2009 Acura TSX / Euro Accord to get i-Dtec Diesel Motor

For those of you who don't now, the Acura TSX is the European Honda Accord, and it looks like the diesel will make it's introduction into the North American market under the Acura badge.

�All along, we�ve said there would be a diesel in Acura,� said Dick Colliver, executive vice president of American Honda Motor Co. �The whole direction is to separate Acura and Honda more. In five to six years, Acura will be a tier 1 luxury brand. The face of Acura will be totally different.�

Honda will also introduce a V6 diesel in 2010 for the Acura TL, the MDX as well as some Honda vehicles including the Accord.

The Honda i-DTEC engine meets the ultra-strict U.S. EPA Tier II Bin 5 emission standards without on-board storage of urea.