Originally Posted by
Troopa-R
Also, Bluetec is only a year away from becoming 50 state legal. And Honda's upcoming urea-free diesel coming to the US will also be 50 state legal.
I believe that DaimlerChrysler has convinced EPA and CARB to make their
BlueTec system with the
AdBlue urea gas injection system US legal. That could open the way for Mercedes-Benz to offer their ultra-powerful 4.5-liter V-8 turbodiesel on the S-Class sedan, R-Class "tall wagon" and GL-Class SUV. BMW has licensed
BlueTec and we could see their well-regarded 3.0-liter I-5 turbodiesel on the X3 and X5 "crossover" SUV's very soon.
If Subaru has gotten access to Honda's plasma reactor catalyst, we could see Subaru offer their "boxer" turbodiesel on the Forester model.