The 2017 Nissan Titan XD is not quite a heavy-duty pickup truck but also not a light-duty truck. Nissan calls it an "extra-duty" rig — one that will tow more than a typical light-duty truck, but won't cost what a heavy-duty truck does and won't have capabilities that some folks won't use.
The Titan XD is filled with leather and luxury goodies, and feels every bit as premium as competitors' luxury models. It will be offered with standard and extended cabs, three bed lengths and a standard V-6 engine, following the launch of the V-8 crew-cab model.
Nissan is aiming this latest Titan squarely at the Detroit Three half-ton pickups, and unlike the last model, which languished for a decade without much of an update, this new truck should be a viable alternative.
The truck market has heated up again, in recent years, after flagging through the last bit of the previous decade, thank to the great recession. But now with economic activity, and most importantly construction activity, back up and rolling, automakers are sharpening their competitive edges among trucks.
This Nissan is an example of that, and it will be interesting to see how consumers respond to it. But based on our first look, those who try it won't be sorry they did.
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