Future Model
There had been some uncertainties about the future of the Titan, especially after the fuel prices skyrocketed. At first Nissan was going to base the 2011 Titan off the Dodge Ram but the deal fell through and Nissan has begun work on the next version of the Titan in house which will make an appearance around the 2013-2014 Model years. In an article posted by Autoblog on January 13, 2010, Larry Dominique (Nissan's Vice President of Product Planning) said that Nissan is now focusing on creating the next Titan internally, and indicated that it wouldn't be ready until 2014. In November 2009, Carlos Ghosn (CEO of Nissan) stated that the Titan will survive. "Ghosn went on to reveal that it could be designed and built completely in-house at Nissan or with a new partner, though the specifics haven’t been finalized."
As of 2011, the Nissan Titan's body is currently being used as a mule to test a new Cummins-built 2.8L 4-cylinder turbodiesel that promises to comply with even the strictest diesel standards at the present time (Tier2 Bin2). Cummins, in partnership with Nissan, are funded by the U.S. Department of Energy in a project through 2014 where the Nissan Titan test mule will be tested with this engine for power and economy. Thus far, it generates 350 pounds-feet of Torque at 1,800 RPM. The targeted output numbers are 220 Horsepower and 380 lb-ft of Torque and a combined/average fuel economy of 28 miles per gallon.
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