Compare the2024 Nissan Titan XDVS 2024 Toyota Tundra

Full-time four-wheel drive is standard on the Titan XD. Full-time four-wheel drive gives added traction for safety in all conditions, not just off-road, like the only system available on the Tundra. Four-wheel drive of any type costs extra on the Tundra.

The Titan XD has a standard blind spot warning system that uses sensors to alert the driver to objects in the vehicle’s blind spots where the side view mirrors don’t reveal them. A system to reveal vehicles in the Tundra’s blind spot costs extra.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Titan XD has standard Rear Cross Traffic Alert, helping the driver avoid collisions. Toyota charges extra for Rear Cross Traffic Alert on the Tundra and its not available on the SR.

The Titan XD’s driver alert monitor detects an inattentive driver then sounds a warning and suggests a break. According to the NHTSA, drivers who fall asleep cause about 100,000 crashes and 1500 deaths a year. The Tundra doesn’t offer a driver alert monitor.

Both the Titan XD and the Tundra have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, driver and front passenger knee airbags, side-impact head airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, crash mitigating brakes, lane departure warning systems, rearview cameras, available daytime running lights and around view monitors.

The Titan XD comes with a full 5-year/100,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes free 24-hour roadside assistance. The Tundra’s 3-year basic warranty expires 2 years or 64000 miles sooner.

J.D. Power and Associates rated the Titan XD second among large light duty pickups in their 2023 Initial Quality Study. The Tundra isn’t in the top three in its category.

J.D. Power and Associates’ 2023 Initial Quality Study of new car owners surveyed provide the statistics that show that Nissan vehicles are better in initial quality than Toyota vehicles. J.D. Power ranks Nissan above average in initial quality. With 14 more problems per 100 vehicles, Toyota is rated below average.

The Titan XD’s 5.6 DOHC V8 produces 42 more horsepower (400 vs. 358) and 7 lbs.-ft. more torque (413 vs. 406) than the Tundra SR’s standard 3.4 turbo V6. The Titan XD’s 5.6 DOHC V8 produces 11 more horsepower (400 vs. 389) than the Tundra’s optional 3.4 turbo V6.

To lower fuel costs and make buying fuel easier, the Nissan Titan XD uses regular unleaded gasoline (premium recommended for maximum performance). The Tundra requires premium, which can cost on average about 82.8 cents more per gallon.

The Titan XD has 3.5 gallons more fuel capacity than the Tundra’s standard fuel tank (26 vs. 22.5 gallons), for longer range between fill-ups.

For better stopping power the Titan XD’s brake rotors are larger than those on the Tundra:

The Titan XD stops much shorter than the Tundra:

The Titan XD has standard front and rear stabilizer bars, which help keep the Titan XD flat and controlled during cornering. The Tundra’s suspension doesn’t offer a rear stabilizer bar.

The Titan XD Platinum handles at .74 G’s, while the Tundra 5.5-foot bed TRD Pro Crew Cab Pickup pulls only .70 G’s of cornering force in a Car and Driver skidpad test.

The Titan XD Platinum executes Motor Trend’s “Figure Eight” maneuver quicker than the Tundra 5.5-foot bed TRD Pro Crew Cab Pickup (28.2 seconds @ .6 average G’s vs. 29 seconds @ .6 average G’s).

The Titan XD offers optional seating for 6 passengers; the Tundra can only carry 5.

The Titan XD has a much larger cargo box than the Tundra Crew Cab Pickup shortbed (59.6 vs. 45.8 cubic feet). The Titan XD has a much larger cargo box than the Tundra Crew Cab Pickup longbed (59.6 vs. 54.3 cubic feet).

The Titan XD’s cargo box is larger than the Tundra’s in almost every dimension:

The Titan XD has stake post holes, to allow the containment of tall, light loads. The Tundra doesn’t offer stake post holes.

The Titan XD’s standard towing capacity is much higher than the Tundra’s (11050 vs. 8300 pounds).

The Titan XD has a much higher standard payload capacity than the Tundra Crew Cab Pickup 4x4 (2260 vs. 1820 lbs.).

The Titan XD has a much higher maximum payload capacity than the Tundra (2260 vs. 1940 lbs.).

The Titan XD’s standard speed-sensitive wipers speed up when the vehicle does, so that the driver doesn’t have to continually adjust the speed of the wipers. The Tundra’s standard manually variable intermittent wipers have to be constantly adjusted.