Honda wants to sell diesel-powered cars in Japan by 2009, in an attempt to reignite Japan’s dead diesel passenger car market, which is also the world’s third-biggest auto market. There is only one car manufacturer in the whole of Japan selling a diesel car – Mercedes Benz with it’s Mercedes Benz E320 CDI mid-sized luxury sedan.
Honda recently unveiled it’s second generation i-CTDi diesel engine with a NOx catalyst for reduced emmissions. There are a few Japanese manufacturers with newly developed diesel engines – Subaru with it’s new turbodiesel boxer comes to mind. Toyota also has a nice 2.2 litre D4-D with a high torque output of 400Nm for the European market. Cars equipped with these modern diesel engines could be sold in Japan if the market can slowly accept diesel cars.
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at 2:38 am
hmmm.. with current malaysian taxation for diesel powered vehicles, the savings from lower price and greater efficiency may still not offset the increased road tax.
at 3:46 am
Paul,
I really hope diesel will be common at least next year as diesel proven be torquer, more economical than gasoline counterpart. Toyota 2.2 D-4D, Honda 2.2 i-CTDi or at least Renault-based 2.0dCi.
ETCM should test the market with 78kW/240Nm 1.5dCi in their Latio or next Livina as logistic-wise they also (through Renault division) 1.5dCi Kangoo currently for commercial registration only.
I guess the road tax should be in OK as the 2.5 diesel merely around RM1000 per annum.
at 4:10 am
shamel;
erm, i dun think there is point to mention about d4d…
besides, it is not d up-to-date technology for toyota's passenger car…
at 5:38 am
diesel is the solution if the petrol price get too high…….in the next few years……
at 5:56 am
do you guys notice Honda seems like don have any diesel cars?
at 6:03 am
yeah..me too…i wonder y?
at 6:38 am
of course they dont….thats in japan becoz ppl's perception towards diesel is poor….but in europe Honda's are selling diesel variants…..its just a matter of introducing it to the japs…….hopefully we'll see it malaysia in years to come….
that would be sweet for passenger cars.
at 4:18 pm
how come malaysia won't let diesel sedan only for taxi ??? y my fren in miri can have a 2.0 diesel wira for normal car ?? it really save fuel !!! i week travel 200 km only using rm 30 …. diesel really save then petrol ….
at 9:40 pm
i think tis because of the low quality fuel thats been sold here……high quantity od sulphur…..
at 2:53 am
is there any difference in diesel petrol? I like the idea of cheaper fuel, maybe we should make like brazil ethanol fuel
at 8:39 pm
biodiesel anyone? u know the saab wit the flexfeul engine? it can run on petrol and ethanol….with ethanol, it can get more power plus better FC…..