ICON-Equipped 2016 Nissan Titan XD A Hit at 2015 SEMA Show
Excerpts from “2016 Nissan Titan XD Diesel – Built for SEMA”
Trevor Reed, Truck Trend Network
Dec 10, 2015
Photographers: Wes Allison, Trevor Reed
What you see here is the world’s first fully customized ’16 Nissan Titan XD. Members of the Specialty Equipment Market Association built it after they were given special early access to the diesel-powered truck. By attending a members-only measuring session at the SEMA Garage, aftermarket employees were able to get up close and personal with the pickup more than seven months before it would go on sale to the public. With firsthand information available, 14 companies joined the “Measured for Success” project and were able to get this Titan XD completed in time to be displayed for everyone to see at the 2015 SEMA show in Las Vegas, Nevada. Here’s how the truck is equipped:
Off-Road Attire
To provide ground clearance, improve the ride, and make room for 35-inch tires, Icon Vehicle Dynamics built a Stage 5 suspension kit with 2.5 inches of lift. In the front are Uni-Ball seamless tubular control arms and 2.5-inch-diameter coilover shocks with remote reservoirs, and the rear features lift blocks and 2.5 Series shocks with piggyback reservoirs. The wheelwells are expanded and armored with bolt-on fender flares designed specifically for the Titan XD by EGR. Mud-terrain 35×12.50R18 Open Country M/T tires by Toyo Tires provide traction for all conditions. The rolling stock and spares are wrapped around 18×9 KMC Wheels XD Series XD128 Machete wheels powder-coated in matte gray with black simulated-beadlock rings.
Measuring for Success
More than 70 companies participated in this official measuring session held at the SEMA Headquarters in Diamond Bar, California, just months before the big show in Las Vegas, Nevada. The finished “Measured for Success” Titan XD you see in this article is the exact same truck from the measuring session. The build was completed after a “SEMA thrash,” during which manufacturers spent sleepless nights getting all-new parts designed and ready to be shown to the public.
Before this Titan XD was sent to SEMA for transformation, Nissan used the truck to promote its new addition to the diesel game. Its debut tour included a trip to the Truck Trend offices for inspection by staff members of Diesel Power, Truck Trend, Four Wheeler, Truckin, Petersen’s 4Wheel & Off-Road, Work Truck Review, 8-Lug, Automobile, Hot Rod, and Motor Trend. Editors were able to get an up-close look at the first truck powered by the all-new 5.0L Cummins V-8 diesel engine.
At the SEMA Garage, teams of aftermarket engineers inspected the truck using everything from laser guns connected to laptops running 3-D CAD programs to pencils and even old-fashioned index cards attached with staples. Some companies already had prototypes ready. These parts were installed to check tolerances and make adjustments to products that will be available when the new truck goes on sale in 2016.
The “Measured for Success” ’16 Nissan Titan XD is a project designed to show off what members of the Specialty Equipment Market Association can achieve before a vehicle even goes on sale to the public. After SEMA hosted a measuring session, aftermarket companies worked on upgrades for what became the first fully built, diesel-powered Titan XD in the world.
Upgrades List
- Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 5 2.5-inch suspension lift
- Banks Power Ram-Air cold-air intake system
- MagnaFlow Pro Series 5-inch stainless steel exhaust with a cooled tip
- T-Rex Stealth X-Metal grille
- Fab Fours Vengeance front and rear bumpers
- Baja Designs OnX6 20-inch LED lightbar and Squadron Pro LED 3×3-inch light pods
- Westin Automotive Thrasher running boards
- EGR bolt-on fender flares
- 35×12.50R18 Toyo Open Country M/T tires
- 18×9 KMC Wheels XD Series XD128 Machete wheels
- LGE*CTS Motorsports Custom Baja Rack
- ARB 37-quart fridge/freezer combination and Premium Recovery Kit
- Warn Industries Zeon8 Multi-Mount winch
- Hi-Lift 48-inch All-Cast jack
The Fab Fours Vengeance front bumper provides superior protection, includes a pushbar, vents for airflow, and mounting locations for off-road lamps filled with four 3×3-inch Squadron Pro LED pods and a 20-inch OnX6 LED lightbar by Baja Designs.
The Titan XD presented a challenge for the grille due to the Nissan Around View camera mounted in the emblem. T-Rex incorporated the part into a Stealth X-Metal studded blackout grille.
The Ram-Air intake system by Banks Power features a high-flow conical filter inside a sealed airbox and a large-diameter intake feed pipe, improving airflow over the stock tube.
All four corners of the truck are outfitted with 35×12.50R18 Open Country M/T tires on 18×9 KMC XD128 Machete wheels in matte gray with black simulated beadlock rings.
The Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension lift provides 2.5 inches of clearance, tubular Uni-Ball upper control arms, coilover shocks with remote reservoirs in front, and lift blocks with Series 2.5 shocks in the rear.
Westin Automotive Thrasher running boards are frame-mounted, black powder-coated steel, with cutouts to reduce weight and prevent mud buildup.
The Fab Fours Vengeance rear bumper houses two Baja Designs 3×3-inch LED light pods.
A Custom Baja Rack by LGE*CTS Motorsports features mounting locations for spare tires, fuel cans, a toolbox, ARB fridge/freezer, ARB Recovery kit, Hi-Lift jack, and a Warn Zeon8 winch.
The Cummins 5.0L V-8 diesel exhaust system by MagnaFlow includes 5-inch stainless steel tubing with a polished tip and vents to manage output during DPF regenerations.
Read the full story here: Truck Trend feature on the 2016 Nissan Titan XD Diesel
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