Since Nissan debuted the Titan pickup in 2003, it hasn't really changed too much about its full-size rig. Why mess around with a good thing, right? But Nissan is ready to play catch-up, and said a redesign for the 10-year-old truck is in the works.

Nissan thought it would be a good idea to offer suddenly free agent QB/deity Peyton Manning a free Nissan Titan PRO-4X truck if he agreed to play for the Tennessee Titans. It seems they timed it out perfectly so it would hit the news cycle well in advance of Peyton deciding where he'd go.

This is the Nissan NV, a trio of Titan-based vans available with a 4.0-liter V6 or 5.6-liter V8 and a freaky "High Roof" option. It comes in half-ton, 3/4-ton and full-ton flavors and will make the perfect taco truck.

Although this picture from American Samoa is probably the least congruous picture we can imagine, we can only hope the totally crushed Nissan Titan and the man in the mask with the trophy are somehow connected.

Nissan and Chrysler have canceled a deal that would have based the next generation Titan off the current Dodge Ram. The deal also included Nissan providing Chrysler with cars for the global and South American markets. [Pickuptrucks.com]