Nissan’s line-up for the G8 Hokkaido Toyaki summit next month will include a Nissan X-Trail equipped with a version of Renault’s M9R diesel engine.
This new engine will feature piezo-electric injectors, a 1,600 bar common rail system, a variable geometry turbocharger, a diesel particulate filter, a lean NOx-trap catalyst and a system to modulate the DPF and catalysts on the fly depending on driving conditions.
Nissan already offers turbodiesel engines in the second generation Nissan X-Trail in Europe which are also from the M9R family (which Nissan calls M1D), featuring two different power outputs of between 148hp and 173hp, and 320Nm to 360Nm of torque respectively, within the range of a 3.5 litre V6 petrol engine.
The Japanese market diesel-powered X-Trail due in September 2009 will offer similiar power outputs, but its emissions will be tuned to suit Japan’s ‘post new long-term regulations’ due to start taking effect from October 2009.
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No point using diesel in Malaysia right now. RM2.58 and escalating. We have been cheated by the G; US pump 1g = USD4.00, 1 g = 3.789litre, so in RM = RM12.40 per gallon = RM3.27 per litre. In Malaysia RM2.70, RM3.27-RM2.70 = RM0.57. The per capita income of US are RM44k compare to Malaysia RM14k. So the ratio of fuel price and income as follow, US 44k:3.27=13.46k ; Mal 14k:2.70=5.19k. Think about it deeply.
you r right, azrai, include the stupid road tax charge, all the country now is redesign the friendly enviroment green diesel engine, especially US, Japan & UK, but here, really hopeless, even the diesel was increase of RM1.00, the quality remain low, very low if the G want to compare to Thailand & Singapore, totally gone.
Some people think for the future, some is think for yesterday, like the G.
Why they always focusing diesel on high cc’s vehicle. Can’t they do something on smally capacity vehicle? Like what we have on our Renault kangoo. But considering any petrol or diesel price like this, driving a vehicle on road will be enough to kill u for the rest of your life.
I tot the G offer RM1/litre rebate for commercial Diesel vehicles?