10/06/2008 20:20. Nissan Motor Co Ltd announced that it will provide the X-TRAIL "clean diesel" vehicle for test drive at the Environmental Showcase during the Hokkaido Toyako Summit (from July 7 to 9, 2008).

The prototyped vehicle will also be exhibited at the 2008 Integrated Exhibition of the Environment in Hokkaido (from June 19 to 21, 2008). The clean diesel X-TRAIL is slated for launch in Japan fall 2009.

The clean diesel X-TRAIL released in Europe in 2007 has a piezoelectric-controlled injector with an injection pressure increased to 160MPa, a variable nozzle turbo and a diesel particulate filter (DPF).

In addition to these systems, an NOx storage-reduction catalyst and a high-precision engine control mechanism are employed for the Japanese diesel model in order to be compliant with... // Tech-On English