http://www.reuters.com/article/us-autoshow-paris-toyota-diesel-idUSKCN11Z1B1 Toyota joins the growing list of automakers that don't see a future in diesel engines.
Hi Jay: Great find! Fortunately Toyota has figured out a way to extract 40 percent thermodynamic efficiency from their 1.8L Prius engine. The Hybrid system boosts the anemic output to acceptable levels. Going forward, I ma hearing good things about the more powerful next gen 2.5L I4 for the Camry/Avalon and ES 300h. In addition, Toyota has never really had a good turbo diesel although their use of the BMW TD for Europe was a good idea. Toyota and now Hyundai/Kia can afford not to follow the TD path. The Europeans still have a ways to go to figure out how to extract the efficiency form a gas engine. The BMW 330e is an abysmal failure on that count as just one example. Wayne
