Nissan has officially unveiled the pickup it plans to send to battle against Chevrolet’s Silverado and the Ford F-150.
The new Titan pulls heavy styling inspiration from its beefier brother the XD but lacks that truck’s 5-liter Cummins V8. Instead the 2017 half-ton Titan Crew Cab is powered by Nissan’s 5.6-liter, 390-horsepower Endurance V8 gasoline engine.
The truck is planned for launch later in the model year in Single and King Cab variants.
“Titan shares its aggressive style with the Titan XD, but the two vehicles are completely different underneath the skin,” says Fred Diaz, Division Vice President and General Manager, North America Trucks and Light Commercial Vehicles, Nissan North America, Inc. “Between Titan and Titan XD, we will cover about 85 percent of the full-size truck market.”
Titan is built on a separate chassis from XD, and is approximately 228.1 inches long (14.7 inches shorter than XD) and 79.5 inches wide (same as XD). Cab size is shared between the two vehicles.
“We’ve said before that even the lug nuts are different from Titan to Titan XD,” adds Diaz.
Titan will be available in 4×2 or 4×4 drive configurations and three bed lengths – 5.5, 6.5 and 8 feet and available in five trim levels – S, SV, PRO-4X, SL and Platinum Reserve.
