Honda's new lightweight efficient diesel
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Honda's new lightweight efficient diesel
Hello all,
Read a link yesterday that I thought MINI owners might be interested in. One of the huge reasons I love my MINI is efficiency, and I'm interested in furthering efficiency, regardless of brand.
http://www.gizmag.com/civic-16-litre-i-dtec/25084/
Read a link yesterday that I thought MINI owners might be interested in. One of the huge reasons I love my MINI is efficiency, and I'm interested in furthering efficiency, regardless of brand.
http://www.gizmag.com/civic-16-litre-i-dtec/25084/
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Most auto makers have made these for years for the euro market....
Issue for the us market is emissions...
Most need a catylast with DEF (urea) injection to meet is rules....when it works right, they are cleaner than any other type of motor...emiting just co2 and water....but still pretty imature technology wise...best suited for highway drivers....you need about an hour of continuous highway driving every 600-800 miles to allow it to "regen"...most intown drivers have had issues with "blurtec" systems that bmw/Mercedes use...the trade name for DEF.
Issue for the us market is emissions...
Most need a catylast with DEF (urea) injection to meet is rules....when it works right, they are cleaner than any other type of motor...emiting just co2 and water....but still pretty imature technology wise...best suited for highway drivers....you need about an hour of continuous highway driving every 600-800 miles to allow it to "regen"...most intown drivers have had issues with "blurtec" systems that bmw/Mercedes use...the trade name for DEF.
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So far I'm 'getting by' with just the 225 lb.ft which, coming from a justa Cooper, seems to arrive at the next corner quite soon enough.
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