TheOtherDave™

Honda still doesn't plan to offer American drivers the opportunity to buy its diesel engines, even as premium Acuras. Nonetheless, the automaker has just completed construction of a new factory in Ogawa, Japan to produce blocks and other castings for its four-cylinder diesel engines. The machining equipment is now being installed and and production of components is expected to begin in the fall. Not only are the engines efficient in operation, but Honda has also designed the new plant to reduce CO2 emissions from the casting operations by 40 percent and 25 percent from the machining lines.

The diesel engines are installed into Japanese-built Accords for the European market (twin to our Acura TSX) as well as being shipped to England for installation into CR-Vs and Civics. It's a shame that we won't get a chance to try out this engine here anytime soon, because Americans would likely appreciate the 40+ mpg efficiency and high torque characteristics of these engines.

Gallery: Geneva 2009: Honda Accord Tourer Type-S



Photos Copyright (C)2009 Sam Abuelsamid / Weblogs, Inc.Continue reading Honda completes new diesel engine plant, U.S. still doesn't get them

Filed under: Diesel, Manufacturing/Plants, Honda

Honda completes new diesel engine plant, U.S. still doesn't get them originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



Permalink | Email this | Comments



More...

bluetwo

I don't think Americans are really interested in diesel cars.... not saying I wouldn't like to have a diesel Accord.

Diesel just has a wierd image here or something.