It looks like the challenges in the heavy-duty pickup truck market is too intense for Nissan, who has decided to steer clear of the potentially lucrative, yet highly-competitive, market. Heavy duty offerings from the Detroit three come in several different configurations to suit virtually every need, and Nissan seems to feel that they would have trouble selling enough HD trucks to make it worth their while. The scribes over at Pickuptruck.com quote Nissan as pointing out data that shows only one in three truck owners would consider a foreign truck. With limited sales opportunities, Nissan would have trouble matching higher-volume manufacturers on price, including domestics that will pile on incentives in order to move their bread and butter trucks.
Nissan has plenty of reasons for their decision, yet we think if the Titan had lived up to its lofty sales goals there would be an HD version on the way.
No Heavy-Duty Titan After All....
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Re: No Heavy-Duty Titan After All.... (AZhitman)
Do you have a news source on this? I believe the HD was still slated as a 2009 offering when the truck gets a facelift.
OTH, the Titan has difficulty living up to its 1/2 ton competitors thanks to a weak rear axle that cannot live up to the Titan's tow rating.
OTH, the Titan has difficulty living up to its 1/2 ton competitors thanks to a weak rear axle that cannot live up to the Titan's tow rating.
Re: No Heavy-Duty Titan After All.... (Desert Rat)
yeah and now it is barely competing with the newly released silverado and tundra on the capabilities front.Desert Rat wrote:Titan has difficulty living up to its 1/2 ton competitors thanks to a weak rear axle that cannot live up to the Titan's tow rating.
honestly, i've driven the titan and a new-style tundra, and the tundra was better all around (even though it had the 4.7; though the titan did feel more powerful than the 4.7)
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Re: No Heavy-Duty Titan After All.... (hsckris)
I admit, I haven't driven the Tundra, but I have driven 2wd and 4wd versions of the Titan and I love how the truck drives, and I like the interior layout. If it had a Dana 60 rear, it'd be a heckuva contender.
Those new Tundras, despite the big motor and new everything look like complete a$$.
Those new Tundras, despite the big motor and new everything look like complete a$$.
Re: No Heavy-Duty Titan After All.... (Desert Rat)
Big trucks for even bigger bucks
I have a Toyota and Nissan dealer that are across the street from one another. I'll admit I did drool a bit over the Toy, but that price tag scared me off.
High $40G's (canadian) for a Tundra 4x4....
I would rather have a 4x4 Titan. It just looks more serious IMHO.
I have a Toyota and Nissan dealer that are across the street from one another. I'll admit I did drool a bit over the Toy, but that price tag scared me off.
High $40G's (canadian) for a Tundra 4x4....
I would rather have a 4x4 Titan. It just looks more serious IMHO.
