Honda could be adding diesels to Acura lineup by 2010
Filed under: Diesel, Acura, Honda
Honda has already announced plans to introduce a new 2.2L four cylinder clean diesel in the US market in 2009, likely in the Accord. Honda CEO Takeo Fukui also discussed a diesel V-6 in an interview last December in Automotive News. It now looks like one or both of the engines will turn up in the Acura lineup, at least in Japan, by 2010. If the four-cylinder proves popular in the Accord it seems probable that we will also see diesel Acura models here as well. A likely candidate would be the next generation RL with a diesel V-6. That combination would pit it directly against the German rivals like the Mercedes E-Class and BMW 5-Series which will both have six-cylinder diesels by then.
[Source: Green Car Congress]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
8-08-2007 @ 3:04PM
MikeW said...
How about variable valve timing first for their V6s?
Where are the DOC engines? Where are the camshaft phasers?
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8-09-2007 @ 5:50AM
Sam Abuelsamid said...
Honda has had variable valve timing on their engines for years and their single cam head design is lighter and more compact than twin cam setups. Having said that they have and still do make twin cam designs as well.
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8-09-2007 @ 1:10PM
MikeW said...
VTEC is cam switching, not cam phasing.
Camshaft phasing is more versatile, and can allow for the elmination of the external exhaust gas recirculation system
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10-10-2007 @ 12:05PM
Ed Soto said...
Honda will be releasing A-VTEC within a year. It will bring DOHC functionality to their SOHC designs, and as I understand it, also provide cam phasing. See technical 'white paper' by Jeff Palmer of 'Temple of VTEC' website.
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