---
title: "Drive Wire: Cummins and Nissan Are Collaborating on Diesel Titan With Hopes of Breaking Record"
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2015-11-06"
modified: "2015-11-06"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/801/drive-wire-cummins-and-nissan-are-collaborating-on-diesel-titan-with-hopes-of-breaking-record"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "Nissan"
  - "pickup"
  - "Titan"
---

# Drive Wire: Cummins and Nissan Are Collaborating on Diesel Titan With Hopes of Breaking Record

![](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/images-by-url-td/content/archive-images/nissan_segment11615.jpg>)
*\<em\>www.thedrive.com</em>*

Now, we know diesel has had a bad few months, but this is potentially awesome. Cummins and Nissan are collaborating on a diesel Titan pickup that will attempt to break a land speed record. The Titan has been coined the triple nickel for its horsepower rating of 555. The truck, which is also on display at SEMA, is a work in progress by teams from both companies, and so far features salt-flat-style wheel covers, various aero tricks including a streamlined bed cover, and safety equipment including the requisite parachute. The current class record is 191 mph. Go get ‘em, folks.

### Author social links