Chuck
02-26-2008, 07:27 AM
"Leave it to Honda to redefine the diesel," says John Graham, sales manager of Acura (http://autos.canada.com/news/story.html?id=15fb16c3-65b4-4172-9c03-f9802403e1df) of Victoria. "If anybody can do it, Honda can."
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/500/2009_Acura_TSX.jpgPedro Arrais - driving.ca - Feb. 21, 2008
2009 Acura TSX with the iDTEC to follow later. -- Ed
Honda has just announced that it will introduce a clean diesel engine into the North American market in 2009. The new i-DTEC diesel technology will first be introduced in Europe later this year in the European model of the Honda (http://driving.canada.com/buy/manufacturer.spy?make=Honda) Accord.
According to inside sources, the 2.2-litre, four-cylinder diesel engine will likely first be seen in the new Acura TSX (http://driving.canada.com/buy/manufacturer.spy?make=Acura) sedan (which is similar to the European Accord) in 2009 as a 2010 model.
The TSX is slated to be introduced in Canada this June sporting a gasoline engine at first, with the diesel arriving a year later… http://autos.canada.com/news/story.html?id=15fb16c3-65b4-4172-9c03-f9802403e1df
http://www.cleanmpg.com/photos/data/500/2009_Acura_TSX.jpgPedro Arrais - driving.ca - Feb. 21, 2008
2009 Acura TSX with the iDTEC to follow later. -- Ed
Honda has just announced that it will introduce a clean diesel engine into the North American market in 2009. The new i-DTEC diesel technology will first be introduced in Europe later this year in the European model of the Honda (http://driving.canada.com/buy/manufacturer.spy?make=Honda) Accord.
According to inside sources, the 2.2-litre, four-cylinder diesel engine will likely first be seen in the new Acura TSX (http://driving.canada.com/buy/manufacturer.spy?make=Acura) sedan (which is similar to the European Accord) in 2009 as a 2010 model.
The TSX is slated to be introduced in Canada this June sporting a gasoline engine at first, with the diesel arriving a year later… http://autos.canada.com/news/story.html?id=15fb16c3-65b4-4172-9c03-f9802403e1df