Honda diesels in NA!!!!!!!!

[hashole]

YES bring it on...more choice in diesel cars :bravo:
me thinks this would made a serious dent in VW Tdi sales!!! NO ???

Honda developing diesels for use in U.S. vehicles

By Lindsay Chappell
Automotive News / April 12, 2005

DETROIT -- A Honda Motor Co. executive says the company plans to offer diesel-powered vehicles in the United States.

The only thing stopping Honda is its inability to meet U.S. emission regulations, says Michiyoshi Hagino, Honda senior managing director.

"We are working to meet the regulations, and we are going to offer diesel cars in the United States in the very near future," Hagino told an audience at the SAE World Congress in Detroit on Tuesday.

"We are very much aware that there are many customers in the United States who would like to have a Honda with a diesel engine," he said through an interpreter. "Unfortunately, the regulations for those vehicles are very severe. At this point we do not have the technology to meet those regulations."

Diesel engines are one of the few holes in Honda's U.S. product plan. The company has been active in promoting hybrid vehicles such as the Insight. It also was an early investor in research of hydrogen, natural gas and solar-powered cars.

But Honda has been slow to invest in diesel technology.

Last year the company introduced its first Honda-built diesel auto engine, a 2.2-liter diesel offered in the Accord sold in Europe. For 2005 model year it also introduced a diesel version of its European-market CR-V SUV. In the past, the company bought a small number of diesels from Isuzu and Rover.

Honda builds the diesels in Japan, but will begin producing them at its plant in Swindon, England, next year.

Hagino said diesel engines are a key part of the industry's global effort to limit carbon dioxide emissions. He predicted that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will double by 2020 unless the industry weans itself from traditional gasoline engines.

"We must achieve a dramatic reduction in CO2 emissions," he said. "Focusing on one area, such as diesels or hybrids, is not enough. Gains in gasoline engines must also be attained."

[The General]

I say bring it on!!

I love diesel engines.

[snoproblem]

Honda's bringing in diesels? That's good news for me - Sudbury will have a bio-diesel plant in operation by the fall, according to the paper "Northern Life". The feed stock (soybean and canola) will be locally grown.

The article also said the plant will have solar cells built into the building. 8)

[The General]

Make sure that Honda will still honour the warranty. I know that VW will now do so...

[woohoo!]

Oh my... they should spend more in R&D to make diesel fuel stink less. ;-)

[snoproblem]

Really? I like that smell better than nausea-inducing gasoline fumes. Not that I want to be inhaling either one for any length of time, of course. :nono:

[woohoo!]

I still have bad memories of my gas pump attendant days... yuck

[The General]

Diesel technology is improving constantly. The smell and the pollution will be "taken care" of sooner than later.

It looks like we will finally get what the Europeans have had for a long time...

Here's an example:

Volvo Cars Introduces New Generation of Diesel Engines

The Volvo Car Corporation is unveiling a new generation of five-cylinder diesel engines for the Volvo S60, V70, XC70, and XC90. The engine includes an upgraded exhaust system, advanced turbocharger, and a new management system designed to reduce emissions.

[airbalancer]

So where are diesels?
Must try to to get not to get new wheels untl 2010 :shock:
Next problem, will there any be any techs that how to work on the diesel engine