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No sooner has the 2016 Nissan Titan XD entered the market that Nissan has already started to use it as a basis for new possibilities of their full-size truck line-up. They aren’t pulling any punches, either; take, for instances, the Nissan Warrior, a lifted, off-road ready version that debuted at the 2016 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Physically, the Warrior concept shares its structure with the Titan XD, but has been lifted by some 15 centimetres to accommodate the new suspension required for proper off-road use. Not just that, but the 37-inch off-road specific tires have been given more room to breathe, too.
Those tires, meanwhile, are stretched around all-new aluminum wheels that have been given a utilitarian matte finish.
One of the more alluring aspects of the Warrior is what Nissan’s calling its “armour”, that is to say the matte grey paint and more squared-off, robotic-looking body panels. The new headlights, meanwhile, get some more aggressive styling and the bumpers have been redesigned, too. Just the grille is shared with the regular Titan.
The rear, meanwhile, gets a new quad-exhaust system.
Inside, Nissan strived to make the Warrior more livable; Nissan folks on-hand maintained that for all its armour and utilitarian touches, the Warrior was actually designed to work as a family vehicle as well. Still, a few telltale signs of “toughening up” can be found inside, as well; special buttons adorn the dash and centre stack, and unique materials like carbon-fibre add a bit of “industrial-chic” design to the proceedings.
The seats haven’t been left untouched, either, indicated by some orange magma trimming unique the Warrior.
Under the hood, the Warrior uses the same 5.0-litre Cummins turbodiesel that was the talk of the day when the Titan XD debuted late last year. It makes 310 horsepower, and is coupled to an Aisin six-speed automatic transmission.
The “Warrior” nomenclature, meanwhile, is more than just a cool-sounding name. It’s named as suchto pay tribute to the members of the Wounded Warrior foundation that trekked all the way to Alaska last year, with the help of a fleet of Nissan XDs.
Unlike the also-revealed Ford Raptor, however, there are no plans for a production Warrior at this time.
