Compare the2023 Nissan TitanVS 2023 Ford F-Super Duty

The Nissan Titan has standard driver and front passenger side knee airbags mounted low on the dashboard. These airbags helps prevent the driver and front passenger from sliding under their seatbelts or the main frontal airbags; this keeps them better positioned during a collision for maximum protection. Knee airbags also help keep the legs from striking the dashboard, preventing knee and leg injuries in the case of a serious frontal collision. The F-Super Duty doesn’t offer knee airbags.

Full-time four-wheel drive is optional on the Titan. Full-time four-wheel drive gives added traction for safety in all conditions, not just off-road, like the only system available on the F-Super Duty.

The Titan’s standard lane departure warning system alerts a temporarily inattentive driver when the vehicle begins to leave its lane. A lane departure warning system costs extra on the F-Super Duty.

To help make backing out of a parking space safer, the Titan has standard rear cross-path warning to warn the driver of approaching traffic and automatically engage the brakes to help avoid a collision. Ford charges extra for Cross Traffic Alert on the F-Super Duty.

Both the Titan and the F-Super Duty have standard driver and passenger frontal airbags, front side-impact airbags, side-impact head airbags, front and rear seatbelt pretensioners, height adjustable front shoulder belts, four-wheel antilock brakes, traction control, electronic stability systems to prevent skidding, rearview cameras, available daytime running lights and around view monitors.

For its top level performance in all IIHS frontal, side, rear impact and roof-crush tests, and its standard front crash prevention system, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety grants the Titan the rating of “Top Safety Pick” for 2017, a rating granted to only 230 vehicles tested by the IIHS. The F-Super Duty has not been tested, yet.

The Titan comes with a full 5-year/100,000-mile basic warranty, which covers the entire truck and includes free 24-hour roadside assistance. The F-Super Duty’s 3-year basic warranty expires 2 years or 64000 miles sooner.

For smoother operation, better efficiency and fewer moving parts, the Titan has an overhead cam design, rather than the old pushrod design of the engines in the F-Super Duty.

To reliably power the ignition and other systems and to recharge the battery, the Titan has a 200-amp alternator. The F-Super Duty’s standard 160-amp alternator isn’t as powerful.

From surveys of all its subscribers, Consumer Reports’ January 2023 Auto Issue reports that Nissan vehicles are more reliable than Ford vehicles. Consumer Reports ranks Nissan 3 places higher in reliability than Ford.

In an emergency stopping situation, many drivers don’t press the brakes with enough force to stop the vehicle in the shortest distance. The Titan has a standard brake assist system to detect emergency braking situations (by how hard and how quickly the brake pedal is pressed) and then automatically apply maximum braking immediately in order to help prevent a collision. The F-Super Duty doesn’t offer a brake assist feature.

For better traction, the Titan has larger standard tires than the F-Super Duty (265/70R18 vs. 245/75R17).

The Titan S/SV’s standard tires provide better handling because they have a lower 70 series profile (height to width ratio) that provides a stiffer sidewall than the F-Super Duty’s standard 75 series tires.

For better ride, handling and brake cooling the Titan has standard 18-inch wheels. Smaller 17-inch wheels are standard on the F-Super Duty.

The Nissan Titan’s independent front suspension is much lighter than the F-Super Duty 4x4’s solid front axle, which allows the Titan’s wheels to react more quickly and accurately to the road’s surface, improving both ride and handling.

The Titan’s independent front suspension is much lighter than the Ford F-Super Duty’s I-beam semi-independent suspension, which allows the Titan’s wheels to react more quickly and accurately to the road’s surface, improving both ride and handling. The twin I-beam design is also expensive to maintain in proper alignment.

The Titan has standard front and rear stabilizer bars, which help keep the Titan flat and controlled during cornering. The F-Super Duty’s standard suspension doesn’t offer a rear stabilizer bar.

For much better steering response and tighter handling the Titan has rack and pinion steering, like Formula racecars, instead of the recirculating-ball type steering of the F-Super Duty.

For greater off-road capability the Titan Crew Cab has a greater minimum ground clearance than the F-450 Long Bed Regular Cab (8.9 vs. 8.6 inches), allowing the Titan to travel over rougher terrain without being stopped or damaged. The Titan PRO-4X Crew Cab’s minimum ground clearance is .1 inch higher than on the F-250 Long Bed SuperCab (9.8 vs. 9.7 inches).

The Titan King Cab is 10 inches shorter than the F-250 Standard Bed SuperCab, making the Titan easier to handle, maneuver and park in tight spaces.

The Titan is 7.9 inches narrower on average than the F-Super Duty, making the Titan easier to handle and maneuver in traffic.

The front grille of the Titan uses electronically controlled shutters to close off airflow and reduce drag when less engine cooling is needed. This helps improve highway fuel economy. The F-Super Duty doesn’t offer active grille shutters.

The Nissan Titan has a standard tailgate assist feature, which prevents the heavy tailgate from falling with a crash and causing injury. It allows adults and children to easily open and close the tailgate with one hand to better facilitate loading and unloading. The Ford F-Super Duty doesn’t offer a tailgate assist.

The Titan has stake post holes, to allow the containment of tall, light loads. The F-Super Duty doesn’t offer stake post holes.

If the front windows are left open on the Titan the driver can close them at the outside door handle. On a hot day the driver can lower the windows at the outside door handle or from a distance using the keyless remote. The driver of the F-Super Duty can only close the windows from inside the vehicle, with the ignition on.

When the Titan with available tilt-down mirrors is put in reverse, both rearview mirrors tilt from their original position. This gives the driver a better view of the curb during parallel parking maneuvers. Shifting out of reverse puts the mirrors into their original positions. The F-Super Duty’s mirrors don’t automatically adjust for backing.

The Titan’s optional rear and side view mirrors have an automatic dimming feature. These mirrors can be set to automatically darken quickly when headlights shine on them, keeping following vehicles from blinding or distracting the driver. The F-Super Duty offers an automatic rear view mirror, but its side mirrors don’t dim.

Motor Trend selected the Titan as their 2017 Truck of the Year. The F-Super Duty has never been chosen.