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Old 01-24-13, 09:30 PM
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Nissan to expand next-gen Titan with more engines, configurations



Not much has changed with the Nissan Titan in the decade that it's been on the market, but the 2015 model year could move the needle enough to turn the truck from an "also ran" in the fullsize truck market to more of a contender. Edmunds had the chance to sit down with Pierre Loing, vice president of product and advanced planning and strategy for Nissan North America, who indicated that not only will a new truck be coming for 2015, it is also expected to take a bigger chunk of the truck market currently dominated by Ford and General Motors.

For starters, the article quotes Loing saying that the next-gen Titan could sell 100,000 units, which is almost five times the number of Titans and the same number of Toyota Tundra trucks sold last year. To accomplish this, Nissan is planning to offer a wider number of models (including a regular cab version) and more powertrain options; we're sure this means Nissan is considering offering a V6. The addition of a regular-cab, V6 Titan would also allow this truck to be more competitively priced.

Will that be enough to attract buyers away from the Big Three domestic trucks? We'll just have to wait and see...

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/24/n...configuration/
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Old 01-25-13, 06:22 AM
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Truthfully had they improved the Titan interior to keep up with the likes of Ford and Dodge and upgraded the powertrain (hp bump 6 or 8 spd tranny) they could have stollen some sales from the joke of a product GM has been putting out there the last few years. Sadly I think they missed thier window of opportunity.
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Yup, they let the Titan get long in the tooth. It's really not very competitive or current vs well the current competition
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Most of the Titan owners I know are douchebags.....
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