In Europe, Honda launches the Accord and Accord Tourer equipped with the i-DTEC clean diesel engine.
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- Honda at the Geneva Motor Show
March 3, 2009- ASIMO, Honda's advanced humanoid robot, will help launch the all new Insight Hybrid at the 2009 Geneva Motor Show.
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- Acura To Introduce Clean Diesel i-DTEC in 2009
Acura will introduce the new i-DTEC clean diesel engine to the North American market in 2009. The i-DTEC engine reduces noxious exhaust emissions while boosting power and fuel efficiency.
Overview
Honda begins sales of clean diesel automobiles compliant with European emission standards
Offering enhanced fuel efficiency thanks to their higher thermal efficiency, diesel engines are seen especially in Europe as a key technology for reducing CO2 emissions. Reducing the NOx, particulate matter (PM) and other harmful substances found in diesel engine exhaust, however, has been a major issue of the technology.
In 2003, Honda developed the 2.2 L four-cylinder i-CTDi diesel engine, which offered exceptionally clean performance. In Europe, Honda implemented the engine on the Accord and other models, achieving a highly favorable response. In 2007, to meet increasingly tough emission standards in countries around the world, Honda introduced the i-DTEC engine, a more advanced version of the i-CTDi that offered emissions performance equivalent to that of a gasoline engine. The newly developed 2.2 L i-DTEC engine passed the Euro5 emission standard before it came into effect in 2009. In November 2008, Honda implemented the i-DTEC diesel engine on the Accord and Accord Tourer in Europe.
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