Nissan Titan

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Nissan Titan

Manufacturer	Nissan
Production	2004–present
Assembly	Canton, Mississippi, United States
Class	Full-size pickup truck
Body style(s)	2-door truck 4-door truck
Layout	Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive
Platform	Nissan F-Alpha platform
Engine(s)	5.6 L VK56DE V8
Transmission(s)	5-speed automatic 6-speed automatic
Wheelbase	SWB: 139.8 in (3551 mm) LWB: 159.4 in (4049 mm)
Length	2004-07: 224.2 in (5695 mm) 2008-present SWB: 224.6 in (5705 mm) LWB: 244.3 in (6205 mm)
Width	2004-07: 78.8 in (2002 mm) 2008-present: 79.5 in (2019 mm)
Height	2004-07 King Cab 4WD: 76.6 in (1946 mm) 2004-07 Crew Cab 4WD: 76.7 in (1948 mm) 2004-07 King Cab 2WD: 75.0 in (1905 mm) 2004-07 Crew Cab 2WD: 75.1 in (1908 mm) 2008-present King Cab 4WD SWB: 76.1 in (1933 mm) King Cab 4WD LWB: 76.0 in (1930 mm) 2008-present Crew Cab SWB: 74.7 in (1897 mm) Pro-4X King Cab 4x4 SWB: 76.6 in (1946 mm) 2008-present LE King Cab 4x4 SWB: 76.4 in (1941 mm) 2008-present King Cab 2WD SWB: 74.6 in (1895 mm) LE King Cab 2WD SWB: 74.8 in (1900 mm)
Curb weight	5,038 lb (2,285 kg)[1]
Related	Infiniti Q45 Nissan Frontier

2005 Nissan Titan King Cab

2008 Nissan Titan crew cab long bed

The Nissan Titan introduced in 2004, is a full-size pickup truck produced for the North American market by Nissan. The truck shares the stretched Nissan F-Alpha platform with the Nissan Armada and Infiniti QX56 SUVs, and is manufactured in Canton, Mississippi, United States.

[edit] Market and sales

The Titan is not intended to challenge the big 3 "Detroit Trucks" in sales numbers, but rather is meant to be an alternative to them and provide Nissan with some in-roads into the highly competitive truck market.

Consumers in the south central part of the United States, which includes Texas, account for nearly 25% of Titans sales in the United States.

[edit] Specifications

[edit] Models and equipment

The Titan features a 32 valve 5.6 L VK56DE V8 engine which generates 305 hp (227 kW) at 4900 rpm and 379 ft·lbf (514 N·m) of torque at 3600 rpm. The 2007 model has been upgraded to 317 hp and 385 ft·lbf (522 N·m) of torque. It is available in either rear wheel drive or four wheel drive with a 5-speed automatic transmission. It comes with a choice of a Crew Cab with a 5'7" (1.7 m) bed or King (extended) Cab with a 6'7" (2.0 m) bed. Some people have criticized the truck for not offering a regular cab. The 2008 Titan lineup has an optional 7-foot (2.1 m) long bed to the Crew Cab and an optional 8-foot (2.4 m) long bed to the King Cab. With the long bed option comes a larger 37-gallon (US) (140 L) fuel tank. The already available 5-speed transmission and 5.6L V8 will remain standard equipment on all Nissan Titans.

[edit] Features

The Nissan Titan comes in four basic trim levels: XE, SE, Pro-4X, and LE. The trim levels are combinations of the features offered on the truck which include:

• Navigation system
• DVD player with screen
• Side airbags
• Off-road package
• Traction Control
• Sunroof
• Big Tow Package- with transmission temp. gauge
• Sirius Satellite Radio
• XM Satellite Radio
• Leather Split Power Bench Seat
• Utili-Track bed rail system
• Lockable Bedside Storage Box
• Leather- appoined heated captains chairs with console automatic shifter
• Rear sonar warning system
• Automatic windows down with key fob
• Power Adjustable Pedals
• Flexible Fuel Vehicle

[edit] Safety

The Titan has a 5-star rating from the NHTSA for driver frontal crash, and a 4-star rating for passenger frontal crash.

• Head Injury Criterion
  • Driver: 488
  • Passenger: 579
• Chest Deceleration (Gs)
  • Driver: 43
  • Passenger: 42
• Femur Load l/r1 (lb)
  • Driver: 723/532
  • Passenger: 495/212

[edit] Performance

• Brake system
  • Front: 12.6 in (320 mm) ventilated discs
  • Rear: 12.6 in. (320 mm) discs
• Braking performance
  • 70 mph (110 km/h) - 0: 190 ft (59 m)
  • 60 mph (97 km/h) - 0: 152 ft (42 m)
• Acceleration
  • 0 - 60 mph (97 km/h): 6.7 ^[2]
  • 1/4 mile (~400 m): 15.3 s at 89 mph (143 km/h) ^[2]
• Top speed: Electronically Limited 115 mph (185 km/h)
• Lateral acceleration: 0.69 g ^[2]

[edit] Receptions

Upon its release, the Titan was praised for its combination of a roomy interior, strong towing capacity, aggressive styling, and innovative features, such as wide opening rear doors in the King Cab, factory sprayed-on bedliner, and a lockable storage compartment outside the bed on the driver's side. It was listed by Edmunds.com as the best full-size truck. The Titan was nominated for the North American Truck of the Year award for 2004.

Yahoo Autos rated Nissan Titan as the 'Worst Cars for the Money' under full size pickup category for poor sales, costing more than American pickups, lower fuel economy than competitors' products.^[3]

[edit] Future model

The Future of the Nissan Titan is yet to be determined. Nissan had been working with Chrysler to build a truck for them based on the Dodge Ram, but both companies decided to part ways in Aug 09. Nissan is committed to staying in the light truck market and is looking at other manufacturers (such as Ford, GM, and Toyota) or building the second generation Titan in house. Production of the Frontier, Pathfinder, and X-Terra would also be uncertain because of their Titan underpinnings.

Making news in November 2009; "CEO of Nissan, Carlos Ghosn, has revealed that the pickup will survive. Ghosn went on to reveal that it could be designed and built completely in-house at Nissan or with a new partner, though the specifics haven’t been finalized."^[4]

[edit] Criticism

The Titan has drawn criticism for its limited body styles. In contrast to other full-sized pickups, the vehicle does not offer a Regular Cab, and is only available with the King Cab and Crew Cab models. The Titan is only available with the 5.6L V8, and does not have a V6 engine option.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Nissan Titan

• Official American site
• Official Canadian site
• NHTSA crash test results