Honda working on a diesel , for what I wonder 2007 RL

delphi7x10 said:

Say I read this in the local paper today, I wonder if true what Honda will do with a diesel, a future Ridgeline perhaps.

http://www.azcentral.com/business/articles/0509dieselcars09.html

Click to expand...

In Europe, Honda has recently introduced a 2.2l diesel in the CR-V and Accord. Pretty impressive mileage for the CR-V with a claimed 34 mpg in the city and 49 mpg on the highway. (4WD with 5-speed manual.)

Obviously this 4 cylinder would be too small for the Ridgeline, but Honda is definitely getting some experience with diesel.

I have not been a huge fan of diesels in cars. An old friend of mine had a good idea, he thought there should be a law that the tail pipe be move up front so the people driving the diesel could smell it too.

I love the diesel in my sailboat, and boats that use biodiesel smell like french fries cooking when they go buy.

Ran a cross an interesting article that discusses a new diesel engine you may whant to consider as an up grade it you are looking for a little more power in your Ridgeline.

Check it out at http:www.bath.ac.uk/~ccsshb/12cyl/

Steve

STEVE FROST said:

I have not been a huge fan of diesels in cars. An old friend of mine had a good idea, he thought there should be a law that the tail pipe be move up front so the people driving the diesel could smell it too.

Click to expand...

Don't even get me started on those old Mercedes Diesels running around. I don't know if it is that way everywhere but around here there are a handfull of them where the entire back of the car is black and they spew a nonstop flow of smoke out the back. And they are smog exempt!!

The new VW diesels I can't even tell they are until I see the TDI on the back.

-Trevor