Nissan Prices 2017 Titan Crew Cab V8 From $35,975, 2017 Armada From $45,395

Timothy Cain
by Timothy Cain

Nissan’s second-generation Titan arrives in crew cab, V8 form with a U.S. base price of $35,975, including $1,195 for destination and handling.

A terribly long run for Nissan’s first full-size pickup truck effort resulted in only 471,242 U.S. sales between 2002 and 2015, roughly the total number of Ford F-Series pickups sold every seven months. Nissan has forged a unique strategy for the Titan’s relaunch, with the heavier-duty — though not quite Heavy Duty — Titan XD already on the market with a 310-horsepower Cummins 5.0-liter V8 diesel powerplant.

Now the regular-duty 2017 Nissan Titan is arriving in concert with an upgraded full-size pickup truck warranty that matches Nissan’s commercial van coverage: bumper-to-bumper, five years/100,000 miles.

With regular-duty Titans largely unavailable of late, U.S. sales of the midsize Nissan Frontier skyrocketed in the early part of 2016. “Skyrocket” is not a term ever used to describe Titan volume. U.S. sales peaked at 86,945 units in 2005, the truck’s second full year on sale. Nissan averaged fewer than 17,000 annual sales since 2010.

2017 Titan crew cabs will be sold in S, SV, SL, Platinum Reserve, and 4×4-only PRO-4X guise, all with a seven-speed automatic transmission and a 5.6-liter V8 producing 390 horsepower. The SV is a $2,890 leap beyond the base S. The Titan SL is nearly $9,000 more expensive than the SV. Four-wheel drive adds $3,030 to the price of the S and SV, $3,080 to the price of the SL, and $3,090 to the price of the Platinum Reserve.

Pricing for the top-of-the-line 2017 Nissan Titan Platinum Reserve Crew Cab 4×4 starts at $56,595. The least costly four-wheel drive Titan Crew Cab is priced from $39,005. (The least expensive F-150 SuperCrew 3.5-liter EcoBoost 4×4 variant of the best-selling pickup truck line in America, Ford’s F-Series, currently includes $1,500 of incentives that pull the price down to $38,570.)

In most trims, pricing for the 2017 Titan XD with the 5.6-liter gas engine requires a $1,510 jump above the equivalent regular-duty Titan.

Nissan’s other full-size, body-on-frame vehicle now operates on the separate platform of the global Nissan Patrol and the three-year-old Infiniti QX80. With $995 in destination and handling fees, 2017 Nissan Armada SV pricing begins at $45,395. Four-wheel drive adds $2,900.

At the top of the heap, the 2017 Nissan Armada Platinum AWD starts at $60,985. Prices for the Infiniti QX80 begin at $64,245.

Sales of the outgoing Armada peaked at nearly 40,000 units in 2005, its second full year of availability. 37,083 Armadas have been sold in America over the last three years. Segment-wide volume across the full-size, volume brand SUV spectrum is up 9 percent this year, but Nissan and Toyota combine to earn less than 8 percent market share.

Nissan says the 2017 Nissan Armada is on sale now. 2017 Titans are beginning to arrive in Nissan’s U.S. showrooms.

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  • Kkop Kkop on Aug 15, 2016

    I have owned two Titans (consecutively, for almost 250,000 miles combined), and now own two Ram 1500 trucks (simultaneously). Titan reliability was pretty good, except for the cracking exhaust manifolds; a $2,500 job (covered under extended warranty luckily for me) on each of the trucks, with the second Titan (@ 187,000 miles when I traded it) due for its third set of manifolds... Nissan never changed that 'feature' in the Titan's long run (12+ years), they just kept installing new manifolds that would eventually crack again. The fuel economy of the Ram trucks (with MDS on the Hemi) is much better than the Titan. In mixed driving, I get around 20mpg in the Rams. Reliability of the Rams has been good so far: I've got a combined 90,000 miles on the trucks now, and no issues to speak of. The ride in the Rams is also much smoother than the Old Titan. And last, but for me at 6'4" certainly not least, the driver's position is an ergonomic minefield in the Titan; lots of leg and headroom, but if you sit upright your eyes are close to being in line with the upper edge of the windshield. New Titan looks like it retained that design feature, so I'll stick with the slightly better position in the Ram. My main gripe with the Rams is no telescoping steering wheel, on any trim :-( So, if I had to choose today between Ram and Titan, I'd go with the Ram.

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    • Kkop Kkop on Aug 16, 2016

      @gtem The ticking is a feature of the Hemi engines; some do it, some don't. According to Ram, and also other owners of high-mileage vehicles, it won't hurt the engine. After 180,000 combined Hemi miles (we also own a 90,000 mile 6MT Challenger), I'd have to agree with them.

  • Lost Lost on Aug 16, 2016

    @LIKE TTAC.COM ON FACEBOOK I completely agree. I thought it was an F150 first glance at the picture. This truck has been morphing that direction and this takes it almost there.

  • Bkojote Allright, actual person who knows trucks here, the article gets it a bit wrong.First off, the Maverick is not at all comparable to a Tacoma just because they're both Hybrids. Or lemme be blunt, the butch-est non-hybrid Maverick Tremor is suitable for 2/10 difficulty trails, a Trailhunter is for about 5/10 or maybe 6/10, just about the upper end of any stock vehicle you're buying from the factory. Aside from a Sasquatch Bronco or Rubicon Jeep Wrangler you're looking at something you're towing back if you want more capability (or perhaps something you /wish/ you were towing back.)Now, where the real world difference should play out is on the trail, where a lot of low speed crawling usually saps efficiency, especially when loaded to the gills. Real world MPG from a 4Runner is about 12-13mpg, So if this loaded-with-overlander-catalog Trailhunter is still pulling in the 20's - or even 18-19, that's a massive improvement.
  • Lou_BC "That’s expensive for a midsize pickup" All of the "offroad" midsize trucks fall in that 65k USD range. The ZR2 is probably the cheapest ( without Bison option).
  • Lou_BC There are a few in my town. They come out on sunny days. I'd rather spend $29k on a square body Chevy
  • Lou_BC I had a 2010 Ford F150 and 2010 Toyota Sienna. The F150 went through 3 sets of brakes and Sienna 2 sets. Similar mileage and 10 year span.4 sets tires on F150. Truck needed a set of rear shocks and front axle seals. The solenoid in the T-case was replaced under warranty. I replaced a "blend door motor" on heater. Sienna needed a water pump and heater blower both on warranty. One TSB then recall on spare tire cable. Has a limp mode due to an engine sensor failure. At 11 years old I had to replace clutch pack in rear diff F150. My ZR2 diesel at 55,000 km. Needs new tires. Duratrac's worn and chewed up. Needed front end alignment (1st time ever on any truck I've owned).Rear brakes worn out. Left pads were to metal. Chevy rear brakes don't like offroad. Weird "inside out" dents in a few spots rear fenders. Typically GM can't really build an offroad truck issue. They won't warranty. Has fender-well liners. Tore off one rear shock protector. Was cheaper to order from GM warehouse through parts supplier than through Chevy dealer. Lots of squeaks and rattles. Infotainment has crashed a few times. Seat heater modual was on recall. One of those post sale retrofit.Local dealer is horrific. If my son can't service or repair it, I'll drive 120 km to the next town. 1st and last Chevy. Love the drivetrain and suspension. Fit and finish mediocre. Dealer sucks.
  • MaintenanceCosts You expect everything on Amazon and eBay to be fake, but it's a shame to see fake stuff on Summit Racing. Glad they pulled it.
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