Nissan may build diesel engines in US and add a four cylinder
The new diesel V-6 that Nissan will be installing the 2010 Maxima could end up being built in the US if Japanese press reports are accurate. The engines could be sourced from Nissan's engine plant in Decherd, Tennessee although Nissan is calling the report only speculation at this point. In addition to the Maxima V-6 a four-cylinder diesel may be added to the Altima. Currently Nissan's only hybrid is the Altima which uses technology sourced from Toyota although an in-house developed system is due around the same time as the diesels. Whether Nissan will continue with the hybrid development is unknown.
[Source: Winding Road]
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dean 10:05PM (9/17/2007)
Now that is a V6 I'd consider getting. None of this 19 mpg city silliness, I want 4-cylinder economy and gobs of torque.
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D. See 9:04AM (9/17/2007)
Do it, Nissan...DO IT! I'd buy a four-banger Altima in a minute.
Thank you for realizing the benefits of diesel.
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Rster 4:18PM (11/04/2007)
America needs small, very good, clean diesel engines they just don't know it yet.
Look at Europe and other area's of the world where diesel is the staple and gets mile after mile after mile per gallon/liter cleanly. America wake up and use a vehicle to move you around not just show off how much you got.
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