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| 9,800 lbs | Max Towing Capacity | 9,660 lbs |
| 15/22 MPG | Fuel Efficiency (city/highway) | 15/21 MPG |
| 4 | Engine Offerings | 1 |
| 42 | Bed/Cab/Trim Configurations | 18 |
There are a great number of full-sized pickup trucks roaming the streets of the United States today. What was once a uniquely American vehicle now has worldwide appeal and use. In fact, international automakers are finding China and Thailand to be emerging markets for pickup trucks in the last few years. When looking at all the different full-sized pickup trucks from manufacturers all over the world, you have a pretty heavy decision to make. What gives one an edge over another? What are the deciding factors? Who might win in a showdown such as the 2019 Chevy Silverado vs 2019 Nissan Titan?
Both of these examples are fine full-sized pickups. They offer spacious designs, generous power and performance, and plenty of technological advancements. It may just come down to what your particular needs are in a full-sized truck. And your needs may be different from your neighbor’s. Take a look below at a few of the areas where these two full-sized pickup trucks are comparable, yet different. See which one lines up with your needs, and see which one you think could be your next full-sized pickup truck.
Pickup trucks, especially full-sized pickups like the 2019 Chevy Silverado and the 2019 Nissan Titan, have always been valued for their engine and performance. Pickup trucks are uniquely designed for utility, more so than passenger number or comfort. They often have a big job to do, and they need a big engine (or three) to do the big job. If engine performance is what you are looking for in a full-sized pickup truck, you might want to see how these two stack up against each other.
The 2019 Nissan Titan has one engine for all vehicles. It is a 5.6 liter V8 that gets 390 horsepower and 394 lb-ft of torque. That is an impressive engine that gets up to 21 miles per gallon on the highway. But, how does it perform where it counts? The Titan can tow a maximum of 9,660 pounds, and has a payload capacity of 1,860 pounds. That is not terrible.
The 2019 Chevy Silverado, on the other hand, offers four engine options. The first is an older Chevy engine available only on the bottom two trim levels. It is a 4.3 liter V6 that gets 285 horsepower and 305 lb-ft of torque. It has a tow capacity of 7,900 pounds and can haul up to 2,250 pounds. This engine has been slowly phased out over the last few years by Chevy and GM and will soon be obsolete.
The second is a brand new 2.7 liter Inline 4-cylinder turbocharged engine that gets 310 horsepower and 348 lb-ft of torque, outstanding numbers for a four cylinder engine. It also gets up to 23 miles per gallon on the highway.
The other optional engine is the 5.3 liter V8 that gets 355 horsepower and 383 lb-ft of torque. This engine may have slightly smaller horsepower and torque numbers, but it has higher numbers where it counts. It can tow up to 9,800 pounds and has a payload capacity of 2,076 pounds. This can even be taken one step further with the 6.2 liter V8 that will get 420 horsepower and 460 lb-ft of torque and increases the max trailering capacity to 12,200 lbs. Both numbers are significantly higher than those of the 2019 Nissan Titan.
Pickup truck drivers naturally know what they need out of a truck. Some engines are too much, and some engines are not enough. Wouldn’t you want an option as to which engine your full-sized pickup truck gets? One engine might be too much, the other not enough. If you are looking for a truck that gives you an option, not to mention offers superb performance in the towing and hauling capabilities, the 2019 Chevy Silverado is the clear choice for you.
Since you spend so much time in your work truck, you want to make it as much your own as you can. And if you use a 2019 Chevy Silverado or 2019 Nissan Titan as a passenger or family vehicle, you will want as many of the creature comforts and safety features as you can. You may not want them all, you may just want some, or you may fall somewhere in between. Either way, you are going to want a choice in what kind of pickup truck you buy.
The 2019 Nissan Titan has five available trim levels – the S, the SV, the PRO-4X, the SL and the Platinum Reserve. Combined with cab sizes, there are a total of 18 possible configurations. Starting with the S, or base, each escalating trim level brings new features to the table. The highest trim level, the Platinum Reserve, comes fully loaded with just about everything Nissan has to offer. Some additional packages, such as the Off-Road Package and the Platinum Utility Package, are still available to those who wish to fully outfit the Titan.
The 2019 Chevy Silverado has a total of eight trim levels, and with cab and cargo box sizes added in, the total configurations reaches 42. The Silverado’s trim levels are the Work Truck, Custom, LT, RST, Trail Boss, LTZ, LT Trail Boss and High Country. Like the Titan, each trim level offers more and more features. The top trim on the Silverado, the High Country, also features just about everything Chevy has to offer. It, too, features additional available packages, such as the Z71 Off-Road Package and the Max Trailering Package, for those who want to get the very most of their 2019 Chevy Silverado.
Escalating trim levels are not unique to these two models. Vehicles of all shapes and sizes around the world follow this procedure. Few, however, have as many as 8 trim levels and 42 possible configurations, and all that before available packages. The 2019 Chevy Silverado is one of the most customizable vehicles on the planet, far more so than the 2019 Nissan Titan. So if you want a fully customizable pickup truck, with more options and trim levels to choose from, all at lower prices, the 2019 Chevy Silverado is the one for you.
People who drive full-sized pickup trucks, on average, spend more time in them than those who drive sedans or SUVs. This is because pickup trucks like the 2019 Chevy Silverado and the 2019 Nissan Titan are frequently used as work trucks. These mobile offices are ever present at job sites and often serve as the carpool vehicle. You naturally want to provide the utmost in comfort and space for yourself and work buddies.
The 2019 Nissan Titan seats up to six passengers. In the front seat, the driver and passengers get 41 inches of head room and 41.8 inches of leg room. In the back seat, the passengers get 40.4 inches of head room and 38.5 inches of leg room.
The 2019 Chevy Silverado has a much roomier interior. Front seat riders enjoy 43 inches of head room and 44.5 inches of leg room. In the back seat, the head room is virtually identical to the Titan, but the leg room reaches almost a full five inches more, to 43.4 inches.
After a long day of hard work on a job site, you want to be able to go home in comfort, whether you are in your work truck alone or not. You want the space and comfort of the 2019 Chevy Silverado.
One final point: the 2019 Chevy Silverado is the first of the fourth generation of the Silverado. It is all new, with new engineering, a new engine available, upgraded technology and the freshest look it has had in years. The 2019 Nissan Titan is in the fourth year of its current generation, with no major updates in some time.
Both of these vehicles are excellent full-sized pickup trucks that bring a lot to the table. One thing that we think is pretty cool that the 2019 Nissan Titan has is Rear Door alert technology. This is a technology invented by two Nissan engineers, both mothers, that will remind drivers of anything, or anyone, left in the backseat of a vehicle. With stories in the news of people, mainly children, dying of exposure after being left in the outside extreme temperatures, this could potentially save lives. Talk about a safety feature! While this technology is practiced on other makes and models, including Chevy’s, all four door Nissan’s will now feature Rear Door Alert as standard.
As awesome as Rear Door Alert technology is, the 2019 Chevy Silverado outshines the 2019 Nissan Titan in virtually every place. It has more engine options with better hauling and towing. It has a larger, more comfortable interior. It has way many more trim levels and configurations to make your new pickup truck uniquely yours.
If you are as interested in the 2019 Chevy Silverado as we are, come down to Carl Black Chevrolet in Nashville and let our sales staff show you around this beautiful new pickup truck in person. If you can’t make it down right away, check out the 2019 Chevy Silverado, and all of our other vehicles, in our online showroom. It is open 24 hours a day. We will see you soon!
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