Textual content by Tom Appel
2025 Nissan Armada Platinum Reserve 4WD
Specs
Class: Massive SUV
Nation of Manufacture: Japan
Shade: Coulis Purple
Seating Capability: 7
Miles pushed: 110
Actual-world gas economic system: 17.1 mpg
| CG Report Card | |
|---|---|
| Room and Consolation | A |
| Energy and Efficiency | B |
| Match and End | A |
| Gas Financial system | B |
| Worth | B |
| Report-card grades are derived from a consensus of test-driver evaluations. All grades are versus different automobiles in the identical class. Worth grade is for particular trim degree evaluated, and will not mirror Client Information’s impressions of your complete mannequin lineup. | |
| Large & Tall Consolation | |
| Large Man | A |
| Tall Man | A |
| Large & Tall consolation scores are for entrance seats solely. “Large” ranking based mostly on male tester weighing roughly 350 kilos, “Tall” ranking based mostly on 6’6″-tall male tester. | |
| Drivetrain | |
| Engine Specs | 425 horsepower 3.5-liter |
| Engine Kind | Turbocharged V6 |
| Transmission | 9-speed computerized |
| Drive Wheels | 4WD |
Driving combine: 65% metropolis, 35% freeway
EPA-estimated gas economic system: 16/19/17 (metropolis, freeway, mixed)
Gas sort: Premium gasoline
Base value: $79,990 (not together with $2010 vacation spot cost)
Choices on take a look at automobile: Particular paint ($990) ProPILOT Help 2.1 Bundle ($2900), splash guards ($400), mats ($550)
Value as examined: $86,840
Execs and Cons
The good: Roomy and comfy, loads of energy
The nice: Quiet and splendid cabin
The not so good: Some jitteriness over tough roadways
Overview
As the price of federal import tariffs start to trickle right down to the window stickers of recent vehicles and vans, we enter a brand new period budget-conscious habits on the a part of carmakers. A number of corporations have prompt that automobiles redesigns can be pushed again, this to higher amortize the price of designs already on the street. What this implies for customers is a coming interval of restricted innovation and slowed financial development.
Crude Predecessor
Customers are lucky then that Nissan received its full-size Armada out the door previous to being impacted by import taxes, as the large SUV has gotten a radical makeover, and it’s all for the higher.
Final up to date for the 2017 mannequin yr, the Armada shared its primary structure and design with the premium Infiniti QX80. Primarily based on Nissan’s international “Y62” chassis, the Armada and QX80 had been rugged and succesful off-road, however lacked the refinement and cabin area of the opposite automobiles within the large-SUV class, and gross sales suffered accordingly.
Improved in Each Method
All that has modified for 2025. Whereas the Armada and QX80 stay intently associated to one another, they’re vastly improved relative to earlier incarnations. In reality, we’d be arduous pressed to call a mannequin extra impressively improved in latest historical past. For ’25 the Armada is:
- Roomier
- Quieter
- Higher driving
- Extra highly effective
- Much more gas environment friendly
- Arguably higher wanting
Dimensions
And whereas the brand new Armada isn’t ALL new—it rides on the identical 121-inch wheelbase as final yr’s truck—it’s about an inch longer, and absolutely 3 inches wider.
Engines
Beneath the hood, Nissan replaces the Armada’s dated 5.6-liter V8 with a turbocharged 3.5-liter V6. The brand new engine delivers 425 horsepower (25 greater than the V8) and significantly extra torque. A 9-speed computerized replaces the previous Amada’s 7-speed unit.
Costs and Trim Ranges
The brand new Armada lineup contains 5 trim ranges. First up within the entry-level SV ($59,530), adopted by the midlevel SL ($64,940), premium Platinum ($71,940), off-road oriented PRO-4X ($75,750), and the top-end, over-the-top luxuriously appointed, Platinum Reserve ($79,000). Add $3000 to any trim degree for 4WD, save for the PRO-4X, on which it’s customary.
Klipsch Audio
The celebrated Klipsch-brand audio system, now provided on the Armada, comes as customary tools on all however the base SV trim degree, on which it’s not provided.
Check Car
Client Information just lately spent every week behind the wheel of a 2025 Armanda in Coulis Purple and outfitted with Nissan’s ProPILOT Help 2.1 Bundle. Together with vacation spot cost, our take a look at automobile got here to $86,840. For readers shocked by the value of our take a look at automobile, concentrate on two issues: First, that is what topline giant SUVs price, and secondly, a well-equipped Armada is now a convincingly premium truck.
Cabin Appointments
The cabin of our take a look at Armada includes a two-tone tan and caramel inside with tufted seat facilities and a lavish quantity of extra-cushy soft-touch surfaces. The Platinum Reserve inside detailing rivals that of premium competitors together with the GMC Yukon Denali, Lincoln Navigator, to not point out the maker’s personal Infiniti QX80.
Room and Consolation
Room and luxury are vastly improved for 2025, particularly for large editors equivalent to this scribe. Whereas I felt crammed behind the wheel of the previous-gen Armada, the latest model is about as roomy because the competitors, which is to say very roomy. Large door openings present quick access to the entrance and a couple ofnd-row seats, and the trail to the threerd row is now bigger. And talking of the threerd, adults will now discover loads of area again in the way in which again.
Connectivity
We discovered the management structure fashionable and pleasant sufficient, and can appear acquainted to those that spend time in Nissan merchandise. Like so many just lately up to date automobiles, the Armada now employs a single panel display screen which serves as each the motive force instrument panel and middle console display screen. We discovered the display screen simple sufficient to function, and icons simple to establish at a look. And, as a bonus maybe, local weather management features are nonetheless dealt with with actual switches and is aware of, and haven’t been integrated into the infotainment system.
Energy and Efficiency
Underway the Armada strikes out neatly, with little to no delay in throttle response. And whereas the brand new turbocharged V6 could not sound fairly as sporty because the previous V8, it feels significantly stronger, and is, by our testing, considerably simpler on the gasoline. The final Armada we examined returned simply 12.4 mpg in principally routine driving. Our 2025 Armada stretched a gallon of gasoline for 17.1 mpg, an enormous 38 % enchancment. Nissan does suggest the usage of expensive premium-grade gasoline, nonetheless.
Journey and Dealing with
The brand new Armada rides and handles properly, although journey high quality does path the pack considerably. Not that there’s something fallacious with how the Armada will get down the street, however we discover the street isolation within the Chevrolet Suburban, Ford Expedition, and Jeep Wagoneer to be higher. We took notice of some jitteriness on tough surfaces that compromised considerably the general Armada luxurious expertise. The cabin could be very quiet, nonetheless, making the large Nissan a perfect household/long-haul journey automobile.
ProPilot
We didn’t have the chance to totally consider the ProPILOT semi-autonomous driver-assistance system, however have discovered the system usually passable in different Nissan merchandise. ProPILOT shines primarily in gradual and stop-and-go site visitors, which we discover of nice worth. Be sure you request a radical demonstration of the system earlier than committing nearly $3000 for the characteristic.
Worth
Frankly, we had written off the previous Armada as too cramped, crude, and dear to be critically cross shopped in opposition to the opposite automobiles on this phase. And whereas the brand new Armada doesn’t outright excel in anyone class, it does do nearly the whole lot a household would possibly want or need very properly—and the inside of the Platinum Reserve is totally high notch.
As we famous earlier, at near $90,000 our take a look at automobile is pricey, however, sadly, that is what automobiles on this class price. We strongly suggest that you simply take a look at drive all of the vans on this class, and we fortunately suggest, for the primary time ever, you add the Armada to the group.
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