All the Pickup Truck News: 2020 Nissan Titan in Texas, Ford Takes Towing Title, Chevy and Ram Black Out and More
Nissan revealed its refreshed 2020 Titan full-size pickup truck at the 2019 State Fair of Texas in Dallas, and we were there to get you all the details. But we didn’t drive it — yet — because it’s a state fair and if we drove it around the fairgrounds, Big Tex’s hair might catch fire … again.
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Nissan eliminated both the Titan XD diesel version and regular-cab body style for 2020, but the updates to the Titan go beyond those two subtractions. Exterior styling is now cohesive and handsome — particularly with the orange accents on the Pro-4X trim — and the interior gets a decent set of updates, as well, to make it more competitive in the full-size truck class. The most important addition is probably an updated multimedia system to replace one that seemed old, outdated and completely outclassed by its rivals’ offerings. Standard is a new 8-inch display, but the real star is the optional 9-incher.
Under the hood is the 5.6-liter Endurance V-8, the only available engine for 2020 now making 400 horsepower and 413 pounds-feet of torque. That V-8 is paired to a new, in-house nine-speed automatic transmission. We’ll have to wait and see how well the extra power and torque play with the transmission.
Elsewhere in the world of pickups, Ford took (or retook? At some point Ford was leading, probably) the crown of most torque for a heavy-duty diesel pickup, and also the best-in-class claimed payload and towing titles. For now.
Meanwhile, Chevrolet and Ram each revealed more special editions of their pickups at the State Fair of Texas, both focusing on blacking out the exterior as much as possible — one of the Chevrolet special editions is only available with black exterior paint. We also got a chance to get behind the wheel on- and off-road with the new 2020 Toyota Tacoma while we were in Dallas.
Check out all that truck news and more from both Cars.com and sister site PickupTrucks.com below:
2020 Nissan Titan: See What’s Changed, Inside and Out
2020 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro First Drive: Better but Still Behind
2020 Chevrolet Silverado Midnight, Rally Editions for On- and Off-Road
2020 Ford Super Duty Diesel Passes 1,000 Pounds-Feet Torque, Tows 37,000 Pounds
2020 Nissan Titan: Updates in All the Right Places
2020 Nissan Titan Debuts at State Fair of Texas
Ram Goes Dark (Again) With New Limited Black 1500 and 2500/3500 Night Editions
Is a Four-Cylinder GMC Sierra 1500 a Better Buy Than a Mid-Size Truck?
2019 Mercedes-Benz Metris Spring Pin: Recall Alert
2019 Orange County Auto Show: 2020 Corvette and 4 More Things You Can’t Miss
Is the 2019 Ford Ranger Car-Seat Friendly?
2019 Ford F-Series Super Duty Axle Assembly: Recall Alert
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