2004 Tow Vehicle of the Year

Nissan’s new full-size Titan pickup has been picked “2004 Tow Vehicle of the Year” by Trailer Boats magazine, beating out the redesigned Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado 1500. “The full-size Titan was built with the chassis, suspension and the power to handle big- time towing,” said Ian Forsyth, Nissan Canada director of marketing. “It’s a great honour in its first year to receive recognition in a very competitive field of full-size trucks.” In announcing Titan’s selection in a recent issue, Trailer Boats’ automotive editor Stuart Bourdon wrote: “Non-towing ride and handling of the Titan was excellent; its styling is fresh and bold, and it is priced very competitively. The Titan’s overall towing performance and towing ride and handling were tops and extremely well received among our testers.” The Nissan Titan has a maximum towing capacity of 4,309 kg (9,500 lbs). The 2004 Titan features a 305-horsepower 5.6-litre Nissan Endurance V8 engine mated to a standard five-speed automatic transmission.