Nissan is looking to blur the line between the
half-ton and the 3/4 ton truck with this, the Titan XD. but an it really offer the confidence of a heavy duty
with the comfort of a half-ton. that's what we're going to try to find out.
so here we are in the new Titan X now. the big
deal with this truck is it has a new 5 liter v8 diesel Cummins engine. that
makes 310 horsepower and 555 pound-feet of torque. now there's no information
yet on the gas engines, but Nissan has confirmed that there will be a v8 of
course but there will also be a new v6 in the Titan. but what's interesting
about the XD is that it's not just the diesel that sets it apart. it actually
gets a bigger beefier frame, bigger brakes, and bigger axles because this truck
is all about towing.
Nissan has spent some time back here on the business
end of the truck. installing some features that are supposed to make life a
little bit easier. they have the adjustable tie-down cleats up here on the side
of the bed. they also have adjustable cleats on the floor of the bed which
should make tying down ATVs or dirt bikes a lot easier.
for working at night there's a ton of LED
lights now in the Titans bed. Nissan still has that damped tailgate which is a
nice feature and a 120 volt plug in the bed. so if you're back here working
with tools you can plug them in one other cool feature Nissan has designed for
this truck is called the Titan box and it's actually in bed storage. but the
really neat thing is that they are removable. so if you want the space back in
the bed you take them out of there and you once again have your full bed to
work with. so besides the new engine and drivetrain the entire interior in this
truck has been redone and really Nissan has brought it up to speed with everything
else that's on the market. the quality of the interior seems pretty nice button
placement is okay the ergonomics are okay but it definitely is competitive with
everything else that's out there right now in the half-ton segment.
one really smart move Nissan made is putting this
column shifter in the truck because it frees up a lot of space down here in your
center console which has plenty of storage and it just feels great one area with
the interior I feel like Nissan could have pushed a little further on is with
their luxury truck because those mega dollar trucks are getting really nice
these days and the Titan is just okay. the back seat of this truck has also
been really well done. now first of all there's a lockable storage container
underneath the seat which is really great for storing all kinds of stuff but
more importantly Nissan has engineered a flat load floor. now it's not actually
flat there is a little transmission tunnel there but it has these small
platforms essentially which fold out creating a flat floor. however those
little plastic platforms they might break you could get caught on them loading
stuff in. so it's not the best solution. so let's actually talk about what this
truck is like to drive now.
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