Is this Nissan Frontier carrying the new Cummins?

2015, nissan, frontier, cummins, diesel, turboNissan innocently asked its Facebook fans about the Utili Track bed tie-down system this week, but what is this secured in the Nissan Frontier bed? It looks a lot like a four-cylinder Cummins turbo-diesel engine that Nissan is evaluating for production.

Earlier this year in Chicago, Nissan unveiled the Frontier Diesel Runner concept truck to gauge industry and public interest. The motor is the 2.8 liter I4 turbo-diesel that is capable of 200 horsepower and 350+ lb-ft of torque according to Nissan. The concept has the 8-speed automatic transmission handling the power delivery.

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Nissan is starting to raise awareness about the next generation Titan powered by a Cummins 5.0L V8. This new Nissan Titan is scheduled for unveiling at the 2015 Detroit Auto Show and dealership deliveries by the end of 2015 calendar year. Nissan has not yet made an official announcement about availability of the diesel Frontier, so this Facebook message blipped our news radar.

Take a look at this TFLtruck first drive video of the Nissan Frontier Cummins prototype.

Andre Smirnov
Andre Smirnov

Andre Smirnov is a life-long automotive enthusiast, writer, reporter, and software engineer. He has been writing and reporting at TFL since 2011.