Tow Ratings are big business in P-Ups. Here is an article on proposed Industry Standards:

Red

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It will be good if standardized tests are used as a basis for their claims.

A bit hard to read, but I didn't see Nissan listed among the companies considering a self imposed standard.

Sorry I tried to post at a higher size, but I was restricted on image size. With FF when I open the thumbnail, my cursor changes to a magnifying glass. I then left click and the image fills the screen.

You are right, Nissan is not mentioned, but that is very common in news posts. I don't know if it is because Nissan is the Maverick out there or Nissan has some sort of policy to not get involved. Anyway you almost never see Nissan Titans used in any of the PU comparisons by the manufacturers in their ads.

Red

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say, which automakers were publicly humiliated for using inflamed horsepower numbers?

I don't know, that was a number of years ago and the article I posted didn't mention makes or years.

Good summer project for you, research and post the info!

Red

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Great post Red and it would really help standardizing this. Towing capacities have always been misread and mis-tested. I've always wondered what is the difference in a truck that can pull 10,500 lbs (Chevy) to a truck that can pull 10,400 lbs (Tundra)? I tend to believe that if the current numbers are true (10,000 lbs) then we have probably reached the safe zone for any 1/2 tons. I've always taken the 80% rule for towing and not really wanting to go all the way up the the actual ratings posted by the brands.

I know it's not a Titan but has any of you seen the Honda Ridgeline commercial where these Ridgelines are working the farm and rounding up a bunch of PU trucks? There all Frontiers... I bet the Frontier would kick those little Ridgeline @zz's

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