I'm not dissin Nissan! I drive one. It is a great car. I would drive any new Nissan they make. But Nissan's have much more power in their basic cars than Toyota. And I only stated my opinion on Toyota's compared to Ford's. But I will drive a Nissan any day.
Compare:

Altima 3.5 SE vs. Camry V6= Altima eating Camry for lunch
Sentra vs Corolla= Sentra stomping Corolla's
Maxima vs. Avalon= Tons faster than Avalon
Xterra vs. Highlander or Rav4=Unique don't know if faster
Pathfinder vs. 4Runner=Tie but I will give new 4Runner's props w/ new V8
Frontier vs. Tacoma=Please!
and soon to come Titan vs. Tundra=345hp vs. 245hp need I say more
350Z vs. Nothing to compete with made currently.