2018 Titan vs Ford F150 XD
Enjoy and box it out all you Nissan and Ford fans
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RobertRyan wrote:carringb wrote:RobertRyan wrote:ShinerBock wrote:
They should have tested the F150 HD versus the Titan XD.
No, the specs said that version of the F150 could do it. It was certainly fast up the climb
However there's an option for more payload available, and would have matched or bettered the payload of the Nissan XD. Keep in mind the XD is Nissan's high payload option. You don't think comparing similar payloads is a better comparison?
Maybe. Ford says the Pickup passes the J2807 standard for towing that weight,Going By the results either the standard is not representative or Ford is making a bad call on it's compliance.
Having to brake 9 times compared to twice on the Titan XD on a fairly moderate gradient and feeling you had little control, suggests something is pretty wrong.
The Ford in the video pulled it safely so it does comply with J2807. However, it just did not tow it as well as the Titan XD in regards to stability and bounce control which the J2807 does not test for. This is because the Titan XD has a stiffer suspension which helped control the bounce and the trailer nose diving every time you brake. When the trailer nose dives(which they mentioned the Ford was doing), it feels like the trailer is pushing the truck. The F150 HD with it's stronger and stiffer suspension would have controlled bounce and trailer nose dive better than that regular F150 would which is why I stated that it would have been a better comparison to the XD.
As far as braking. Only nine braking events may not be up to today's expectations, but compared to my old DRW diesel that is pretty good. Nine braking events is not a lot over the course of eight miles when towing 12k down a 7% grade highway. My heavier old diesels that didn't have exhaust brake or throttle vacuum like a gasser does would have needed more than that.
There is no doubt that the bigger V8 engine in the Titan XD will create more vacuum and slow the truck down better then the smaller V6 engine, but it is a moot point if the brakes are more than able to handle it. But seriously, only nine brakes events are not bad considering the conditions.
