2016 Nissan Titan XD: Ready to Shake Up the Light-Duty Truck World - Car and Driver (blog)
an all-new version is expected in late 2015. The current model is available as either an extended cab or a crew cab on a 139. 8-inch wheelbase or as a crew with a 159. 8-in wheelbase. The Titan drives with its ruggedness overwhelming any suppleness. Official Photos and Info – 2016 Nissan Titan XD To that end, the 2016 Titan at first will be available only in extrastrength XD guise when it goes on sale later this year, with the Cummins V-8 diesel being the sole engine offering. The diesel will be paired with an Aisin six-speed automatic transmission and will be exclusive to the XD model, which features a stronger, fully boxed frame and sturdier underpinnings than the lesser Titan. The XD will debut as a four-door crew cab with a 151. 6-inch wheelbase, a 6. 5-foot cargo bed, and either two- or four-wheel drive. All new Titans share some front-end componentry with Nissan’s NV-series of full-size vans. With the XD, Nissan is targeting those in pickup limbo, which is to say those buyers for whom a monstrous heavy-duty rig is too much truck but a standard light-duty pickup is not quite enough. Indeed, with a payload rating in excess of 2000 and max towing of 12,000 pounds, as well as a gross-vehicle-weight rating greater than 8500 pounds—which technically makes it a heavy-duty trucki—the Titan XD fits the bill as a tweener. Source: www.caranddriver.com
