Thoughts on titan vs. hemi ram

[25psi]

Im condsidering buying a titan king cab se. I'm wondering if I would be able to pull on hemis

Nothing would give me greater satisfaction

[scupper]

Test drove the F-150, the Tundra, the Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi and the Titan. (did not try the chebby) - Of this bunch, the Ram was the worst handling and the noisist. The Titan out performed all of the on all counts - it easily blows away the Hemi off the line - Car and Driver Mag test the Titan at 6.9 seconds 0 to 60 mph.

I found one with the right specs and color at a dealer in Dover DE - I pick it up this Friday! Can't wait.

[25psi]

I think Ill take mine in black.....my dealership just got their first shipment. Have to take a look.

[Half Shovel]

I drove ALL the full sized pickups available today. The Dodge doesn't drive like 345HP. Chevy is pretty good. Ford is bouncy and slow.

I have a Tundra - the fastest 1/2 available, aside from the Titan. The Titan beats it in EVERY category, in my book.

I WANT ONE. I'm gonna buy one as soon as I see incentives (rebates).

HS

Originally posted by Half Shovel
I drove ALL the full sized pickups available today. The Dodge doesn't drive like 345HP. Chevy is pretty good. Ford is bouncy and slow.

I have a Tundra - the fastest 1/2 available, aside from the Titan. The Titan beats it in EVERY category, in my book.

I WANT ONE. I'm gonna buy one as soon as I see incentives (rebates).

HS

From what I read, Nissan is trying to stay away from discounts. That is why they priced them less than the compitition.

[Half Shovel]

The local Nissan dealer told me to expect rebates by March or so.

Could be just a ploy to get me back into the dealership....we'll see.

[ChuhBaca]

I have driven all the full sized trucks except the Chevy/GMC, I just don't like them.

The first truck I drove was the Ram Hemi. I liked that you can get 4 full doors and a 6.5 ft bed. I like the body styling too. 345 hp sounds impressive, but it didn't feel like 345 hp should. I drove the 4x4. My wife went with me to drive that truck and she was also disappointed with the performance. Marketing made such a big deal out the the Hemi and it was nothing but hype.

Then I drove the F-150, which has a nice bodystyle, but the interior is awesome! Ford's big claim for the Triton was the torque. I thought "OK, low-end torque is a good thing. Maybe that's why the Hemi wasn't impressive." Well, I wasn't thrilled with the performance of the F-150 either.

Drove a Tundra Double Cab. I liked the fact that it had 4 full doors and a full bed. I was expecting to be completely disappointed by the performance because 300hp and 345 hp didn't do much, how could 240 hp compare? Well, I was impressed when comparing it to the previous two trucks! So, out the 3, this was the one.

Then along came the Titan. This is the performance I was expecting! The only drawback is, you can't get a full size bed with the crew cab. Everything else about the Titan can bring me to overlook that. Great truck, I can't wait to own one! As far as comparing it to the Hemi, If you compare the configurations that I have been looking at (4x4, 4 doors) the Hemi can't compete.

[occa]

Titan is quicker than all of the Big 3.

04 F-150 weighs too much and must loose lots of HP on the tranny to be that slow.

It's hard to not gas the Titan when you drive it because the exhaust sounds pretty cool.

[smith918]

In our training we compared the Titan with the Dodge Ram 1500 Hemi. We put a car carrier behind both trucks with a Ford Taurus on them. Identical weight, size, and even color. Both trucks were side by side and drag raced. From the get go the Hemi didn't have a chance. The Titan won the quarter mile race by about 2 truck lengths. After seeing this and driving all the different trucks, I'm positive the Titan will blow away the competition.

[SupraTitan]

My dad has a directly comparable to my titan ram 1500 QC hemi w/ 17in. wheels 4X4, there even within 200 miles of one another on the odometer. The dodge tranny sux, you have to pretty much floor it to get it to kick down, then the motor just screams, what I would expect a 4 cyl pickup with an auto to do. Haven't raced him yet but the titan certainly feels more powerful. The titan although more enjoyable to drive on the street isn't just a highway queen like the dodge, it also has some off road capability. I don't think I would dare even take my pops dodge down a dirt road, certainly not a trail with any sort of obstacle. Also the dodge looks considerable dated when parked next to the titan.

Funny story, my bro in law just bought a new 1 ton cummins dodge. Traded his 1 yr. old dodge 2500 4X4 hemi for it. He couldn't stand the tranny and poor gas milage, I don't think letting him drive the titan helped either. But anyways the first dodge dealer he went to,while talking to the sales guy he mentioned that I had just bought a titan. He said this bozo started just dogging the titan saying it was under powered, minimal interior space and unreliable. He laughed and told the guy he had no clue, and that his old truck doesn't have near the snort of the titan. Then immediatly left for another dealer and spent $40k on a diesel. Sounds like the dodge sales guys are pretty scared of the titan.

[Nevadadrifter]

I wouldn't say that the salesman is scared of the Titan. They would say that about ANY vehicle a potential buyer showed the slightest interest in. Doesn't matter if it's true or not!

[TITAN21]

just the other day i test drove the new CC silverado, a hemi ram 4x2 on 20's, and the tundra double cab. the silverado CC seems real small inside compared to my TITAN. it's real low to the ground and the cab seems tiny. the 5.3 seemed REAL underpowered to me. i know that it will pick up over time, but i went full throttle and it took me quite a while to get up to the speed that i would easily achieved in my TITAN. the new double cab tundra is nice and spacey inside, and the 4.7 was actually quite nice. it obviously couldn't compare to the 5.6, but was pretty peppy and has a nice get up and go off the line. it definately was packing more punch than the 5.3 from chevy. the vaunted hemi ram was also nice and strong as the tundra, but didn't really blow my socks off. it was fast but i wondered where all the hype was coming from... it really felt it's weigh and i did not handle very well. i dont like that bigger american feel of the steering wheel, i like the tighter japanese feel. the interior was blahh, i liked the steering wheel design but nothing else. the TITAN is definately the best full-size pick-up out there folks.

[chieflikalotapus]

TO tell you the truth i used to have a hemi but know i own a TITAN and do you know why ..................... ok well i'll tell you because the new TITAN came out and when i test drove it it made the hemi feel weak. take the TITAN i'm more than sure you can pull on hemis i haven't loss a race yet to any hemi the only thing hemi that came close to beating me was a reg cab hemi on 17's those trucks are real light but it still was not enough for the TITAN.

[Big Platinum]

I test drove a Hemi before the Titans came out and really liked it, but I really didn't care for the interior (why no bucket seats?). Decided to wait for Titan...So glad I did, the Titan pulls a little stronger and much smoother, and ride/interior/transmission are no comparison.

[V8toilet]

I test drove a Hemi Ram (couple of them) and thought that the engine felt OK. It wasn't slow but it didn’t' feel like 345 horsepower especially when compared to mine with 245. The ride was choppy but it handled very well. There was almost no body lean in corners and the steering was very quick. The brakes had a good feel to them and the interior seemed well put together, much better than the previous Dodges had been. I didn't like the excessive wind noise though coming from the weather strip around the windows. That to me was irritating.

I had a Chevy Silverado 4.8 rental for four days and I don't have much good to say about that truck. It was underpowered and cheaply made. The 5.3-liter engines in our work trucks though feel like they have adequate power.

I test drove a Titan and felt that the engine made most of its power under 4500 RPM. I took it on the highway expecting it to accelerate briskly from 45 mph and it accelerated quickly but it wasn't what I was expecting. It feels like the torque curve takes a nose drive after 4500 rpm. The transmission though does a great job of keeping the engine in its power band. The Titan handles very well and rides nicely. The inside of the Titan isn’t as well made as the Ford F-150 or the Tundra but it’s better than the Chevy and maybe the Dodge.

I’ve run a few HEMI Trucks at the track. They seem to really get quick after the engine breaks in. Car and Driver got a new 2WD regular cab HEMI Ram to run 0-60 in 6.8 seconds. My buddy’s larger heavier quad cab 2WD HEMI Ram ran a 14.9 @ 90+ mph at the drag strip with just an exhaust on a cold night. Most of the time he HEMI Ram ran 15.1+ @ 89 mph on warmer nights. I also witnessed a brand new F-150 with the 3v 5.4 run low sixteen’s at that same strip.