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Posted on 04/13/2010 6:52:21 AM PDT by Red Badger
Nissan’s next generation of Titan pickup trucks could get a diesel option, says Nissan North America product boss Larry Dominique. In a recent interview with the folks at AutoWeek, Dominique, former project boss for the original Titan, commented that no decision has been made about the future powerplants, but that they are still considering several options. “I have a broad menu I can look at,” he said. “We could do downsized powertrains, we could do an enhanced V8, and we could look at diesel powertrains.”
Currently the Titan is only available with the company’s 5.6-liter gasoline V8. A new Titan, built with Chrysler was scheduled to debut in 2011, but with Nissan and Chrysler since parting ways the next version isn’t likely until at least 2013.
Nissan does offer a 3.0-liter diesel V6 overseas in vehicles like the Pathfinder. It makes sufficient torque with 406 ft-lbs, but at just 235-hp its probably not up to what U.S. customers would expect.
With Renault/Nissan’s recent announcement of a partnership with Mercedes parent company Daimler, there is now also the possibility that a donor engine could come from Germany. Dominique himself commented that one of the biggest factors towards offering a diesel Titan in North America would be, “if we could find the right partner and the right engine.”
Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.....
If you want ON or OFF the DIESEL ”KnOcK” LIST just FReepmail me.....
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If they do this, I hope they fix the transmission problem.
The reason I’ll never own another Nisson product is that I used to have a Datsun pickup truck with a diesel engine. I had to replace the transmission after 80,000 miles because, according to the transmission shop, the engine had “beat the transmission to death”. Finding a used transmission was difficult because a lot of them went bad at around the same time.
I don't understand that statement. A transmission simply transmits power from the engine to the driven wheel(s). It doesn't matter what the engine is, gasoline, diesel or hamster wheel. If the transmissions failed, then they were over-rated for their intended use.............
I had a diesel Sentra many years ago. Never had a transmission problem, other than I went through a couple of clutches. Also, it ate CV joints.
Still, the thing went 270,000 miles before I junked it.
You’ve got to be talking at least 25 years ago or so if you had a Datsun pickup, since they changed to the Nissan name for all vehicles in the early to mid 80s. I think holding a grudge for that long is as bad as the people who would never buy a Ford, GM or Chrysler product because of some lemon they built in the 70s or 80s (and they built quite a few). Personally, my experience has been that the drivetrains on the Nissans I’ve owned have been next to indestructible. My old Sentra, bought by a co-worker, now has over 300,000 miles on its 1.6l engine and 5 speed manual box (and original clutch) and the engine still passes the emissions tests. OTOH, my ‘04 Honda Accord (4 cyl) at 100,000 miles has developed a taste for engine oil - not huge amounts, but any is disappointing given my prior experiences with Nissans.
Hmmmmm... I just traded a 2000 Frontier with over 200K on it and it still had all the original powertrain parts.
I would have kept it, but after 10 years of 2WD, this last bout of continual global warming burned me out on installing chains to get in my driveway.
Went to an 2006 Frontier NISMO 4X4, that bad boy rocks!
One possible explanation is that diesels usually have a substantial amount of torque (my small sedan had 435 ft lbs).I've heard it said that serious torque is tough on a transmission.
The tech said that a diesel engine hits so hard with each firing of a cylinder, the gear tooth faces would slap together. In effect, there is a constant load/unload situation that you don’t have with a gas powered engine.
Hasn’t it changed? Europeans are building diesel sports and luxury cars now which has better acceleration, less noise than gasoline engines with similar displacement and even way more fuel efficient than gas powered hybrids.
Back to 90s I’ve driven 1993 Audi 100/A6 in Europe powered by 2,5 turbo diesel. It was 6 years old k100 miles relatively large car by European standard (larger than Camry) and it wasn’t underpowered or any different from gasoline car at the same time eating only about 6 liters per 100 km which is slightly more than Prius.
Their modern diesels are at least twice as better that that.
Heck, I have driven Toyota 3.0-liter diesels, (turbocharged) all over the Andes in South America for years and they are great vehicles. The newer ones are actually comfortable.
Always wanted to bring one to the US to make a ranch pickup out of it. They are tough...if Peruvians and the Argies can’t destroy them, they are very tough.
Not to mention diesels has better torque than twice as large gas engine which is better for trucks.
Well, changing a vehicle is a little more expensive than changing your soft drink. And my Datsun was not the random lemon that is bound to crop up from time to time. As I stated, mine was not the only one experiencing the same problem.
My next truck was a ‘83 Ford Ranger. I kept that one for 450,000 miles, and I only traded it because the fuel pump went out, and I got tired of my father saying, “Why don’t you trade that thing in?”
My current Ford Ranger is a 2001 with 250,000 miles, and it’s not showing any signs of wear (except where my wife wrecked it).
If I decide to trade again, I’ll be looking at either another Ranger, or a Toyota truck. It looks like Mr. Toyoda is fixing the company, and I’ll bet you’ll be able to get them for a song.
Dunno. I imagine an automatic tranny connected to a diesel differs from the manual I had. I just hate driving cars with automatic transmissions.
The early 1990 - 2000(?) non-turbo models were pretty pathetic in the high altitude...elevations above 13,000-feet. I can remember tooling along up a steep grade in 4 x 4 low range barely doing 30 mph with a huge plume of black smoke pouring out. But after the turbos were included they could fly...used to manage a mine access road in Argentina and had to go over a 17,000 foot pass...was up there almost every day year-round, and my little turbo 3.0 liter would pretty much go as fast up hill as I wanted to drive.
I don’t worry about using chains to get up my driveway. I just drive my truck as far up as I can get it, and walk the rest of the way.
I had a problem during the last “Global Warming” bout in that the snow iced over, and my truck would slide down the hill when I locked the parking brake and got out. I had to dig a big rock out of the snow and chock the tire.
We’ve owned a vw passat diesel powered vehicle for 5 yrs. and love it.
37 to 38 mpg and power to spare (turbo) also own a Titan
truck. no problems with either. Titan almost 6 yr.s old now.
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I have a 2001 Ford F250 with the 7.3 Litre diesel. I've heard rumors that Ford is finally going to throw in the towell and go back to that engine after a couple of high-maintenance units from 2004 to date. Mine has 190K on it, and I plan to keep it because you can not get a new Ford diesel (or a Chevy for that matter) with a standard transmission. I don't understand their logic. Automatics don't hold up as well, and don't get as good fuel mileage as a standard (plus they're more expensive initally). Go figure!
The hammering is especially bad when you are dealing with a 4 cylinder 4 stroke diesel. Essentialy every half turn of the crank there is a huge hit as the pistons reach their power stroke. It does in fact still happen in gas engines, but too a lesser effect, they do not generate the same torque at low speed which is where the problem is the worst.
The reason most diesel engines ate inline sixes is because they are inherently balanced. In short you have an overlapping of the power strokes.
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