It looks like there will indeed be a 50 state legal VW TDI in 2008.
http://forums.tdiclub.com/showthread.php?t=152845
This should make for some interesting fuel sippers soon. Honda is supposed to be releasing their own turbo diesel passenger car in '08 also. i have also heard rumors of DCX letting some dodge and chrysler cars sneek out of the factories with diesel fueled engines too.
I am excited.
I’d love to see more diesel cars around. It’s exactly what we need. Americans love a big lump of low-end torque and are now starting to appreciate fuel mileage too. Hopefully these catch on!
Awesome.
That motor in a 2 door rabbit…
Sounds like Americans are just finally starting to get the idea that diesels can be something other than loud nasty smokey trucks. :tup:
i had no appreciation for diesel cars until i was in 93dxhatch’s car and got to NYC and back on a tank
:jawdrop:
I hope BMW brings the 1 series in diesel here
Mmm… diesel. Can’t wait until I can find a turbo AWD diesel car. I’d definatly sell the WRX for one in a heart-beat.
There is supose to be a Jeep Liberty Diesel, and its supose to be one of the cleanest diesels. according to DR.Z on the commercial
too bad its a jeep and will probably only get 20 mpg.
Tup to new diesels.
anyone know what the new 07 formula is supposed to be?
see the stickers on the pumps to not use standard diesel in a 07 engine?
i guess all big trucks are going to have exaust recirc valves & cats now.
Honda Plans Clean Diesel for '09
Honda brought hybrids to the U.S. - but now it’s jumping on the clean-diesel bandwagon as it plans to introduce a new diesel-powered vehicle to the States by 2009. At a press conference in Tokyo today, Honda showed off its new clean diesel engine, which will likely be slotted into a version of the Accord sedan, the Wall Street Journal reports. The engine meets tough new diesel emission standards not with a urea-injection system as Mercedes-Benz has drawn up for its Bluetec diesel. Instead, the Honda diesel uses a twin-layer catalytic converter that turns nitrogen oxide diesel emissions into ammonia, then into simple nitrogen gas, the Journal reports. The engine is based on Honda’s 2.2-liter diesel four offered in Europe, and is expected to be 50-state compliant when it’s introduced in a couple of years.
I believe Honda is using a plasma induced reduction system. And they’re offering to sell their technology to other manufacturers.
Anyone know if these new diesels are using common rail technology? That is some pretty sweet stuff.
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/09/25/honda-develops-new-diesel-to-meet-us-regulations/
better article.
As long as it has an option for a flux capacitor, I’m getting one 
awesome. it sucks that they are now saying it is going to be here in 09. last i heard previous to this is that it is going to be here in 08. also, i am really curious to see what vehicles the new diesel will show up in.
here is what they get it in on their side of the pond, look familiar?
they get a handy wagon version too:
The Jeep Liberty diesel has been out for almost 2 years now. You just can’t buy them in NYS.
Check this out from my generator thread, it is on my Christmas wish list.:eekdance:
http://www.gaiam.com/retail/product/63-0015_MSTR
This is where personal bio-diesel starts to lose me. That’s $3400 worth of stuff, assuming you get the heater, which I imagine is pretty important if you want this to work during our winters. For $3400 I can buy 1133 gallons of $3/gal gasoline and at 20 mpg that gets me almost 22700 miles. That’s almost 2 years of driving on just the initial hardware cost, not even factoring the cost of materials and your time to make the stuff. My time is worth a lot to me, so I really like the ease of being able to stop on any street corner and fill up my tank, not having to worry about if I collected enough used cooking oil this week or not.
I kinda like that.
If I spend $3400.00 I will be selling bio too.
I will call it Volksfuel.:biglaugh:
My employees will be making it and I will be expensing their time.
Edit: And my company vehicles will be replaced with diesel vehicles.
Cha-ching
Ha… now that starts making business sense.