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Acura Will Have First Application of Honda i-DTEC Diesel in North America
13 January 2008
Honda will introduce its new 2.2-liter Tier 2 Bin 5 diesel—the i-DTEC—in the Acura line in North America in 2009, according to Honda President and CEO Takeo Fukui at the North American International Auto Show.
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| The 2.2L i-DTEC. Click to enlarge. |
A first Euro 5-compliant version of the i-DTEC—shown at the 2007 Frankfurt Motor Show—will debut in the new Accord range in Europe in mid-2008. (Earlier post.)
The “phase two” i-DTEC engine complies with the US EPA Tier 2 Bin 5 and future Euro 6 emissions standards through the use of a new NOx-reducing catalytic converter. With the reduction of engine-out NOx resulting from its combustion system (Premixed Charge Compression Ignition, PCCI), the engine will not require the use of a urea SCR NOx aftertreatment system to meet regulations.
Fukui said that the i-DTEC engine will appear in a Honda model in the US in the future.
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Posted by: Joe | January 13, 2008 at 09:02 PM
First sentence: 2009.
Posted by: DavidJ | January 14, 2008 at 06:52 AM
Nice strategy to put the diesel in Acuras first. It should be good for the image of diesels in north america, especially with MB, BMW and Audi diesels being available around then.
Posted by: DC | January 15, 2008 at 08:30 AM
What about the Accord? I dont want no stinking overpriced Acura. I want an i-DEC Accord EX. I've read alot of car magazine web site articles about the new '09 Accord 2.2 i-DTEC. Now Fukui says it will be in the Acura first. My 97 4runner, with 240K miles, is falling apart. I can wait until maybe october but beyond that and I may have to make other plans and Fukui will lose a sale. Come on, we've waited too long already.
Posted by: joe | April 20, 2008 at 11:27 AM
Joe, if that Honda is falling apart with just 240,000 miles, you should consider getting a VW.
Posted by: Dieselguy | May 05, 2008 at 07:08 PM
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When in the future???