Tundra vs Titan

[nacho_nissan]

I wanna hear whats better...i think the titan is,but i wanna hear facts. And what about these vs american base model trucks?(no SS,Srt-10,SVT..)Just regular trucks...

[TatII]

well the titan is more ballsy. it equals or is quicker then the dodge ram hemi. all that bragging about how fast it is, and it got beaten by a less powerful smaller engine nissan v8. what a joke. anyways back to the topic. i would assume the tundra is built better, but its interior is very bland compared to the titan. the titan feels alittle bit cheap cause the plastics they used aren't the greatest, and theres too much of it ( sorta like the altima ) anyway, the titan is a smaller truck in exterior size. but it looks much bigger and meaner then the toyota. but the interior room is bigger on the nissan. the nissan is also a much better of roader with a high approach angle then the toyota even though the toyota has a higher ground clearance. also now the engine. the toyota got no balls compared to the titan. but its more nimble. the newest car and driver did this comparision test, with the new chevy silverado, the new F150, the new Dodge ram HEMI, the toyota tundra, and the new titan.

the finishing order is

5th: chevy silverado
4th: toyota tundra
3rd: dodge ram hemi
2nd: ford F150
1st: nissan titan.

[Polygon]

Don't pull that Tat.

We're talking about trucks here. The Hemi in the trucks is not about acceleration it is about pure power and you can bet money that the Dodge Ram will hand the Tundra and Titan their ass in that department. If I want speed I'll get the damn SRT-10. In my opinion, Dodge makes the best looking, most powerful, highest towing & payload capcity, and most durable trucks on the road.

[TatII]

well in that case, the titans v8 has more TQ and has the highest towing capacity in class ( 9500lbs )

hemi has 375, and the nissan has 379 ftlb

and the tundra's v8 is out of its league in this company

[del]

Originally Posted by Polygon

... Dodge makes the best looking, most powerful, highest towing & payload capcity, and most durable trucks on the road.

that sounds like it belongs in a dodge commercial.

i've never been a huge fan of pickups, but i still think the domestics rule in this department. pick up truck buyers tend to not care as much for refinement, fit and finish, and plush interior materials. true that buyers are looking for more creature comforts in their pickup trucks than ever, but there's no question if i was looking for a work truck, i'd look to the big three. there's one thing that the japanese trucks can't touch, that's brute no nonsense muscle. with that in mind, you can't lose with either an f150, ram or silverado. step it up to the heavy duty ones and certainly the japanese trucks aren't even in the same ballpark when it comes to towing something or haulilng heavy loads. afterall, that's what pickups are for, not for a sunday drive or to go on a romantic date on right?

[Polygon]

The Hemi has more torque than the Titan does and the Ram can pull over 12,000 pounds. Let's not even get into the Cummins.

[TatII]

i was just comparing stats. from the dodge website and the nissan website.

the hemi has 375 ftlb of torque and the nissan's v8 has 379ftlb of torque.

i went to dodges website and read the fully loaded towing capacity which happens to be only 7725lb when the titan can tow 9500. that is a considerable bigger margin here. however this is with the standard ram 1500 with a hemi. not the ram 2500 or the 3500 since the titan was aimed to compete with the 1500 class.

and its not fair to compare a diesel to a gasoline engine when it comes to tq. so lets just keep it fair and compair gasoline to gasoline.

[nacho_nissan]

hahaha! I meant to say the same class! how can you campare those expensive trux! i meant all base models!!...

[calgary_redneck]

It is true that the titon is quite a bit beefier and more powerful than the tundra how ever nissian has made alot of car with questionable quality in the past where toyota has a rock solid reputation.

[TatII]

Originally Posted by calgary_redneck

It is true that the titon is quite a bit beefier and more powerful than the tundra how ever nissian has made alot of car with questionable quality in the past where toyota has a rock solid reputation.

oh there is no doubt about that. the most reliable cars are hondas and toyotas. i even admited that the titans interior feels some what iffy. however, its also cheaper and more powerful of the two. so its a trade off. same as it is with the v6 atlima and the older v6 accords and camry. i mean the atlima feels cheap but so far there hasn't been any problems with the car yet. yet it still hauls

[Polygon]

So, we're talking about a whole four more foot-pounds of torque? Now from what I know the Titan has about 300HP while the Hemi has close to 350HP. I don't know why the margin is so far off on towing. I do know that what I am trying to prove is that Dodge, Ford, and Chevy have Toyota and Nissan beat by a large margin. Toyota and Nissan seem to be about making weak trucks. Anybody serious about a truck is usually not going to buy a 1/4-ton. Between the Titan and the Tundra, I would take the Titan hands down.

[justacruiser]

"I do know that what I am trying to prove is that Dodge, Ford, and Chevy have Toyota and Nissan beat by a large margin. Toyota and Nissan seem to be about making weak trucks. Anybody serious about a truck is usually not going to buy a 1/4-ton. Between the Titan and the Tundra, I would take the Titan hands down."

The Japanese companies will never get a big market share of large truck sales. One of the reasons that big American trucks sell so well is that they have a MUCH larger base of aftermarket support than any of the japanese trucks do, they're cheaper to modify, cheaper to buy and have a much longer standing history of reliability in harsh conditions. What do most people think of when they hear 'Nissan truck' or 'Toyota truck' ? They think of a small truck that is good for very light duty work and getting good gas mileage, while the opposite is true of the big threes trucks. There are still plenty of older Chevy, Ford and Dodge trucks out on American roads that have obviously been beat to shit, but are still running strong. Also, the military contracts out its ground vehicle building to the big three. The HumVee? AM General, which is GM. The M1 Abrams tank? Chrysler. The Japanese can't even come close to that kind of reliability in harsh conditions folks.

As for which truck I'd take out of all of em? I've set my eyes on the Chevy, mostly because I like their engines better and they're more American made still.

P.S. Just last week I test drove a shortbed 2WD, single cab HEMI Ram with 3.92 gears and a limited slip diff in the back. Let me tell you, the Titan would eat shit and die trying to keep up with one of those trucks, they're very, very fast. Main reasons I wouldn't buy one of those Dodges though... $28,500 for a shortbed single cab 2WD? With an engine made in Mexico? Hell No.

[calgary_redneck]

lol the japanese trucks can't come close to living in harsh conditions haha thats why toyota land cruisers where choisen to go to the first ant-artic expedition right. As for am hummers they spend more time in the shop than on the road. The reason all the big contracts go to the american truck companies is because the government feels its politically correct. Don't delude you self buddy toyota has been building trucks for a long time and they survive just as well in harsh conditions as the american trucks do probably better

[calgary_redneck]

And as the for the dodge truck everyone that has worked in the oil patch and had alot of experiance knows that dodge trucks do not hold up they are increadable failure prone. dodge needs to do alot more than put a more powerful engine in to make their trucks suitable for heavy work.

[mycivic]

tundra vs titan? titan hands down.