It is hard to find anything wrong with the Titan. Even with a 5.6 L V8 engine that delivers 317 hp and 385 lb-ft of torque, the tenacious Titan still gets 12 city mpg and 17 highway mpg. The 5-speed automatic transmission with tow/haul mode and shift-on-the-fly makes freeway cruising and mountain climbing with a trailer in tow easy, without missing a beat.
Speaking of beat, this big Titan baby is just the vehicle to tow a boat, and carry fishing and skiing gear in the 5-foot-7 cargo bed.
This Titan has more comfort and convenience than you can imagine. Leather, leather everywhere. Leather-appointed interior with items like seats, console, steering wheel, and gear shift knob.
And when there is leather in abundance there is generally an abundance of power items, such as 8-way heated power driver seat with memory, power drop rear cab window, and power windows and door locks.
There is plenty of technology inside the cavernous Titan. NissanConnect with Navigation is one such. A 5.8-inch touch-screen display houses audio and navigation with voice recognition. Naturally there were SiriusXM satellite radio and Bluetooth hands-free phone capability, but it goes further to include SiriusXM Traffic and Travel Link, and 10-speaker Rockford Fosgate premium audio system with AM/FM/CD/AUX input. Higher trims are also equipped with a Multi-Functional Driver’s Information Center display.
I tried all the technology except hands-free phone capability and SiriusXM Traffic. It all worked splendidly, but the touch screen display was much too small. Street addresses were not easily viewed from the driver’s position, and the map itself was not sufficiently large enough to see terrain features or read numbers.
I am hoping that the new 2016 Titan that is being introduced at the Texas State Fair and the LA Auto Show will have a larger screen.
