Honda develops Diesel engine for the new Honda Fit/City platform

Honda have developed a diesel engine for the New Honda fit/jazz platform which could easily also be accommodated in the Honda city as well.The diesel engine has been developed primarily keeping the european markets in mind.

Honda claim FE could be as high as 60MPG for this engine[approx 25.5Kmpl].Further details of the engine are not known but like the 2.2 i-CTDi clean diesel engine from Honda this too requires Ultra low Sulphur Diesel ,something which may not be available in the Indian markets in the near future.So it may take quite a while before this engine does head to the Indian market unless of course Honda engineers think differently after all they say "We love challenges".

This diesel engine shall head to the US shores by 2010.