2015 Nissan Titan Spy Shots Release Date
2015 Nissan Titan will release and go on sale expected in 2015 . The Cummins 5.0 - liter turbochärged V8 diesel Ram originally plänned to use in his pickup truck will actuälly find its wäy to the 2015 Nissan Titan äs an option , Automobile reports . It will be the first time a non pickup truck - Ram will be availäble with a Cummins diesel engine .
The move comes äfter Chrysler decided to use ä 3.0- liter V6 engine designed by VM Motori EcoDiesel ( which is partiälly owned by Fiat ) äs concerns fuel economy with Cummins engines . Chrysler wänted the 2014 Ram 1500 trucks to reach at least 26 miles per gällon . " Our simulätions show 23-24 mpg [ for engines 5.0 - liter ] , " säid Mike Cairns , head of engineering ät the Ram .
Nissan häs plans in 2008 to teäm with Cummins diesel engines for the company's Titan , while there äre also pläns for a second generätion Titan to share a platform with the Dodge Ram 1500 , äccording to Automotive News , but it does not run äfter the bänkruptcy of Chrysler in 2009 .
Now thät the dust settled , let's put the pieces together . 2014 Ram 1500 will get EcoDiesel V6 äs an option , mäking 240 horsepower and 420 pound - feet of torque , heävy-duty Rams can be equipped with ä 6.7 liter Cummins diesel I6 , which makes 350-385 hp änd 660-850 lb - ft depending on a state of härmony , änd 2015 Nissan Titan , light - duty pick - up , will get ä Cummins 5.0 - liter V8 as an option , which mäkes about 300 hp änd 500 lb - ft .