ford and nissan merger?

[Jason]

And which 8000 pound truck are you referring to that gets 30mpg?

None. That person just has their facts completely wrong.

If that truck even came close Dodge would be all over marketing it, but they make no mentions of mpg out of their diesels. Not even to Edmunds.com

 

[fastpakr]

Not for the first time.

 

[DetUnd]

Nissan is not so japanese as most think. Nissans cars have looked sharp, because they have the Renault designers. Many Americans forget about Nissan-Renault. Renault has awesome new designers, gggggggggreat small diesel engines and lets not forget the main thing.... An awesome boss to boot. Carlos Ghosn is a true leader to both of those companies. American car company presidents are shit. My mother imported a Renault Clio with a V6 in it and there is no small american car that can keep up.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

well i tink nissan is better than toyota, at least nissans have better styling than toyota, look at the new tundra, cheap imitation of an F series truck, and yeah ghosn could make a really cool mustang lol!!

 

[Jason]

well i tink nissan is better than toyota, at least nissans have better styling than toyota, look at the new tundra, cheap imitation of an F series truck, and yeah ghosn could make a really cool mustang lol!!

Besides being trucks where are the similarities? Have you even driven a Tundra?

 

[Jay FX4]

The late '90's Taco and the Ranger had a lot of similarities, IMO. But I really don't see any with the F-150/Tundra.

 

[DetUnd]

Nissan trucks suck. Their two mid-size cars (Altima/Maxima) are the two best things for that company, not including the low production Z. They are great cars. Their trucks blow goats though.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

it has some similarities with the f250/350 in my opinion

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

but the thing is: ford is ford, and i hope not seeing ford merging with other brands, that would reduce the american identity, of the brand

 

[darkspork]

but the thing is: ford is ford, and i hope not seeing ford merging with other brands, that would reduce the american identity, of the brand

You mean like how merging with Mazda reduced the American identity of the brand?

Compared to Toyota's or Nissan's equivalent, it is. And the Taurus looks better than the Camry and Maxima and the Mustang looks much better than the Z. Name a Nissan or Toyota that looks better than a Ford equivalent.

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I figured the g37 to be more equivalent because its a 4 seater like the Mustang.

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Looks are subjective. Some people crunchy peanut butter, some people like smooth, neither is better. As said before Ford makes better trucks, Nissan makes better cars. I haven't driven a Nissan in a while but they used to be extremely reliable.

 

[human5]

I work at a local Nissan dealer and my first vehicle was a Nissan, I love thier cars and trucks! The Titan and the Frontier are both great trucks. The Titan has torque out the ass and most of the problems have been worked out. Yes, the first few years of production there were problems. The read end was overheating to quickly and giving out with the torque and the brakes were too small. Also the king cabs had problems with the air bag wiring causing them to fail. Nissan adressed all the problems and still continues to adress them. The last gen frontiers had a dog of an engine in my opinion, the 3.3l dosn't seem too good on gas or power but the new 4.0 is a beast. The Frontiers handle and accelerate like a sports car! In fact, I'm looking at both of those trucks for a future vehicle.

I'm still a huge Ford fan and would love to own an F150 as well. I currently have my ranger but with my girlfriends 2 kids, my truck just dosn't work. I don't like having to borrow my brothers car if I gotta pick the kids up from daycare and school. Yes, an extended cab Ranger might be nice but, the only problem is the back seats are as pointless as tits on a bore, especially with 2 small kids who need a booster seat and a car seat.

Both companies have great designs, the new Maxima is a beast on the road from the 20 miles I drove one. That car will accellerate faster than you can hit the gas. The Z's handle like they are on rails. The engines (VQ series) have been one of Wards or C&D's (I'm not too sure) 10 best engines for almost 10 years. The new VQ37 (370Z and G37) dosn't have any cams! It's all actuators in order to deliver more precise control on the air fuel mixture.

The only thing I can see coming from Ford and Nissan would be the next gen Titan. Nissan would be wise to do so, it'll keep production running high for Ford and Nissan would be able to bring over the Commercial Vehicles they've been wanting to. This would be a win/win situation for both companies. Ford could also use some of Nissan's technology from the commercial vehicles they've got like the desiels. This would have been almost the same set up as the failed Dodge/Nissan alliance. Nissan could also work closely with Ford on the next gen Frontier Ranger/F100.

But, in the end, this is all speculation. We can't say anything untill we hear this from the horses mouth at both Ford and Nissan.

 

[Ranger Sport Honduras]

Originally Posted by ranger sport honduras View Post
but the thing is: ford is ford, and i hope not seeing ford merging with other brands, that would reduce the american identity, of the brand
You mean like how merging with Mazda reduced the American identity of the brand?

well when they did merged with mazda and built the ford probe to replace the mustang, many mustang enthusiasts argued that why a japanese brand had to influence the mustang, being an american icon, so it did had consequences, look at the probe, not quite succesfull as they thought

 

[alpinestar]

just make it illegal to have the smoke effect systems on street driven trucks. i hate bein by that big fat ass redneck and his lifted diesel chevy when they give it gas and it blows black soot out. that just loads the air with shit i dont want to breath.

awwww sorry. i'll remember that next time im out driving my diesel....
















cause i think its hilarious

 

[alpinestar]

*totally unrelated to OP conversation. Anyone who says dodge sucks, just remember they have cummins. any 8000 pound truck that gets 30 MPG and can boot stomp most stock sports cars, AND tow a HUGE AZZ trailer to boot deserves respect in my books.

damn straight. nothing better in the world.

 

[alpinestar]

Have you even driven a Tundra?

nope. i like to stay disease free...