Acura TSX will reportedly be first U.S. Honda to get diesel
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Acura's entry-level car, the TSX (the 2008 model is shown at left), will reportedly be the first U.S. Honda product to receive the automaker's new clean diesel engine. The 2.2-liter i-DTEC diesel, which the Japanese automaker boasts will the cleanest diesel in the world when it debuts, will first be offered this summer on the European Honda Accord, a car with which the TSX shares a body and most of its parts.
When the Acura TSX goes on sale, it will not initially be sold with the diesel, which Automotive News reports will come in 2009. A V-6 diesel is expected to arrive in 2010, probably on the redesigned Acura TL, the Acura MDX, the Honda Pilot, and possibly the Honda Ridgeline if it is still around.
Speculation for what will power the upcoming TSX has been rampant -- suggestions for its powerplant have included the RDX SUV's turbo four as well as a naturally-aspirated four producing around 220 horsepower.
With a new TSX and TL on the way as well as a badly needed RL refresh, better times appear to be ahead for Acura.
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22 October 2008 at 21:50
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