[Dr.T]

Bring it Cummins!


http://www.autoguide.com/auto-news/2014/02/2015-nissan-titan-diesel-make-560-lb-ft-torque.html

When the original announcement came, expectations were set at 300-hp and about 550 lb-ft of torque. An unnamed source spilled the beans about the Titan’s new power train saying that the upcoming truck will make just 275 ponies. However, the real eye-opener is the trucks 560 lb-ft of torque.

 

[Bianchi]

This is what I'm hearing. Nissan needs to be careful, light duty trucks are not engineered to handle that kind of twist. I worry its going to rip the poor truck apart...

 

[YBM]

It would be nice to know what transmission they will through in it.

 

[NavyCuda]

This is what I'm hearing. Nissan needs to be careful, light duty trucks are not engineered to handle that kind of twist. I worry its going to rip the poor truck apart...

A well designed ladder frame will have no issues containing the torque.

 

[Bianchi]

A well designed ladder frame will have no issues containing the torque.

I just wonder what the ends up doing to cost. Do they bespoke manufacture ladder frames for the Diesel specific, or do they simply add weight and cost to gas models as well?

It's interesting