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Is Honda going to import their awesome new Accord turbo diesel
sedan into the USA ? It got 52 mpg on the UK emissions test !
And, 0 to 60 mph of 9.4 secs.

http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/honda/2502.asp

Lynn

Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> Is Honda going to import their awesome new Accord turbo diesel
>> sedan into the USA ? It got 52 mpg on the UK emissions test !
>> And, 0 to 60 mph of 9.4 secs.
>>
>> http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/honda/2502.asp
>>
>> Lynn

That model is sold as Acura TL (I think) in the USA. The US Accords have
different styling. Wonder if Acura will sell a TDi. Lets see...

You'll never see it in the US.




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>That model is sold as Acura TL (I think) in the USA.

Wrong. TSX.




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How to turn off 'Maintenance Required" light:

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Lynn McGuire <NOSPAM.winsim@nospam.winsim.com> wrote:
> Is Honda going to import their awesome new Accord turbo diesel
> sedan into the USA ? It got 52 mpg on the UK emissions test !

Regulations have been proposed by the EPA to cut diesel emissions by
90% by 2012. This is the same percentage reduction required by the 1970
Clean Air Act for gasoline engines in the US.

I would not expect a new manufacturer to enter the US diesel market now.

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Clarence A Dold - Hidden Valley (Lake County) CA USA 38.8-122.5

Volkswagen started selling a Passatt TDI this year. Diesels have come a
long way. Honda usually tests the water at home in Japan and in more
market friendly places where a Turbo deisels are established. Expect it
in the US market in the next couple of years if the Passatt TDI sells well.

Lynn McGuire wrote:
> Is Honda going to import their awesome new Accord turbo diesel
> sedan into the USA ? It got 52 mpg on the UK emissions test !
> And, 0 to 60 mph of 9.4 secs.
>
> http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/honda/2502.asp
>
> Lynn
>
>

"Lynn McGuire" <NOSPAM.winsim@NOSPAM.winsim.com> wrote in message news:<40a13ef1$0$17090$811e409b@news.mylinuxisp.co m>...
> Is Honda going to import their awesome new Accord turbo diesel
> sedan into the USA ? It got 52 mpg on the UK emissions test !
> And, 0 to 60 mph of 9.4 secs.
>
> http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/honda/2502.asp
>
> Lynn
The article does explicity say it's only for the European market.

"Lynn McGuire" <NOSPAM.winsim@NOSPAM.winsim.com> wrote in message news:<40a13ef1$0$17090$811e409b@news.mylinuxisp.co m>...
> Is Honda going to import their awesome new Accord turbo diesel
> sedan into the USA ? It got 52 mpg on the UK emissions test !
> And, 0 to 60 mph of 9.4 secs.
>
> http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/honda/2502.asp
>
> Lynn

That should be "explicitly".

On Tue, 11 May 2004 16:07:15 -0500, "Lynn McGuire"
<NOSPAM.winsim@NOSPAM.winsim.com> wrote:

>Is Honda going to import their awesome new Accord turbo diesel
>sedan into the USA ? It got 52 mpg on the UK emissions test !
>And, 0 to 60 mph of 9.4 secs.
>
>http://www.carkeys.co.uk/launches/honda/2502.asp
>
>Lynn
>

Americans aren't generally fond of diesels. Diesel fuel (especially
the good stuff) is not always easy to find and despite the advances,
these cars still run dirty. I met a couple - a friend of a friend
deal - and the guy was a fanatic for the VW TDI Beetles (they had his
and hers copies.) He showed me the pictures of how he tears down the
intake/exhaust system every 30-40K to clean the soot out. You
wouldn't believe the pile of carboniferous crap that he removed in
this 8 hour project. Not surprisingly, performance suffers a lot by
the time you have to clean it out.

In article <c7rrmt$u2$2@blue.rahul.net>, dold@hondaXacco.usenet.us.com
wrote:

> Lynn McGuire <NOSPAM.winsim@nospam.winsim.com> wrote:
> > Is Honda going to import their awesome new Accord turbo diesel
> > sedan into the USA ? It got 52 mpg on the UK emissions test !
>
> Regulations have been proposed by the EPA to cut diesel emissions by
> 90% by 2012. This is the same percentage reduction required by the 1970
> Clean Air Act for gasoline engines in the US.
>
> I would not expect a new manufacturer to enter the US diesel market now.

Cleaner fuel is mandated too. Once that happens it's just a matter of
sticking on a catalytic converter. Diesels normally run lean so there's
no delicate air/fuel ratio to maintain.

Here's a good link on industrial diesel catalytic converters:
http://www.nett.ca/faq_diesel.html