Our Four Wheel
Drive Armada makes a powerful impression.Inside our SV is a haven of comfort and convenience.
The Armada 4 × 2 SV now starts at $ 39,055 after destination, up $ 470 compared to the 2014 Armada's sticker price, while the four - wheel -
drive Armada 4 × 4 SV costs $ 44,355.
I drove the Armada for hours and felt nary a glimmer of back pain.
Spending a few hours
driving the Armada on pavement, I like how the shorter wheelbase makes handling feel more car - like.
Not exact matches
With either
drive type, the
Armada can tow up to 8,500 pounds — much higher than the standard tow ratings of the Expedition (6,000), Sequoia (7,400) and Tahoe (6,500).
During my test in mostly suburban and congested highway
driving, the 4x4
Armada never broke 12 mpg in nearly perfect weather conditions requiring little air conditioning.
Our well - equipped examples — a Nissan
Armada Platinum Reserve and a well - optioned Infiniti QX80, both with all - wheel
drive — had a similar cost chasm.
The Range Rover is a bit bigger but still does nt
drive like a Nissan
Armada, aka school bus.
Still, for about $ 52,000, the
Armada comes with an impressive list of features, including a heated steering wheel, heated seats with memory, navigation, hard -
drive audio, Bluetooth, and twenty - inch wheels.
Fuel economy ratings for the 2018
Armada are 14/19 mpg city / highway for rear -
drive models and 13/18 mpg with four - wheel
drive.
Additionally, the similarly priced and Chevy Tahoe / both
drive better than the
Armada while serving the same basic needs.
The concept started as a new all - wheel -
drive 2018
Armada equipped with a 5.6 - liter V - 8 engine making 390 horsepower.
It's not exactly unwieldy, but the
Armada takes up more than its fair share of the road and you need to adjust your
driving style accordingly.
Once underway, the
Armada drives and handles the way you would expect of a vehicle of its size and weight.
It doesn't
drive quite as well as the Infiniti and the interior certainly isn't as sumptuous, but the
Armada's real competition is the GMC Yukon, Chevy Tahoe, and Toyota Sequoia.
The 2018 Nissan
Armada has numerous interior and technology features to make the
driving experience more enjoyable, let's take a closer look at them!
Driving a full - size SUV can be a daunting task, but when you test
drive the 2018
Armada in Grapevine, you'll find that it's a lot easier to
drive than most vehicles of its caliber.
The only pairing more perfect than
driving and listening to music is your
Armada and its 13 - speaker audio system.
Come test
drive this 2012 Nissan
Armada.
Nissan hasn't said whether or not the
Armada will get a locking rear differential or any other serious off - roading gear, but the overseas - market Patrol offers an electronic - locking rear differential, several
drive modes, and a pretty sweet hydraulic suspension system.
The new
Armada also continues the nameplate's reputation for value and choice, offering a range of three high - content grade levels — SV, SL and Platinum — in both 2 - wheel and 4 - wheel
drive configurations.
The 2017 Nissan
Armada is available in SV, SL and Platinum models in 2WD and 4WD
drive configurations.
With a high ground clearance, plenty of suspension travel, lots of articulation, an optional all - wheel
drive setup and ample grunt from the engine we'll discuss in more detail later on, the Nissan
Armada can deal with off - road routes.
The only area where the Nissan
Armada falls short on when
driving on asphalt, in fact, is in terms of rearward visibility.
The price surprised me a bit, as this isn't too far off the
Armada SL in four - wheel
drive.
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Off - road
driving in the
Armada was a whole different story.
The Outlook's and Acadia's accommodating interiors and excellent fuel economy — EPA ratings of 18 mpg city and 26 mpg highway for front -
drive models; 17/24 with all - wheel -
drive — stem from the SUVs» unibody, car - type structure, as opposed to the heavier and bulkier body - on - frame construction of traditional SUVs such as the Tahoe, Ford Explorer, Toyota Sequoia and Nissan
Armada.
Experience
driving perfection in the 2017 Nissan
Armada.
The
Armada offers rear - wheel
drive or 4 - wheel
drive and seat seven or eight passengers (depending on whether captain's chairs or a bench seat are selected for the second row).
You can also call 877-469-9053 to schedule your 2018 Nissan
Armada test
drive.
In other words, I didn't feel like I was
driving a limousine or a Mac truck (as I would feel in something like an Escalade or an
Armada perhaps).
Winter would also make me get four - wheel
drive, bringing the price of my
Armada to $ 55,045, which includes $ 1,295 for destination.
The 2018
Armada also continues the nameplate's reputation for value and choice, offering a range of high - content grade levels — SV, SL, Platinum and Platinum Reserve — in both 2 - and 4 - wheel -
drive configurations.
Fuel economy8 is rated at 14 mpg city / 19 mpg highway / 16 mpg combined for
Armada 2 - wheel -
drive models.
Armada's durable independent double - wishbone front and rear suspension provides smooth ride comfort and responsive handling for both on - road and off - road
driving.
Armada runs «all - mode» 4WD — it fully automatically runs rear -
drive when slip isn't detected, and can be locked in high or low range.
A Choice of Four Well - Equipped Models The 2018 Nissan
Armada is available in SV, SL, Platinum and Platinum Reserve models in 2WD and 4WD
drive configurations.
Armada all - wheel -
drive fuel economy is rated at 13 mpg city / 18 mpg highway / 15 mpg combined.
Black 2013 Nissan
Armada SV 4WD 5 - Speed Automatic with Overdrive 5.6 L 8 - Cylinder SMPI DOHC Clean One Owner, LOOKS, SMELLS, AND
DRIVES LIKE NEW!!!
A Flagship Level of Safety, Security Features and
Driving Aids Another way
Armada stands out from other full - size SUVs in its segment is its extensive suite of available advanced safety and security systems.
Though little changes in the
driving character of the Titan and the
Armada (Nissan claims improved control of noise, vibration and harshness), the V8 in the Pathfinder is a huge step up in performance for Nissan's midsizer.
The dealership is an hour and thirty minute
drive so I wanted to verify the price and availability of a 2017 nissan
Armada that was advertised on line as certified with a sale price of $ 43,500.
Schedule a test
drive and see all that the new 2018 Nissan
Armada can offer you today.
It's available with 2 - or 4 - wheel
drive with low range, and competes with other 3 - row giants including the Ford Expedition, Nissan
Armada, Toyota Sequoia and its mechanical twin, the GMC Yukon.
The point is, if the
Armada can do this, it'll handle everything else, too:
driving in snow, trailering a boat (9,000 pounds) and pulling it up a slippery launching ramp, or dealing with the mile - long run up a gravel road to the winter ski home.
As broad as the
Armada's driver assists are, there's a bit less assisted -
driving capability than the industry leaders.
On a recent test
drive, Nissan showed off the
Armada's ability to climb a steep dirt hill,
drive around banked curves, and then crawl across hugely rutted roads where one of the wheels were up to a foot off the ground.
Love, because an SUV such as the
Armada Platinum is arguably the most versatile vehicle you can buy: Leather - clad luxury, every safety feature you'd want, three rows of seating, Bose stereo with a rear - mounted DVD player; the ability to go off - road with high - and low - range four - wheel -
drive, and the muscle to tow 9,000 pounds.
Keeping the family safe is just as important as the joy gained from
driving a Nissan, and the
Armada has a host of safety features.