Waiting for the diesel Accord? Check out the current Euro-spec Accord diesel
As a major supplier of diesel engine components, Bosch has a vested interest in promoting diesel adoption in the US market. As part of their campaign, the German supplier has a fleet of European diesel models that they use for promotional purposes at events around the US. Earlier this year we sampled a Chrysler 300 CRD and Smart ForTwo CDi from that fleet and we'll be taking a longer look at another vehicle very soon. In the meantime you can get a hint of what we might expect come 2009 when the Honda Accord gets a new diesel option. The current European Accord, which is sold here as the Acura TSX, has a 2.2L diesel and DieselForecast had a chance to sample it. The U.S. Accord is expected to get an engine of the same displacement but with an emissions system that meets Tier2 Bin5 requirements. You can check it out now.
[Source: DieselForecast]
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diesel 6:03AM (11/23/2007)
Hello from Ireland,
I rececntly drove the diesel accord and a 2.4 petrol accord (190hp euro spec) and while the petrol has a power advwntage of 50hp the diesel feels much and I meen much faster nearly all the time, no matter what gear you are in it pulls like a train and does 50 mpg, if you drove a petrol car as quick you would be mr Esso's best friend. no need to be fixated on hp figures because in the real world every day driving the diesel is quicker, this is more true in manual cars because of in gear acceleration and no kick down facilite.
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Phil 7:50AM (11/24/2007)
I own a European Accord Tourer 2.2 i-CDTi Exec.I get 45 UK mpg (37 US mpg).
On order is a Honda CR-V with the same engine! Well done Honda.
On the negative, Honda need to do better with their small vehicles. I looked at a Jazz (Fit in NA) but they only acheive 45 UK mpg - the same as my Accord Tourer which is about twice the size. I can't bring myself to drink that much fuel in a tiny car, so am looking at a Citroen C3 1.6 diesel: 64 UK mpg!
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randyharris 6:25PM (12/28/2007)
Any idea if Honda has DSG gearboxes in the works? A diesel with DSG sounds great, but I'm leary of recent VW reliability so would prefer Honda.
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