Let me introduce you to the diesel-chugging, earth-moving, miniature American flag-waving exception: the new Nissan Titan XD.
The Titan, unlike its namesake, was not an imposing truck in appearance and looks smaller in the flesh than its 151-inch, crew cab wheelbase would suggest. Perhaps it was because of the almost-outlandish Forged Copper color (I called it Luxury Blurple) fitted to the press version I had, or perhaps it was the fact that the design lines were half as aggressive as your average inner city bus.
In any case, it’s bound to offend no one, and although that might be a detractor for the average Ferrari buyer that needs a steady flow of Instagram followers to feel whole, it’s right at home with a truck that’s designed to do nothing but work.
The cabin features the same sort of premium plastics seen in every new car made within the last five years: a mix of fingerprint-prone gloss black on plastic, painted silver plastic, and a dusting of leather on everything within skin’s reach.
The cooled and heated two-tone perforated leather seats were just on the right side of luxurious, with a nice attention to detail in the stitching and color selection, and were the perfect combination of supportive and cushy, especially on the 12 hour combined round trip to and from my trek upstate.
Learn more about the Nissan Titan XD here.
