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Nissan Titan vs. Ford F150
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They have some cool truck accessories too.
I got my bulletproof window set ups for my motel from them.
the LE 4x4 already comes with 18" wheels.
i dont disagree with the last one.
But if I owned one I wouldn't care anyway
http://www.detnews.com/2004/autosinsider/0411/09/b01-328882.htm
They also recommended the Explorer Sport Trac which received a low roll-over rating on government crash testing. If you read the article, crash ratings is something they also factor in, for recommending a vehicle.
In the past, they have recommended some newly redesigned vehicles (not yet released) while placing other vehicles that have been out in the market for a few months as (too new to rate).
Which is why Consumer Report has received some critisizm lately since the media is starting to point these inaccuracies out.
Satisfaction was above average for the F-150 and much better than average for the Titan.
I live in Montreal and will be going to New York next week to buy a Titan. Any comments on that? Warranty will be honored here I believe.
Any more issues with the Titan I should know of?
Many mfrs. have new rules and are denying any warranty work on cars bought new in Canada and resold used in the US.
There are a few threads about this in the Smart Shopper area.
I have a place along the US/Can. border. I see many ex-Canadian used cars shipped to the US .
Because of short supply and/or the dollar $$ difference the prices are a bit lower.
BUT I wonder how it works for a US car to Canada?
I'd sure like to get the milege printed on the window sticker of my '04 F150. Can't seem to break 15 even while hwy driving at 65 mph
torque is the key, and the nissan has more torque at lower RPM than all others.
on top of that, the fact that its a 5-speed tranny with drive-by-wire acceleration gets the titan a solid half-length lead in a race before the dodge even gets off the line.
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That 1/2 car-length lead is not due to the fact that the Dodge doesn't have a 5-speed transmission and drive-by-wire, because it does. Actually, the gasoline RAMs have a 6-speed automatic transmission (545RFE). Dusty
electronic throttle control has significantly faster response from the pedal over cable-actuation.
The fastest a throttle can open on a direct cable system is only limited by the operator's human motor control. If we assume that drive-by-wire is faster, it still cannot be faster than the operator's foot.
On drive-by-wire systems the throttle is opened by a 4-pole stepper motor. Any computer lag time issues aside, these typically have a 50-150 millisecond reaction time, unless you're talking about a very expensive motor. The computer circuit that operates the throttle motor will have a reaction speed as well. This is typically limited by whatever clock frequency (speed) is plus the buffer (op. amp.). It's very likely that a drive-by-wire system could have as much as 300 ms delay, even in the best of circuits.
Three-hundred milliseconds would not necessarily be noticeable to the average driver. But it is very doubtful that drive-by-wire could ever be as fast as a direct cable operated throttle, in my opinion.
Dusty
The fastest a throttle can open on a direct cable system is only limited by the operator's human motor control. If we assume that drive-by-wire is faster, it still cannot be faster than the operator's foot.
On drive-by-wire systems the throttle is opened by a 4-pole stepper motor. Any computer lag time issues aside, these typically have a 50-150 millisecond reaction time, unless you're talking about a very expensive motor. The computer circuit that operates the throttle motor will have a reaction speed as well. This is typically limited by whatever clock frequency (speed) is plus the buffer (op. amp.). It's very likely that a drive-by-wire system could have as much as 300 ms delay, even in the best of circuits.
Three-hundred milliseconds would not necessarily be noticeable to the average driver. But it is very doubtful that drive-by-wire could ever be as fast as a direct cable operated throttle, in my opinion.
Dusty
this throttle lag is extremely apparent to me on non-ETC vehicles now that i know the difference.
drive the ford, then drive the nissan, and you will see the difference.
I drove a Titan last week, and I did not like the throttle, it felt "twitchy". With my chevy, or any number of other Chevys and Fords, pressing slowly and gently on the pedal causes the truck to ease into motion, great for backing the hitch ball under the tongue. The Titan did nothing until the pedal moved significantly, then started moving with a twitch.
I did not like the feel of the steering either, but that may be just personal preferences.
Harry
This can be good and bad, I suppose. Good because it will help those drivers who think they can force more power out of their trucks (under a load) not pour all their fuel out their tailpipes. Bad because if the response is not as sensitive as wire at low speeds, that would certainly be an issue (for me and others who use trucks for their primary purpose). Nearly every time I drive my truck, I'm either backing up to something or hitching a trailer solo. A jumpy truck wouldn't help much in such precision situations as these.
Honestly, why buy a..... Oh, nevermind. We're talking light-duty full size trucks here. No sense in my stirring up the waters. *sheepish grin*
thats because with older, more traditional throttles, you have a split second of "lag time" between when you hit the gas and the vehicle goes. most people have become used to this, and going to an instant throttle in the titan can be disconcerting at first if you are not ready for the power. with the titan, there is almost no lag at all. it goes as soon as you touch the gas, with no delay.
In drive by wire, as the Nissan has, engine response is not more instantanious than mechanical linkage. The opening of the throttle plate allowing more air into the intake is still what raises the RPM. Instead of a cable or rod, DBW has a rheostat that signals a computer that you want more power. The computer sends a signal to a controller that feeds electrical power to the throttle motor.
As throttle response is controlled by movement of your foot, there would have to be a LOT of stretching in the cable for the computer to open the throttle sooner.
I have driven Cadillacs with DBW, and their's is smoother than Titan's.
Harry
While I find that under "drive by wire advantages" you do see "responce," automakers seem to site other reasons for adapting this technology to their vehicles. These include the desire to reduce moving parts, and to eliminate whole parts like the idle air control motor, and TPS senor and making one unit with all of these sensors/functions combined.
the f150s do not have DBW.
BTW, 939,511 F-Series trucks sold for 2004, shattering the previous all-time record of 911,597 set in 2001. Just though I'd share since the "they'll never sell that much again because of new competition" bandwagon was concerned...
also, the ETC wasnt on the truck till the '05 models. when the redesigned truck came out in '03, they all had a mechanical throttle.
I honestly haven't noticed all that many new F150s or Titans up here in Fairbanks. Both are quite noticable because they are in marked contrast to other pickups on the road. Most of the new Fords I see on the road are 250/350, and Titans.... hmm. I have seen 3 or 4 that I know are different rigs, but maybe the 150s and Titans both are more popular with the military folk and just don't commute/drive on the side of town I frequent as much. I see new GMC 1/2 tons more than anything else, but our local GMC dealer (Aurora Motors) tends to garner a lot of local "loyalty."
927,002 are F-150-350, only 12,509 were above.