At the kickoff of Nissan 360, an
industry showcase of Nissan's NSANY global product and technology portfolio, the
company announced it will offer a newly-developed Cummins CMI 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.
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