too." In terms of design, the exterior is handsome XD Platinum Reserve, presentation of the interior, and features are not noticeably differentiated from non-XD Platinum Backup-so much so that at least one staff suppose one to the other on the rotation driving without notice. The entire staff found infotainment and parts-bin switchgear is too similar to Nissan products. "Side mirror controls just confusing to me," said Reynolds. "Showing the interior is very little creativity it's just there, and predictable and expected." Rechtin this way: "You enter into Titan XD, and you can tell the decades of experience that Ford has more than Nissan.

Vision out the front of the Nissan is not as good, mirror coverage is not good, and so forth. "Especially unfortunate is low resolution monitor rearview struggling with / dark contrast of bright shadow-light is so often the case. We had difficulty trying to back the truck in a crowded parking lot and especially so when trying to precisely maneuver the truck to a trailer. We called for a spotter otherwise. Several other competitors camera just in another class when it comes to managing difficult light and lined up to receive a trailer. We also endured repeated errors which Titan XD with Nissan Connect if connected Bluetooth phone calls over a specified amount of time (about 15 minutes), as Scott Evans described it, "the infotainment system makes loud hissing and popping sounds, flickering screen, and the system reset itself. in the meantime, the call is still connected on the phone but had to switch to the handset.

Driving Quality Super Pick Up Nissan Titan XD-V- 8 Platinum most of the rides around the unladen truck or trailer and ride quality usually suffers because of excess capability is not used. Heavy-duty trucks of the most demonstrative of this trade-off, so Titan XD, being a tweener a wide, managed to straddle the line of load-ability / ride quality is quite good. In fact, every trip Titan XD judge found was higher than the Ford F-150 and for any heavy-duty pickup in the competition this year.

Where it does not measure up, however, is the noise, vibration, and categories of violence, where many drivers feel of the steering column that is sent too much vibration to their hands and that the excessive tire noise-even compared to the heavy-duty testing .rejimen we also give us scientific insight into otherwise-consumer anecdotes reported fuel economy EPA-exempt large trucks.

Although the standard Titan, indeed, judged by a government agency in 15/21/18 mpg city/highway / combined, XD is not required to be tested. in-house team of Real MPG we tested both and found that although the standard Titan came rather close to the results of the EPA to 12/18/15 mpg, respectively, deviate further XD (allegedly) with its 12/16/13 mpg results. Incidentally, last year the EPA-exempt Cummins turbodiesel 16/21/18 XD back real MPG, which topped the Titans in various real-world experience.

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Association road test editor Benson Kong wrote, "I like the idea of a between-the-class truck, but I kept feeling a little disappointed with the XD. It's kind of understandable because it goes deeper into the numbers HD realm is a game that is completely different. However, I believe this truck is one of the big engine and interior more imaginative away from the class above. "Editors Association Scott Evans less charity when he wrote," Nissan said it set out to build the F-250's 10-year, and it delivered. it's a truck nice itself, but it does not stand up to the class leader. Even the F-150 makes this truck feel old 10 years, especially the F-250. "If you are looking for non-domestic full-size, almost-heavy-duty trucks, the Nissan Titan XD possible for you, That said, we would recommend the diesel-powered version if you really intend to draw with it.