July10
Honda is apparently developing a low-emission diesel V6 engine specifically designed for the U.S. market for the 2010 model year. The engine would be most likely to appear in the Odyssey minivan at first, although installation in Acura sedans and SUVs is a possibility.
According to Nikkei Weekly, a Japanese weekly newspaper, the motor will be designed for vehicles currently using Honda’s 3.5 liter V6 engine. Honda is also looking to import its newly developed 2.2 liter four-cylinder diesel engine to the United States. This engine is designed to fit in cars such as the CR-V and Acura TSX.
Maybe they’ll just wait 5-10 years to see if Ford’s plug-in idea will work better than diesel engines. Diesel is clearly the way to go here, as acceptance grows, and hybrids are exposed for the joke they are.
Its about friggen’ time. The J35 is used in Honda’s big cars, including the Odyssey, RL, Pilot, MDX, and Ridgeline. It’s also used in the Saturn Vue. Improving the mileage of these platforms could get Honda to the proposed CAFE minimum of 35 MPG within a decade.
diesels are the way
belonging to parents of Hondas, this brings Honda in the rite direction. can’t wait for the diesel accord. tht sounds amazing when the tsx goes diesel too.
About damn time indeed!
I applaud ALL auto manufacturers who are dedicated to bringing advanced, reliable diesel engines to the Americas.
And naturally, although it is a brand new engine design in entirely uncharted territory for Honda with no history or experience in this arena, the completely unbiased evaluators at Consumer Reports will give the Honda Diesel an “highly recommended” tag even before it hits the streets.
I wonder if they are doing this because they realize their hybrid system is a joke. I’d take a proven technology such as a diesel over one of these hybrids any day. Just not a Honda diesel… to each his own I suppose.
RicardoHead:
Honda already sells diesels in Europe.
can I ask a simple question do all diesels have that course noise to them? (That diesel truck noise you know what I’m talking about, I had a friend that had a diesel Jetta and it sounded bad)
Not that it matters, I just want to know.
Thanks global. Doesn’t change the sentiment of my post - that CR will give anything with a Honda (or Toyota) label a highly rec’d tag sight unseen and anyone else will not get one.
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Am sure Honda can do well with a diesel, BTW. They build generally good motors.
its all good building diesels but will people in the US buy them??? it would be a sure hit in Europe but im not sure about the US
I can’t wait to trade in my gas guzzling Pilot for a slightly less-guzzling diesel version!
BTW: Will VTEC (or any other variable valve timing system) going to work with a diesel engine?
I suppose they could do some type of ‘iVTEC-E’ system, but that would be the only useful possibility. I don’t know if they would even bother though.
my dad wants to get an SE pilot after his lease w/ his accord is done. hopefully in diesel though.
My diesel experience has been great. Good performance, great fuel economy and great dependability. Whats not to like? With all the new CAFE requirements, by 2015 probably 75% of the autos and light trucks sold in the USA will have to be diesel. Diesel hybreds should really stretch the fuel.
If they market diesels to the american public like they forced hybrids on us, then they will sell. Americans arent as oblivious to this technology as one would think.
I don’t like hondas (I owned one)
but I’mm wondering why there are’t more diesel cars in the U.S.
Maybe this will start a trend among high-volume marques.
I like how everyone always wonders if people would buy a diesel powered car. People are buying the prius aren’t they? Its hideous, the interior is horrible, the interface with the radio/navi etc. on the dash is horrible it really doesn’t do anything right. Except that it gets 50 mpg (supposedly). The fuel economy is what will attract people to it, never mind the fact that its a diesel. If it gets 50 mpg and its in a half ass decent car (prius) people will buy it. Not to mention the resale is infinitley better.
People knew diesels got good gas mileage back in the 70’s, that explains those crappy oldsmobile diesel station wagons.
So is Mazda gonna come out with a rotary diesel RX8?
So much negativity here.. the idea that Honda would “wait and watch Ford for 5 years” is completely insane, considering Honda has been a leader in low-emissions, high-efficiency motors since the CVCC of the 1970s, and is one of the few (if not the only) manufacturers to have brought viable full-electric, gas-electric hybrid and hydrogen-powered vehicles to market. I would anticipate that Honda won’t chance tarnishing their engineering reputation by bringing anything less than the most advanced and efficient diesel motor available.
MERCEDES-BENZ IS ALSO COMING OUT WITH ITS S CLASS HYBRID IN 2009……ITS GOING BE A VERY INTERESTING MODEL.
LETS SEE WHAT HAPPEN
NOT A BAD A MOVE