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What it Is
2008 Nissan Titan Preview – 2007 Chicago Auto Show: Attention, full-size truck fan: Nissan has a message for you, one it hopes you hear before you leap head over heels for one of those fancy new Tundras or cool Silverados. Just don’t do it. Please. At least not until you take a look at the new 2008 Titan, with its restyled front end, upgraded interior, longer bed and new trim. While it may still lack enough configurations to compete sale for sale with the rest of the full-size makers, they think recent updates give you more than a few new reasons to take a closer look at their import truck.
Why it Matters
As a revised model, the 2008 Nissan Titan addresses some of its more glaring weaknesses: interior refinement, an additional trim and a consistent look to Nissan’s larger vehicles. Perhaps most significantly, however, the Titan gets a longer wheelbase version that expands its offering to include a seven-foot bed with a Crew cab body. Inside, there’s a new seat design, new meter clusters along with Bluetooth, XM Satellite Radio, a heated leather-trimmed bench seat and revised center stack. The new trim, named PRO-4X, is an off-road variant with performance shocks, an electronic locking diff, skid plates and more, including 18-inch alloy wheels shod with P275/70R18 all-terrain tires.
What it Looks Like
Truth be told, to our eye the 2008 Titan looks a lot like the 2007 Titan. And maybe it’s supposed to be like that: just a modest change, after all, so that Nissan could bring its big rigs into some sort of stylistic consistency. They still seem slightly different to us, but we never did pass art appreciation class…what do we know? As for the PRO-4X trim, you can tell the difference by looking at the big beefy tires or the side stickers that read “PRO-4X.” Just in case you need a little help. There’s also a PRO-4X body-colored grille and bumpers, among other hints.
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About Brian Chee
Prior to joining Autobytel in the Spring of 2000, Brian Chee spent 15 years as a writer and editor in his native southern California, his work appearing in a wide variety of regional newspapers and online publications. As an editor at Autobytel, Brian has been quoted in numerous regional and national publications, including the Wall St. Journal and InStyle Magazine. He is responsible for writing, editing and planning content for three of the company’s consumer websites: autobytel.com, autoweb.com and carsmart.com. His “beat” includes vehicle reviews, features, news and Auto Show coverage. Brian considers himself a “SoCal” car enthusiast: the kind who grades a car on how it handles today’s urban and suburban reality of daily traffic gridlock, rising fuel prices and fast-paced lifestyles. Brian is an Eagle Scout, a member of the Automotive Press Association, the Motor Press Guild, and the California State University Advisory Board for Internet Writing. Brian holds a bachelor's degree in Journalism.
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