Nissan/Cummins
partnership creates
first light-duty
V-8 diesel
Which new pickup are you
;
most excited about? Source: EquipmentWorld.com2013
total votes: 369, as of Aug. 23,
27.64%
2014 GMC
Sierra/Denali (102 votes)
26.56%
2015 Ford F-150
(98 votes)
24.93%
2014 Ram
1500 EcoDiesel (92 votes)
15.45%
2014 Chevrolet
Silverado/High Country (57 votes)
5.42%
2014 GMC
F-150 Tremor (20 votes)
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N
issan and Cummins have revealed
a partnership that will result in
a turbocharged diesel option for
the next-generation Titan at some
point in the near future. Unlike
the diesel Ram 1500 announced earlier this year,
no release date for this diesel Titan was announced prior to Equipment World's print date.
However, the Titan has the bragging rights of
being the first light-duty diesel with a V-8.
"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," Nissan
Vice President Fred Diaz said in a statement. No
exact numbers were given on the new engine's
capabilities other than that torque will max out
around 550 pound-feet while horsepower will
be "more than 300."
No word yet about what transmission will be
paired with the new engine but the announcement is sure to brighten the fortunes of the
Titan, which has long been an also-ran in the
North American full-size truck market. Nissan says the 5.0-liter V-8 is in the late stages of
development with the Cummins team, saying,
"prototype trucks powered by the Cummins
engine are currently undergoing extensive onhighway testing."
The new engines will be built at Cummins
headquarters in Columbus, Indiana. The Titan
will be assembled in Nissan's Canton, Mississippi plant.
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