Nissan Titan is a full-size pickup truck from a Japanese company that is manufactured and sold in North America. Features of the mini-truck are a large number of modifications, reliability and low cost for cars of this class.
Japanese automaker development
The company was founded in 1933 by combining two small Japanese industrial enterprises involved in the repair of automobiles and the manufacture of auto parts. The joint venture received the name Nissan in 1934.
The company organized the first industrial assembly of cars at its own facilities in Yokohama. The plant was designed to produce 15 thousand small cars per year. The further development of the company "Nissan" associated with the improvement and development of technology for the production of cars. In the early forties, the company first began to design, and then to manufacture buses and trucks. In the post-war period, it expanded the range of its own cars, while starting and gradually increasing export sales (1958 - to the USA, 1964 - to Europe). The success of the company is promoted by high quality, technical parameters and a diverse range of vehicles.
The lineup
Currently, Nissan, headquartered in Tokyo, is Japan's second largest car manufacturer. In the world ranking, the company takes 8th place. In addition to models under its own brand, subsidiaries produce:
- Nismo - tuning sports cars.
- "Infinity" - premium class cars.
- "Datsun" - compact budget subcompacts.
In 2017, the Nissan lineup totaled 26 cars. In Russia, the following vehicles of the company are sold by official dealers:
- crossovers - “Beetle”, “Qashqai”, “Murano”;
- passenger city car - Almera;
- SUVs - X-Trail, Terrano;
- sports car - GT-R.
Currently, our company does not ship minibuses, pickups, vans and electric vehicles of the company, including the full-size pickup Nissan Titan (photo below).
The history of the creation and production of the model "Titan"
The company first showed a full-size pickup truck at the Detroit Auto Show in 2003. Series production of the Nissan Titan car began in 2004, and the extended version - in 2008. The pickup was intended for the North American market; therefore, it was produced at the American plant of the concern. The car is developed on a single platform with all-wheel drive models Armada and Infinity QX50. The main stake in the competition with the American mini-truck models Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F-150, Dodge Ram, the Japanese company made at a small cost new items, which began at 1.3 million rubles. (23.5 thousand dollars). The first generation was made until 2015.
Production of the second generation Nissan Titan began in 2015. The updated pickup truck received a turbocharged diesel power unit with a capacity of 310 forces for the gasoline version of the engine, point changes in the design and a more comfortable interior. However, the second-generation output did not allow to increase sales, and in 2017 the company began to release a restyled version of the mini-truck with a completely new design, which formed a powerful and aggressive appearance of the pickup.
Features of the restyled version
In addition to the changed appearance, the 2018-2019 Nissan Titan received a powerful eight-cylinder turbo diesel of 390 liters. from. (volume 5.6 l), and also for the first time there were modifications with a two-door cabin for three people, which was absent in previous generations. The car is equipped with all-wheel drive or rear-wheel drive with a 7-band automatic transmission. In addition to a single cab, a four-door cab in six- or five-seater versions will still be installed on the pickup truck and three versions of the wheelbase will be used: short, standard, and elongated.
In equipping the car, new systems were added:
- electric inclusion of a rear differential;
- the ability to remotely start the engine;
- two-tone interior design;
- 20 inch rims
- keyless access.
In total, Nissan offers ten different versions of the new pickup truck in the North American market with a cost of 1.6 to 3 million rubles. (from 29.78 thousand to 52.96 thousand dollars).
Technical specifications
For the updated version of the Nissan Titan with a diesel engine, a four-door five-seater cab and a standard wheelbase, the main technical characteristics are:
- length - 5.70 m;
- width - 2.02 m;
- height - 1.90 m;
- wheelbase - 3.85 m;
- body volume - 745 l;
- pickup weight - 2.75 tons;
- engine - diesel turbocharged;
- number of cylinders - 8;
- number of valves - 32;
- location - V-shaped;
- working volume - 5.55 l;
- power - 390 l. from.;
- carrying capacity - 0.91 t;
- speed - up to 190 km / h;
- acceleration (100 km / h) - 8.1 seconds;
- trailer weight - up to 5.40 t;
- tank volume - 106 l;
- the size of tires is 275 / 65R18.
Vehicle Features
The full-size Nissan Titan pickups to remain in demand in the US market of mini-trucks allow the following qualities:
- lower cost in comparison with similar models from other automakers;
- a large number of trim levels (the updated version immediately 10);
- general reliability;
- security;
- comfortable lounge;
- powerful and economical power units;
- the presence of a variety of driver assistance systems for driving;
- quality technical parameters.
In addition, Nissan offers various financial programs for the purchase of a car, a long warranty and a wide range of services.
All existing advantages provide not the largest, but stable demand for Japanese pickups, which the company plans to increase due to the release of the new Nissan Titan 2017 model year.