Textual content by Tom Appel
2025 Nissan Armada Platinum Reserve 4WD
Specs
Class: Massive SUV
Nation of Manufacture: Japan
Colour: Coulis Crimson
Seating Capability: 7
Miles pushed: 110
Actual-world gasoline financial system: 17.1 mpg
| CG Report Card | |
|---|---|
| Room and Consolation | A |
| Energy and Efficiency | B |
| Match and End | A |
| Gas Economic system | B |
| Worth | B |
| Report-card grades are derived from a consensus of test-driver evaluations. All grades are versus different autos in the identical class. Worth grade is for particular trim degree evaluated, and should not replicate Shopper Information’s impressions of all the mannequin lineup. | |
| Massive & Tall Consolation | |
| Massive Man | A |
| Tall Man | A |
| Massive & Tall consolation scores are for entrance seats solely. “Massive” score based mostly on male tester weighing roughly 350 kilos, “Tall” score 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 gasoline financial system: 16/19/17 (metropolis, freeway, mixed)
Gas sort: Premium fuel
Base value: $79,990 (not together with $2010 vacation spot cost)
Choices on take a look at car: Particular paint ($990) ProPILOT Help 2.1 Package deal ($2900), splash guards ($400), mats ($550)
Worth as examined: $86,840
Execs and Cons
The good: Roomy and comfy, loads of energy
The great: Quiet and opulent cabin
The not so good: Some jitteriness over tough roadways
Evaluate
As the price of federal import tariffs start to trickle all the way down to the window stickers of recent automobiles and vans, we enter a brand new period budget-conscious habits on the a part of carmakers. A number of corporations have urged that autos redesigns might be pushed again, this to higher amortize the price of designs already on the highway. What this implies for customers is a coming interval of restricted innovation and slowed financial development.
Crude Predecessor
Shoppers are lucky then that Nissan received its full-size Armada out the door previous to being impacted by import taxes, as the massive SUV has gotten an intensive 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. Based mostly on Nissan’s world “Y62” chassis, the Armada and QX80 have been rugged and succesful off-road, however lacked the refinement and cabin house of the opposite autos within the large-SUV class, and gross sales suffered accordingly.
Improved in Each Means
All that has modified for 2025. Whereas the Armada and QX80 stay carefully associated to one another, they’re vastly improved relative to earlier incarnations. In actual fact, we’d be laborious pressed to call a mannequin extra impressively improved in latest historical past. For ’25 the Armada is:
- Roomier
- Quieter
- Higher driving
- Extra highly effective
- Way more gasoline 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 totally 3 inches wider.
Engines
Below 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 outdated Amada’s 7-speed unit.
Costs and Trim Ranges
The brand new Armada lineup consists of 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 commonplace.
Klipsch Audio
The celebrated Klipsch-brand audio system, now supplied on the Armada, comes as commonplace gear on all however the base SV trim degree, on which it’s not supplied.
Check Automobile
Shopper Information lately spent per week behind the wheel of a 2025 Armanda in Coulis Crimson and outfitted with Nissan’s ProPILOT Help 2.1 Package deal. Together with vacation spot cost, our take a look at car got here to $86,840. For readers shocked by the value of our take a look at car, pay attention to two issues: First, that is what topline massive 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 contains 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 comparable 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. Massive 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 house again in the way in which again.
Connectivity
We discovered the management format fashionable and pleasant sufficient, and can appear acquainted to those that spend time in Nissan merchandise. Like so many lately up to date autos, the Armada now employs a single panel display screen which serves as each the motive force instrument panel and heart console display screen. We discovered the display screen straightforward sufficient to function, and icons straightforward to determine at a look. And, as a bonus maybe, local weather management capabilities 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 well, with little to no delay in throttle response. And whereas the brand new turbocharged V6 might not sound fairly as sporty because the outdated V8, it feels significantly stronger, and is, by our testing, considerably simpler on the fuel. The final Armada we examined returned simply 12.4 mpg in principally routine driving. Our 2025 Armada stretched a gallon of fuel for 17.1 mpg, an enormous 38 p.c enchancment. Nissan does suggest using expensive premium-grade gasoline, nonetheless.
Trip and Dealing with
The brand new Armada rides and handles nicely, although trip high quality does path the pack considerably. Not that there’s something incorrect with how the Armada will get down the highway, however we discover the highway isolation within the Chevrolet Suburban, Ford Expedition, and Jeep Wagoneer to be higher. We took observe of some jitteriness on tough surfaces that compromised considerably the general Armada luxurious expertise. The cabin could be very quiet, nonetheless, making the massive Nissan a great household/long-haul journey car.
ProPilot
We didn’t have the chance to completely consider the ProPILOT semi-autonomous driver-assistance system, however have discovered the system typically passable in different Nissan merchandise. ProPILOT shines primarily in sluggish and stop-and-go site visitors, which we discover of nice worth. Make sure you request an intensive demonstration of the system earlier than committing virtually $3000 for the function.
Worth
Frankly, we had written off the outdated Armada as too cramped, crude, and expensive to be significantly cross shopped towards the opposite autos on this phase. And whereas the brand new Armada doesn’t outright excel in anybody class, it does do virtually all the things a household may want or need very nicely—and the inside of the Platinum Reserve is totally prime notch.
As we famous earlier, at near $90,000 our take a look at car is dear, however, sadly, that is what autos on this class price. We strongly suggest that you just 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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2025 Nissan Armada Platinum Reserve Footage
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