2018 Titan vs Ford F150 XD

demiles wrote:

spud1957 wrote:

Ford over rates the TWR for the F150 to sell trucks to uneducated consumers and obviously there’s lot of them out there. Nissan on the other hand gives realistic TWRs for its vehicles.

BS. Tow ratings by Ford and Nissan use SAEJ2807. Same methods and standards by both.

http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/towing-standards-adopted-gm-ford-ram-nissan/

Yes they do. Just goes to show the standard has its flaws.

I don't think the standard tests for towing stability. It also doesn't test for a long down hill grade where brakes are constantly needed and rather just tests for an emergency stop situation.

Although, as I said earlier, the F150 HD would be a better comparison to the Titan XD than the truck they used. The only real competitor to the Titan XD gas is the Ram 2500 with the 5.7L. It's ratings are lower than the 6.4L and CTD, and are very similar to the gas engine Titan XD. The Ram 2500 5.7L has a GVWR of 9,000 and a tow rating of around 13,000 and the Titan XD 5.7L has a GVWR of 8,990 and a tow rating of about 12,000.

While I have no doubt that the F150 Ecoboost can easily tow 12k and would be fine for those that don't do it very often with at short distances. The lower weight of the new body styles probably won't make that much weight very fun to tow on long trips. Stepping up to something a little heavier and more stable would probably best for those who plan on towing that much eight more often.