Nissan is characterizing the new TITAN XD as a “new class” of pickup, falling in between the traditional half-ton pickup truck and the heavy-duty pickups. Their goal was to blur the lines between the two and combine strong points from both types into one all-encompassing package. The first thing you …

The pickup truck segment is very different from other vehicle categories. In fact, through the years, it has become a North-American cult product. Even if a large portion of consumers who buy this type of truck needs it for work, a more modest pickup would do the job in most …

There soon will be one less player in the full-size pickup segment, at least in Canada. The Nissan Titan , including the medium-duty Titan XD , will not be sold here beyond the 2021 model year. It will continue to exist in the U.S., however. Nissan Canada Product Communications Manager …

Last fall, Nissan unveiled the redesigned 2020 TITAN and TITAN XD with the hope that its $300 million investment would finally allow it to gain market shares in the heavily Americanized full-size pickup segment. The TITAN’s upgraded powertrain and overall dynamics impressed us during our first drive in November. However, …

On the heels of the redesigned TITAN , which was unveiled about a month ago in Texas, it’s now the larger Nissan TITAN XD’s turn to get a full slate of upgrades and enhancements for the 2020 model year. For owners who demand a bit more power and capability, this …

In case you haven’t heard, Nissan is having a rough year, what with the legal troubles of former CEO Carlos Ghosn, the role it supposedly played in the failed merger with FCA, the massive layoffs that were announced recently and of course slumping sales for most of the models in …

The gas-powered 2016 Nissan Titan XD will launch in Canada this spring as a four-wheel drive crew cab model starting at $44,900—$7,500 less than its diesel-powered sibling. Powered by a new 5.6-litre V8 that makes 390 horsepower and 401 lb.-ft. of torque, the gas version of the pickup joins the …

Even though the 2016 Nissan Titan XD got a lot of good comments on its style, its off-road performance and its towing capabilities, a question remained: how pricy would it be? Would it be affordable, or would its price be so high that only the wealthiest could afford it? It …

Nissan's new truck, the Titan (and its heavy-duty variant, the Titan XD) received a lot of publicity in the last few weeks: the Japanese automaker went with the bold decision of stuffing in a Cummins turbo-diesel V8 engine displacing 5.0 litres and generating 555 pound-feet of torque. But Nissan knows …