2020 Nissan Titan Review
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2020 Nissan Titan Review
byReese Counts
Vehicle Test Editor
Reese Counts has worked in the automotive industry since he started as an intern at Edmunds in 2015. He has written or edited thousands of car-related articles and tested and reviewed hundreds of vehicles over the course of his career. Reese is a vehicle test editor at Edmunds and has also contributed to Autoblog. Reese has also been featured on Yahoo! Finance, Engadget and AOL reviewing cars and covering automotive technology, auto shows and more. Reese learned to drive in his father's C4 Chevrolet Corvette and now owns his grandfather's 1999 Mercedes-Benz C43 AMG. A love for cars runs deep in his family.
Pros
- Comfortable front seats
- V8 engine comes standard
- Many advanced driver safety features also come standard
Cons
- No alternative engines or axle ratios
- Maximum towing and payload capacities fall behind class leaders
- Mediocre in-cabin storage
- Hard to see out of the back and to the sides
What's new
- Small power bump for the standard V8 engine
- Nine-speed transmission replaces seven-speed automatic
- Expanded driver aids and safety features now standard
- Part of the second Titan generation introduced for 2016
Overview
The 2020 Nissan Titan isn't fully redesigned, but it gains a variety of minor improvements. Notable changes include a new nine-speed automatic transmission that replaces the previous seven-speed transmission and refreshed exterior styling. The standard V8 engine, the only available engine for the Titan, gets a small power bump for 2020 and now makes 400 horsepower and 413 lb-ft.
Nissan's suite of driver assistance aids, known as Safety Shield 360, is standard on the new model and brings traffic-adaptive cruise control to the Titan for the first time. The Titan also gets a revised interior with an improved control layout and a bigger touchscreen. But in many ways the changes don't go far enough to make the Titan a truly compelling pick for a light-duty pickup. Read our Expert Rating below to learn more.
Edmunds Expert Rating
below avg
7.1/10
Edmunds Rating
Our VerdictThe Edmunds Vehicle Testing Team evaluates a fresh batch of vehicles every week, pairing objective assessments at our test track with real-world driving on city streets, freeways and winding roads. The data we gather results in our Expert Ratings. They’re based on 30-plus scores that cover every aspect of the automotive experience.
The Titan has a standard V8 engine, a comfortable cabin and enough towing capacity for most jobs. It's a perfectly competent full-size light-duty pickup truck. Otherwise, the Titan fails to impress. It doesn't have enough personality to make up for the lack of choice in powertrains, features and body styles that rivals offer. The Ford F-150, Ram 1500 and Chevrolet Silverado 1500 are better trucks overall.
Rated for you by America's best test team.
Which Titan does Edmunds recommend?
Unless you're looking for a relatively feature-free work truck, we suggest going with the midtier SV trim. It comes with features such as 18-inch alloy wheels, colored bumpers, a Wi-Fi hotspot and adaptive cruise control.
2020 Nissan Titan models
Five trims are available for the 2020 Titan: S, SV, Pro-4X, SL and Platinum Reserve. Nissan no longer offers a regular-cab configuration, so you'll have to choose between double-cab (Nissan calls this the King Cab) and crew-cab models. Feature highlights include: