There are two very good reasons that Toyota may consider selling a Toyota Tacoma Diesel in the United States. One: General Motors will soon release a diesel version of their mid-sized trucks. Two: Toyota has two new turbo-diesels that are creating quite a buzz.

Here are the details:



The two diesel engines are the 2.8-liter 1GD-FTV unit and a 2.4-liter 2GD-FTV oil-burner. These engines sport Toyota’s new TSWIN (Thermal Swing Wall Insulation Technology). TSWIN is a next-generation advanced thermal insulation diesel combustion system. The engines will use a new (for Toyota) urea system. This new urea system is called SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) and is is supposed to eliminate up to 99 percent of emissions of nitrogen oxide.

That’s impressive.

The 2.4-liter turbo-diesel makes 148 horsepower and 295 lbs-feet of torque at 1,600 rpm. The 2.8-liter turbo-diesel puts out 175 hp and 332 lb-ft of torque at 1,600 rpm. Everything is up over the former turbo-diesels: fuel efficiency has increased 15 percent, torque has improved by 25 percent and low speed torque improved by 11 percent.



These are aluminum power-plants that have all-new high-tech turbochargers that are built in-house by Toyota.

These engines are beginning to see service overseas in Land Cruiser Prados, Toyota Hilux and other small trucks. Toyota intends to sell their new turbo-diesels in over 150 markets. Is it possible that the United States is part of that distribution?

Considering the competition, the future requirements for better efficiency (and greener footprints) along with the light weight – why not?



What do you guys think? Should Toyota bring these new turbo-diesels to the United States?

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