Jaguar Land Rover to Offer Diesel Engines in the U.S

SLS · **Posted:** Sat Oct 29, 2011 5:25 am

Jaguar Land Rover will offer U.S. customers the option of a diesel-powered Land Rover in the next few years. Well, It's no CRD but at least someone is thinking of options. I hate to see the price tag.
http://www.thedieseldriver.com/2011/09/jaguar-land-rover-to-offer-diesel-engines-in-the-u-s/

jinstall · **Posted:** Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:00 pm

Yep 2013 is going to be a good year

Sir Sam · **Posted:** Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:03 pm

jinstall wrote:

Yep 2013 is going to be a good year

Too bad the world is going to end before then.

mtnyeti97 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 30, 2011 1:49 pm

Well I work for land rover and jaguar as a technician and all the higher ups that I have talked to said don't hold your breathe.

warp2diesel · **Posted:** Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:20 pm

All Wars in History can be traced to one thing, Politics.
Also the "Art of War is the Art of Deception"* and the Junk Science behind some of the Regulations is part of the Deception.
The outcome of Politics in 2012 will determine what happens in 2013 with new diesels and Spark Ignition engines as well.
There is new technology on the Horizon for clean diesels (Bosch & Mazda have demos and documentation online) with out a DPF or EGR, but the EPA does not look at the results, they just wants to hang onto their regulations, even if there is a better cleaner way.

*Sun Tzu

CRD Joe · **Posted:** Sun Oct 30, 2011 10:53 pm

Put air bags in the darn things along with those diesel engines and start selling D90's in the United States again and Ill be happy! :banghead:

papaindigo · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:43 pm

And that brings back a host of fond memories about British car electrics that would make a CRD look fabulous. At least we wouldn't have a return to downdraft carbs, not on a diesel anyway, or lever shocks I hope.

geordi · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 3:36 pm

Notice how (once again) the report has them being available in [current year +2] model year timeframe? This is always the case, see my previous rants on this subject.

If it happens, I will happily shut up and buy a round of drinks for the people who prove me wrong. I'm not expecting to EVER have to make good on that however.

Not with the Honda Ridgeline diesel
Not with the Ford Ranger diesel
Not with the Chevy 1500 series diesel
Not with the Ford F150 diesel
Not with the Chevy Canyon diesel
Not with the Toyota [insert model here] diesel
Not with the Jeep [insert model here] diesel...

See the pattern? Noises have been made about ALL of these in the past, and ALWAYS at [current year +2] availability in the market. None have ever been heard from again, certainly not when the aforementioned 2 year wait had expired. Instead, some BS excuse is presented as to why it is STILL 2 years out. Forever.

I just want what they have available in Australia. The FORD and GM vehicles down there kick some serious diesel booty, and you don't hear about the Aussie air quality being terrible do you?

papaindigo · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:13 pm

Don't forget
Dodge Ram 1500
Honda Accord - that one got as close as 1.5 years if I remember but maybe it doesn't count as it's not in the class listed.

Wobbly · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:36 pm

papaindigo wrote:

And that brings back a host of fond memories about British car electrics that would make a CRD look fabulous. At least we wouldn't have a return to downdraft carbs, not on a diesel anyway, or lever shocks I hope.

Positive earth from Lucas, The Prince of Darkness.

Wobbly
Norton Commando Owner

PS: Jaguar and Land Rover are now owned by Tata, an Indian company. And Volvo and Saab are owned by a Chinese corporation.

geordi · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 4:38 pm

papaindigo wrote:

Don't forget
Dodge Ram 1500
Honda Accord - that one got as close as 1.5 years if I remember but maybe it doesn't count as it's not in the class listed.

Oh, I wasn't listing any specific vehicle class, just brands and models that I remember noise being made about "diesel coming soon" for each of them. As such, yours qualify for that list just as much.

It should be illegal to tease the public like this, it is worse than false advertising b/c that might possibly have a grain of truth in it. These manufacturers never INTEND on giving these to us, so this is tantamount to outright fabrication.

ATXKJ · **Posted:** Mon Oct 31, 2011 8:00 pm

geordi wrote:

Notice how (once again) the report has them being available in [current year +2] model year timeframe? This is always the case

X2

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