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Even though it’s a capable engine, the Cummins V8 turbo diesel will be discontinued for the 2020 model year of the Titan XD. Nissan took the decision over sluggish sales, and the days of the Regular Cab body style are also numbered for both the Titan and Titan XD.
“This will help better position Nissan in the long term as we prepare for the launch of the new, dramatically refreshed 2020 Titan,” according to The Drive as per a Nissan spokesperson. In other words, gasoline and natural aspiration will have to make do going forward into 2020.
The mid-cycle refresh of the full-size pickup comes four years after the second generation of the Titan entered production in Canton, Mississippi. Based on the Nissan F-Alpha platform that’s also utilized by the Armada, Patrol, NV, and Infiniti QX80, the Titan comes as standard with a 5.6-liter engine and a seven-speed automatic transmission from Jatco.
If you were wondering, the VK family of engines can trace its roots back to 2002 and 4.5 liters of displacement. Nissan has also developed flat-plane crankshaft versions of the powerplant for racing, and so far, this design hasn’t made it into series-production cars or utility vehicles.
It’s the Cummins-powered Titan XD, however, who shines brightest thanks to 555 pound-feet of torque and a towing capacity of 12,830 pounds when properly equipped. The problem with the Titan XD, however, is that there’s little difference in pricing to three-quarter-ton trucks with as much as 1,000 pound-feet of torque from far more advanced engine options.
Nissan is such a small player in the full-size segment that only 2,242 Titan trucks were sold last month in the United States, about as many Ford F-150 units sold in a single day. The Japanese automaker hasn’t specified what kind of changes are in the pipeline for the 2020 model year, but we sure hope the improvements will be more than skin deep.
In terms of pricing, the most affordable Titan for 2019 starts at $30,690 excluding destination charge.
The mid-cycle refresh of the full-size pickup comes four years after the second generation of the Titan entered production in Canton, Mississippi. Based on the Nissan F-Alpha platform that’s also utilized by the Armada, Patrol, NV, and Infiniti QX80, the Titan comes as standard with a 5.6-liter engine and a seven-speed automatic transmission from Jatco.
If you were wondering, the VK family of engines can trace its roots back to 2002 and 4.5 liters of displacement. Nissan has also developed flat-plane crankshaft versions of the powerplant for racing, and so far, this design hasn’t made it into series-production cars or utility vehicles.
It’s the Cummins-powered Titan XD, however, who shines brightest thanks to 555 pound-feet of torque and a towing capacity of 12,830 pounds when properly equipped. The problem with the Titan XD, however, is that there’s little difference in pricing to three-quarter-ton trucks with as much as 1,000 pound-feet of torque from far more advanced engine options.
Nissan is such a small player in the full-size segment that only 2,242 Titan trucks were sold last month in the United States, about as many Ford F-150 units sold in a single day. The Japanese automaker hasn’t specified what kind of changes are in the pipeline for the 2020 model year, but we sure hope the improvements will be more than skin deep.
In terms of pricing, the most affordable Titan for 2019 starts at $30,690 excluding destination charge.
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