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Re: Honda Accord, Ridgeline to receive diesel power [1.5.7]
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Originally Posted by csimo
Most of the negative thoughts about diesel in the US are due to the terrible diesel engines GM produced in the 1980's. There are a few events in history that stifled product development. The 80's GM diesels did that for North American diesel engine development (much as Chernobyl and Three Mile Island did for nuclear energy in the USA). It's unfortunate that progress was blocked by such events, but we can't change history. I'm just happy that much of the rest of the world was more progressive.
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An excellent point. Not only that, but at first GM merely coupled them with the original automatic trannys. The higher torque diesels really ate them up. This also lead to a negative perception about diesels. Today, out here in farm country, diesels are a way of life.
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