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2019 Nissan Titan XD is a middleweight brawler

Nissan confirms a refresh is coming for this tweener truck, but it won't include a Cummins diesel anymore.

Chris Paukert

Following stints in TV news production and as a record company publicist, Chris spent most of his career in automotive publishing. Mentored by Automobile Magazine founder David E. Davis Jr., Paukert succeeded Davis as editor-in-chief of Winding Road, a pioneering e-mag, before serving as Autoblog's executive editor from 2008 to 2015. Chris is a Webby and Telly award-winning video producer and has served on the jury of the North American Car and Truck of the Year awards. He joined the CNET team in 2015, bringing a small cache of odd, underappreciated cars with him.

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Aug. 6, 2019 12:24 p.m. PT

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Nissan's largest vehicle, the Titan XD, hit markets in 2016.

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The truck is Nissan's attempt to split the difference between most manufacturers' light-duty and heavy-duty full-size trucks.

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The truck has been available with an optional Cummins turbodiesel engine.

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Nissan has confirmed that an updated version of the Titan XD is coming later this year, along with an updated version of the regular Titan light-duty truck.

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It's unclear what updates will be involved, but the Titan's interior could use a freshening.

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That's particularly true when it comes to center-stack infotainment technology.

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The 5.0-liter Cummins delivers 310 horsepower and 555 pound-feet of torque.

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The engine is built at Cummins' plant in Columbus, Indiana.

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According to the manufacturer, this engine was "engineered to allow the Titan XD to deliver more towing capacity than most half-ton pickup trucks with a better ride than most three-quarter-tons."