Nissan and Renault officially launch new diesel V6
Click for a high res gallery of the new Nissan-Renault diesel
Ever since the April 2007 announcement by Nissan that it would install a new clean diesel V6 into the US market Maxima sedan in 2010, company officials have declined any further comment on the subject. Given recent announcements from Honda, Toyota, Ford and others about the cessation of US diesel engine plans, the silence is not good news to US diesel fans. Regardless of what ultimately happens here in the US, the aforementioned engine is now going into production - at least for the European market. Alliance partners Renault and Nissan each split the development costs of the engine equally, although Nissan plans to use about 75 percent of the production volume.
The 235 hp V6 will go into most of the Infiniti lineup in Europe including the FX and the G sedan and coupe. The Euro-spec Navara pickup and Pathfinder SUV will also get the engine. On the Renault side of the family, the Laguna mid-sized range and a new full-size replacement for the Vel Satis will get the diesel V6.
If the diesel does make into the US Maxima, it will probably get EPA numbers in the range of 25/35 mpg city/highway. There's a video tour of the engine after the jump.
Gallery: Nissan-Renault V9X diesel V6
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MikeW 3:41PM (1/07/2009)
Love the intake valve arrangement!
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ale 7:00PM (1/07/2009)
why not here.. ahhhh.. diesel Xterra, if not enough room, a diesel Pathfinder, or put it in the Titan, though considering the next Titan will be on a Dodge platform, it may just get the baby Cummins... lets hope
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Roland 11:56AM (1/08/2009)
SWEEET!!
Beautiful design- I like the feature of each intake/exhaust valving is "split" between the two cams- not one cam for intake and the other for exhaust only. Counter rotatng cams and chain t/b's are awesome too. That "throttling" valve is air cut off valving- not control of RPM's- video makes it look like gasser technology.
But alas- now the mfg's are claiming the negative spread between RUG and D2 and the economy as reasons not to come to the US market. Way too bad!!
Auto mfgr's used to say " American won't buy diesel- we will sell gasser SUV's and f/s pickups as that is what they ask for"(and makers will make big profit cash cows)- well, we all see what that produced...... Sure the turn around to smaller, efficient cars came quick -- see if buyers in the US will want now-- Light Diesels will demonstrate V8 acceleration and 4 cylinder economy at the same time using 25-30% less fuel. All the good reasons to own a light diesel during these uncertian times.
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