BREAKING: Nissan Announces Cummins-powered Titan

[RicerX]

http://nissannews.com/en-US/nissan/usa/ ... sel-engine

IRVINE, Calif. – At the kickoff of Nissan 360, an industry showcase of Nissan's global product and technology portfolio, the company announced it will offer a newly-developed Cummins V8 turbo diesel in its next-generation full-size pickup.

Now in the latter stages of development and testing, the available Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel engine has been optimized for the next generation Titan as a result of the partnership between Cummins and Nissan. Cummins also is developing a version of the engine for its commercial vehicle customers.

"We have done our homework on the next-generation Titan. Truck owners told us there's a demand for the performance and torque of a diesel in a capable truck that doesn't require the jump up to a heavy-duty commercial pickup," said Fred Diaz, divisional vice president, Nissan Sales & Marketing, Service & Parts, Nissan North America. "There is no question that the new Titan will turn heads, and with the available Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel, we expect to win new fans and attract buyers looking for this unique configuration."

Nissan has previously announced the next-generation Titan will add powertrain options and cab-and-box configurations to broaden the appeal of the new truck when it comes to market.

"We are very excited to partner with Nissan on the introduction of the Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel to the North American pickup truck market," said Dave Crompton, vice president, Cummins Engine Business. "This new engine will offer the right balance of power, performance and fuel economy while delivering the dependability that customers expect of a Cummins engine. This will be a great package."

With a torque rating in the mid-500s (lb-ft) and more than 300 horsepower, the Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel will provide light truck customers the combination of towing capacity and mileage that is expected in the highly-competitive North American truck marketplace.

The Cummins 5.0L V8 Turbo Diesel will be built in America's manufacturing heartland at the Columbus Engine Plant, in Columbus, Ind., Cummins headquarters. This plant has the latest technological innovations to continue the 90-plus year tradition of building the highest quality Cummins engines.

The Titan program is being led by teams in Nissan Americas' headquarters in Franklin, Tenn., while engineering and testing is performed by Nissan Technical Center North America in Farmington Hills, Mich. and Stanfield, Ariz. as well as Nissan's global engineering center. Design is being led by Nissan Design America in La Jolla, Calif.

Like the current model, the next-generation Titan will be built at Nissan's Canton, Miss. vehicle assembly plant and its gasoline engines cast, forged and assembled at Nissan's Decherd, Tenn. powertrain plant.

For competitive reasons, Nissan is not announcing launch dates at this stage in the truck's development, however engineering prototype trucks powered by the Cummins engine are currently undergoing extensive on-public-highway performance and durability testing.

Further information on the upcoming Titan truck and Cummins engine will be released at a later date.

[krash]

Got dammit I was just about to post this.

Awesome news though! Its like the head is slowly being removed from the anus.

[RicerX]

I really want to see what this truck looks like.

I'm also very curious as to whether Nissan will go for the throat, cost wise. My Speed3 may get traded for something for the wifey to be (she's in a Suzuki Reno with a ton of miles and a ton of work needed), in which case I think I may run down a used Titan or a Frontier for a daily. Unless they price the new Titan in a killer range. I would love a full size truck that gets mid-20s MPG.

[ScrapMetal]

A 5 liter turbo diesel V8 seems like overkill for a 1/2 ton truck. Makes me wonder if Nissan is planning on putting this in 3/4 and 1 ton versions of the new Titan.

Ram got it right with their new 3 liter diesel V6 in their
new 1/2.

I'm crossing my fingers for a 4 cylinder diesel for GM's new Colorado/Canyon, I'd be all over that truck in a heart beat.

[RicerX]

I think overkill is exactly what Nissan needs in the new Titan.

What does the Ram diesel V6 get for fuel economy?

[ScrapMetal]

Chrysler hasn't realeased official MPG figures for it yet, just towing capacity which will be 9,200lbs. Chrysler did say they are promising at least 25MPG from their EcoDiesel.

[nissangirl74]

Hmmmm...... i just might need to upgrade.....

[float_6969]

Yes! I'm more excited about this likely being available in the NV3500. My work truck is an old 5.7L Chevy turbo diesel and I'll hit 300K miles before the end of this month, so it's going to need replaced pretty soon and I've got my heart set on the Nissan with a diesel.

[Looneybomber]

Is the Titan truck capable of performing the work that the Cummins will allow? Did Nissan beef up the truck?

[frapjap]

Is the Titan truck capable of performing the work that the Cummins will allow? Did Nissan beef up the truck?

Yes?
http://www.autoblog.com/2013/08/23/niss ... ane-video/

[JTR32gtst]

My Titan as is is capable of 9500 pounds towing, so yes.

[MinisterofDOOM]

5 liter diesel is a pretty good sweet spot. Big enough for real-truck tasks but small enough to offer actual, real-world fuel consumption gains over gasoline alternatives. It also won't be so huge that it'll take up the whole engine bay (a 7.2 Powerstroke would fill half of my car's cabin!) nor will it weigh half as much as the poor half-ton truck itself. Gasoline V8s can use lightweight aluminum. You can't do that with a diesel.

I'd buy a diesel Titan. I'd rather have a ~3 liter diesel in something Ranger sized. But I'd buy a diesel Titan.