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Author:  oldnavy [ Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Dodge Nitro CRD Spotted!!!
New CRD Nitro spotted with Mfg plates. Check out the link at VW TDI Forum.
Author:  BlackLibertyCRD [ Sun Sep 03, 2006 10:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Dodge Nitro CRD Spotted!!!
oldnavy wrote:
New CRD Nitro spotted with Mfg plates. Check out the link at VW TDI Forum.


Thanks! It great to see there will be more CRD in the furture. Right now, I'm real happy with mine right now. Hopefully Diesel prices will drop soon. Traveling cross country I seen diesel prices from $3.49 to $2.75.
Author:  Pablo [ Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:05 pm ]
Post subject:  new CRD
Just cause they are making it does not mean it will be sold here-- then again, it doesn't mean it won't be. Why on earth does it look like its "butt" is stuck up in the air? The wheels look huge.
Author:  KenJennings [ Sun Sep 03, 2006 11:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: new CRD
Pablo wrote:
Just cause they are making it does not mean it will be sold here-- then again, it doesn't mean it won't be. Why on earth does it look like its "butt" is stuck up in the air? The wheels look huge.

Maybe its just the angle of the photo, but, (or butt?) yeah, it does look like its waving its keester in the air. You can see nearly the entire rear axle under the bumper. Maybe it's some kind of lift for aerodynamic aspect done when the thing reaches highway speed? (Perhaps it dropped the nose rather than raised its fanny.)
Author:  oldnavy [ Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:51 am ]
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The guy posted it was left hand drive with MPH speedometer, so it most likely was/is US market model.
Author:  Ranger1 [ Mon Sep 04, 2006 9:37 am ]
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There may have been plans for diesels in several models, counting on emissions engineering to solve the EPA NOx problem in time. Look at the disapointing news on the E320 Bluetec - it was supposed to meet 50 state EPA regs without the SCR Adblue, according to an old DC press release, but failed testing by a tiny amount on the NOx EPA testing. Now its a 45 state only vehicle, a decision announced very recently. SCR still isn't approved yet, but the EPA will release their requirements on SCR sometime this month.
Interesting data on SCR Adblue is that it requires about 6 gallons of urea every 10K miles. If it eliminates the need for EGR I'd take that in a minute.

But test vehicles probably still have diesel engines in them, counting on a last minute engineering package to make them US legal. EPA policy at its best, now showing its real effect on our national energy consumption. While the EPA looks at lab testing to justify its position on NOx, in spite of other data contradicting its position, it keeps on strangling diesel introduction in the US.

I just finished reading some weekend testing affect by a scientist who showed that reducing Nitrous Oxides actually increases ozone induced smog because the nitrous oxides interfere with the ozone formation. EPA disputes his findings, in spite of real world data in California showing otherwise. I think the only thing that will reign in the EPA is a grass roots effort to contact legislators to call for the EPA's managment replacement on a wholesale basis, with objective scientists who can start with a clean slate and without trying to justify past agendas. They are after all, using our tax dollars to make these decisions about our future.
Author:  jinstall [ Wed Sep 06, 2006 10:13 am ]
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Need a better photo but it looks like that one is set up for the European market.
Author:  Jeger [ Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:05 pm ]
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Looks like the wheel is on the left and would the number plate/license plate be different for euro spec?
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