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I suspect Nissan is looking at a partnership with an established diesel supplier (ie. Catapiller, Cummings, etc.) to produce the next Titan powerplant. Why? While Renault has taken the lead in diesel development for the E.U., U.S. production has different requirements and gaining EPA certification is costly. If an established domestic supplier can build a diesel powerplant to Nissan specs, it frees Nissan up to do what it does best: chassis development.

There are rumours that the mid-model freshening for the current Titan will feature few changes (perhaps a full-size bed on a crewcab?). But look for any diesel varients to be introduced with the next gen Titan a few years off. As always, Nissan Sport Magazine will try to be the first to report any developments!

David Muramoto
Senior Editor
Nissan Sport Magazine