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coolbreeze01 wrote:
I'll be interested when they increase fuel capacity and add an exhaust brake.
That and increase the payload over 1700#.
Maybe the lower trim King Cabs will approach 2000#.- I'll be interested when they increase fuel capacity and add an exhaust brake.
brulaz wrote:
Nice reviews. Appears this truck has NVH characteristics comparable to a luxury sedan. Little surprised there was no comment about fuel economy. Maybe I missed it.
The news embargo is over and both FastLane Trucks and PickupTrucks.com have posted reviews:
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2015/11/2016-nissan-titan-xd-first-drive.html
Apparently no exhaust brake.
Looks more and more like a heavy, luxury, diesel half-ton.
If you're a prospective or current 1/2 tonner that wants to "step-up" to "real" diesel grunt, experience the above average MPG's a diesel typically provides, and have at your disposal extremely competitive 1/2 ton tow/payload numbers, the Nissan Cummins appears to be an attractive option.
I can see this truck being popular for those wanting to tow TT's with GVWR's of 8k-10k. Sure, many 1/2 ton gassers have the power/ratings to pull 8k-10k, however, some feel they exhibit too much NVH (and less than stellar fuel economy) while doing so.
According to tlftruck.com: "Nissan’s research says that nearly 150,000 truck buyers every year find a light duty truck not enough, and a 3/4 ton heavy duty truck too much."
As long as the 5.0 V8 Cummins proves as reliable as the 6.7 Cummins AND provides 20% better MPG's (vs 1/2 ton gassers) as Nissan advertises, IMO it'll do extremely well competing in the most popular $45k-$55k 1/2 ton segment.
It'll be interesting to see how much this truck eats into the 3/4 ton segment. IMO, if you're one that needs/wants a 3/4 ton, either by the "numbers" or on some emotional level, the Nissan Cummins is probably not your best choice.brulaz wrote:
The news embargo is over and both FastLane Trucks and PickupTrucks.com have posted reviews:
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2015/11/2016-nissan-titan-xd-first-drive.html
Apparently no exhaust brake.
Looks more and more like a heavy, luxury, diesel half-ton.
Nice review, might be a good truck. Not a heavy duty model for sure, but I may pick it over any half ton on the market.- The news embargo is over and both FastLane Trucks and PickupTrucks.com have posted reviews:
http://news.pickuptrucks.com/2015/11/2016-nissan-titan-xd-first-drive.html
Apparently no exhaust brake.
Looks more and more like a heavy, luxury, diesel half-ton. thomasmnile wrote:
Neat story! Who woulda known! I certainly didn't.otrfun wrote:
Well, Not Quite True ;)
There's a very good reason why you'll never see a diesel engine in an Indy 500 race car.
Interesting to note the Cummins diesel was allowed a huge displacement advantage over the gas engines for that particular race. Cummins didn't bring the car back the following year because they fully expected Indy to change the displacement rule to balance the playing field.
Don Cummins wasn't disappointed. Cummins got a lot of free publicity and a huge sales boost by taking advantage of that displacement loophole and winning the pole position. All said and done that was their true end goal. He was happy.
If that turbo inlet hadn't clogged, who knows, the Cummins diesel mighta won :)
Thanks for the link, thomasmnile!- Growing up in the Midwest, I was a big fan of Indy as a kid. Never attended a race, but always listened on the radio; was so much better then because you had to use your imagination while listening to Sid Collins and others calling the race. Better than TV I thought............
Those were the days; darn I sound like an old fart! - That was it.
Thanks again for the article. I had no idea that the Cummins brand that is going into this new truck has such a racing history. It will be interesting to see if this Titan will be a hit or not. Time will tell. thomasmnile wrote:
otrfun wrote:
There's a very good reason why you'll never see a diesel engine in an Indy 500 race car.
Well, Not Quite True ;)
Ya beat me to it! Mr Clessie Cummins was quite a guy!Turtle n Peeps wrote:
PS: There was one other car that "burned diesel" in Indy in the late 60's. Almost won. Anybody know what car I'm talking about?
Andy Granetelli's turbine car that was the class of the 1967 Indy 500 field until it suffered a bearing failure late in the race?
