GM Is Going to Release Diesel Cars in the US by 2010

fjdude submitted on 07/12/2007 Official AutoSpies Timestamp: 2:38 PM
from: www.thetorquereport.com

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GM Is Going to Release Diesel Cars in the US by 2010

GM has confirmed plans to release diesel engines in Cadillac and Saturn cars by 2010. Vice Chairman Bob Lutz discusses his take on diesel engines and their future in the US in his video blog.

http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/

Bob Lutz suggests that the diesel engine is going to not to solve the new stiffer corporate average fuel economy standards, although they will help.

"We're doing a bunch of them right now. We will be introducing diesel passenger cars in the U.S. We are going to have a V-6 diesel engine for passenger cars, crossovers and light trucks."

According to Lutz, it is also going to be very expensive to make the new diesel engines, due to the tighter emissions standards in the US. In addition US states that have adopted the same standards as California will not get the new GM engines. It is easier for GM to sell diesel engines in Europe because Europe has lower regulations.

"Getting those engines to be compliant in the U.S. is a matter of cost and emissions compliance," says Chris Preuss, GM spokesman. "How we can market those in the U.S. is still a question, but we still see diesel having some limited role in the U.S. in the next couple of years."

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jon21 - 7/12/2007 3:09:03 PM

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I thought they already did it? Like 30+ years ago. :)

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Neverfollow - 7/12/2007 3:18:25 PM

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yeah,

They built gas engines 30 years ago that can't be used today either.

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johannas - 7/12/2007 3:33:34 PM

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SWEET! I estimating the 2010 DTS to average 34mpg with it's new V6 diesel.

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kpaxx - 7/12/2007 3:40:53 PM

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What are you they talking about they already have released a diesel car! My friend has an old parisienne wagon with the GM V8 diesel in it. You know...the engine where they just basically put a diesel head on their gas engine. This car has already reached 400K.

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Will_ - 7/12/2007 4:57:07 PM

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But GM, your #1 rival just said hybrids were the future?!?!

;)

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