Nissan Titan - Diesel Goodness
Diesel Goodness.... I like it! :B BTW... I think Gale Banks likes this one too! :W Link
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I think many are disappointed that this smaller sized diesel is not available in 3/4t truck. That would really give someone to think about if they were looking at a 1t gasser.
When the mini trucks of the '80s all offered diesels, I loved the competition between them and yearn for return of the mini diesels (other than just passenger cars). I hope these mid sized ones are successful and we see swath of diesel offerings from the smallest to largest take hold. As others have posted, this innovation is good for all for us even if we don't buy this particular model.
Once these manufacturers have the emission controls dialed in, I would love to see the big Ford and GM V8 diesels being chopped up into a V6 and I4 versions with common parts to feed the smaller markets. Frankly, I'm still surprised Cummins didn't take the 6.7 I6 and just lop off cylinders to make smaller engines.
There is a gasoline engine manufacturer called Chery that does just this type of scaling already, so it is not new or unique. They have 2-cylinder 541cc, 3-cylinder 812cc and 4-cylinder 1083cc line that use the same basic DOHC EFI engine and just add or take away cylinders to offer different displacements. Transmissions, pumps, injectors and alternators naturally all cross over, but so do things like timing chains, bearings and seals. All this redundancy reduces supply and manufacturing costs after they already saved on engineering.
When the mini trucks of the '80s all offered diesels, I loved the competition between them and yearn for return of the mini diesels (other than just passenger cars). I hope these mid sized ones are successful and we see swath of diesel offerings from the smallest to largest take hold. As others have posted, this innovation is good for all for us even if we don't buy this particular model.
Once these manufacturers have the emission controls dialed in, I would love to see the big Ford and GM V8 diesels being chopped up into a V6 and I4 versions with common parts to feed the smaller markets. Frankly, I'm still surprised Cummins didn't take the 6.7 I6 and just lop off cylinders to make smaller engines.
There is a gasoline engine manufacturer called Chery that does just this type of scaling already, so it is not new or unique. They have 2-cylinder 541cc, 3-cylinder 812cc and 4-cylinder 1083cc line that use the same basic DOHC EFI engine and just add or take away cylinders to offer different displacements. Transmissions, pumps, injectors and alternators naturally all cross over, but so do things like timing chains, bearings and seals. All this redundancy reduces supply and manufacturing costs after they already saved on engineering.
