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4X4Dodger
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Jun 19, 2015

New Nissan Titan half ton

In the July August issue of Truck Trend Magazine is an extended article on the new Nissan half ton Titan. Equipped with a Cummins 5.0L V8 diesel and the Aisin 6 speed transmission this truck will be very interesting.

It's payload and towing numbers are impressive: Payload 2000 lbs and more than 12,000 lbs of towing.

310 Hp at 3200 rpm and 555 lb/ft of torque for the engine.

Suddenly what is towable with a half ton has expanded. And the "buy a one ton" crowd may have to re think their philosophy a bit.

Like it or not this is a very interesting truck.

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  • I had a Titan and well it sucked. Towing was horrible and it started Falling Apart at just over 36k I traded it in 4 years old and 38k to a much better and capable Toyota Tundra 5.7. Currently though I have stepped away from camping and pickups
  • When the new Titan comes out there will be two versions. The regular Titan and a Titan XD, which is basically a middle ground truck between a half ton and 3/4 ton. I don't know if they'll all come with this new Cummins motor, but it'll at least be an option. I haven't seen the Truck Trend article so I don't know if it had any pricing information in it.
  • Interesting. It sounds almost too good to be true. Do you have a link to that information? I'm comparing half-ton trucks on Edmunds and I'm only seeing about 9300 lbs towing for the Titan. Here's the link:

    Edmunds.com Truck Comparison

    It looks like you pay about $10,000 more for the Nissan Titan half-ton which puts it in the price range of the one-ton trucks and they have higher towing ratings. I don't have a dog in this fight. I just want to know what the best tow vehicle is for the price.
  • I agree. I've had good luck with Nissans in the past and was interested in one of these, but I got tired of waiting and when I looked at current Titan pricing and I didn't see much room in there for the price of a Cummins Titan being much cheaper than the Ram I bought, and the Ram is obviously a more capable truck. So I decided to just pull the trigger. The one thing I probably compromised on, and maybe by quite a bit, is fuel economy.

    I'll be interested to see how this new Titan performs in the real world, though. I bet I'll be impressed.

    Edit - did they publish max axle ratings?