The 2016 Nissan Titan will be offered in a variety of configurations - and with two engine options.

Nissan will now offer a pair of powertrain options for its completely redesign Titan and new Titan XD pickups.

Nissan will officially launch the 2016 Titan next week, marking the end of a nearly decade-long run for the original truck. It will initially come to market with a big Cummins turbodiesel. But come spring, the Japanese maker will also make available a new, 390-horsepower V-8 that it will build in-house at an engine plant in Decherd, Tennessee.

“With this new engine, Nissan Titan XD customers will have the opportunity to make the choice that is best for their towing and hauling needs,” said Rich Miller, the Titan chief product specialist.

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When it made its original debut back in 2003, Nissan’s first full-size pickup seemed poised to make a serious dent in a segment long dominated by Detroit, but it never quite lived up to expectations. And despite sluggish sales, the Japanese maker repeatedly delayed the roll-out of a replacement model – in part due to the collapse of a planned joint venture that would have had it market a modified version of Fiat Chrysler’s Ram 1500.

Instead, Nissan has gone it alone with a complete remake of the pickup. And it is offering the truck in two distinct versions, the standard-duty 2016 Nissan Titan and the more robust Titan XD, a sort of tweener that falls between the likes of the Ram 1500 and heavy-duty 2500.

The Titan's Endurance V-8 will be assembled at Nissan's plant in Decherd, TN.

For its launch this month, Nissan is putting the emphasis on the stump-pulling Cummins turbodiesel engine, which churns out 310 horsepower and a hefty 555 pound-feet of torque. That’s enough, Nissan claims, to tow 12,300 pounds and carry a 2,100-pound payload.

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But even with the better mileage and heftier load capabilities of a diesel, Nissan expects a large number of potential buyers will want a more conventional gasoline engine. And that’s where the new 5.6-liter Endurance V-8 comes in.

It still boasts some impressive numbers, bumping horsepower to 390, compared to 317 with the old Titan V-8. Torque climbs from 385 to 401 pound-feet, meanwhile.

To get there, the Endurance engine adopts hydraulic-controlled variable valve timing and electronically controlled variable valve lift on the intake and exhaust sides to provide high performance and crisp response. The new engine also adopts direct-injection gas technology, and has a higher, 11.2:1 compression ratio.

The 2016 Nissan Titan’s Endurance V-8 will be paired to a 7-speed automatic which offers adaptive shifting and rev-matching.

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Nissan plans to release more details, including fuel economy, for each of its Titan models as they get closer to launch. The diesel Titan XD model in Crew Cab configuration will be first to launch later this month. Ultimately, the maker says, the pickup “will be offered in three cab configurations, two frame sizes, three powertrain offerings and five grade levels.”

The Endurance V-8 will be added to the Nissan Titan line-up early in spring 2016.