The Titan will quickly be discontinued from Nissan’s lineup, however that hasn’t stopped a digital artist from imagining an Armada-based successor
- Impartial designer Theottle created a Nissan Armada full-size pickup rendering.
- This prolonged design cleverly displays the Armada’s aesthetics whereas sustaining a basic pickup silhouette.
- With the Titan’s demise imminent, this Armada idea presents an intriguing different.
Nissan lately unveiled the 2025 Patrol, together with its US twin, the all-new Armada, injecting recent life into the full-size SUV market. Sensing a possibility, digital artist Theottle stepped in along with his rendering of a full-size pickup that might theoretically exchange the soon-to-be-phased-out Titan.
The illustrations cleverly preserve the brand new Armada’s design cues whereas stretching the proportions simply sufficient to imitate the Titan’s stance. The artist elongated the greenhouse and prolonged each the wheelbase and rear overhang, leading to a dual-cab setup with a generously sized mattress within the again.
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The PRO-4X model of the 2025 Armada served as the inspiration for this fictional truck. The entrance fascia stays untouched, however the rear required a extra inventive overhaul to meet its pickup duties. The designer opted for flatter taillights, ditching the SUV’s full-width LED strip, and simplified the rear bumper whereas including a bigger, extra useful tailgate.
Mechanically, the pickup may experience on a stretched model of the Armada’s ladder-frame chassis, powered by the identical twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6. This gasoline unit churns out a satisfying 425 hp (317 kW / 431 PS) and 516 lb-ft (699 Nm) of peak torque. It’s not far-fetched, provided that the growing old Titan shares its bones with the previous-generation Armada.
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Nissan has confirmed that the Titan might be discontinued after the 2024 mannequin yr with no deliberate successor. This successfully alerts the tip of Nissan’s run within the full-size pickup wars, leaving the Ford F-150, Chevy Silverado, GMC Sierra, Ram 1500, and Toyota Tundra to duke it out.
Nonetheless, we will’t assist however marvel: would Nissan have fared higher within the pickup market if the Titan had appeared extra like the brand new Armada? Sadly, until the automaker pulls a sudden U-turn, we’ll by no means know. However hey, hope springs everlasting—particularly within the auto world.