Japan saw Nissan Motor Corp. launch its first clean-diesel vehicle on Thursday, with the aim to create a new market by claiming the fuel as eco-friendly. A powerful acceleration is provided by the new X-Trail 20 GT sports-utility vehicle, as it is supported by an M9R engine.

The vehicle compiles with some of the worlds strictest emissions standards, which will come into effect across Japan in October 2009.

The Japans third largest automaker announced, The car increases fuel economy by 30 percent over a 2.5-litre gasoline engine and cuts carbon-dioxide emissions by 20 percent.

The customers in Japan dislike the diesel car since they are noisy and smelly, but Nissan would introduce this car with the hope that this perception could be changed.

While in Europe diesel cars are... // TopNews

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Nissan Motors unveiled the X-Trail 20GT sport-utility vehicle on Thursday, the automaker's first diesel-powered vehicle in six years.

The company hopes to take advantage of the burgeoning segment of the market unhappy with current gasoline prices and looking for a cheaper alternative. Nissan claims the new X-Trail is designed to be compliant with next year's new restrictions on diesel emissions, and is 30 percent more fuel-efficient than a... // Mainichi Daily News

While we're not likely to see the Nissan X-Trail 20 GT in the U.S. (the vehicle is closely related to the Rogue), it's a good bet that we'll see Nissan's new 2.0L MR9 clean diesel engine that powers it at some point in a future Nissan offering. Nissan says the engine essentially matches the power of a comparable 3.5L V-6 gas engine while achieving some 30% better fuel economy than a 2.5L gas engine . // MotorTrend Magazine

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Nissan Motor Company Ltd. has announced the launch of a new clean diesel X-Trail 20GT SUV, which goes on sale September 18 at Nissan dealers In Japan. The car has met Japan's stringent 'post new long-term regulations' and is the first vehicle in the world to do so.

The X-Trail 20GT achieves high fuel-efficiency of 15.2km/L under Japan's 10-15 test mode operation, representing an increase of approximately 30 per cent in fuel economy over a 2.5-liter gasoline engine with the same power output. In addition to its low fuel consumption, the X-trail's new 'M9R' clean diesel engine is more economical to operate, due to the lower price of diesel versus standard gasoline in the Japan market.

In addition to complying with Japan's stringent emission standards which stresses high environmental... // Wheels Unplugged - Indis'a Automobile Magazine

TOKYO, Sept 5, 2008 (Asia In Focus via COMTEX) -- NSANY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- NISSAN MOTOR CO. (TSE:7201) said Thursday that it will begin marketing Sept. 18 a lower-emission diesel model of its X-Trail sport-utility vehicle in Japan. The X-Trail 20GT is the first vehicle in the world to meet Japan's new exhaust emission standards, which are due to take effect in October of next year.

* "We achieved both high-power output and... // Trading Markets

TOKYO, Sep 05, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- NSANY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Nissan Motor Co. (TSE:7201) said Thursday that it will begin marketing Sept. 18 a lower-emission diesel model of its X-Trail sport-utility vehicle in Japan.

The X-Trail 20GT is the first vehicle in the world to meet Japan's new exhaust emission standards, which are due to take effect in October of next year.

The vehicle's 2.0-liter diesel engine, which was developed jointly with France's Renault SA, achieves cleaner emissions by controlling combustion better and by efficiently removing nitrogen oxides with catalysts.

Delivering a fuel economy of 15.2km per liter, the engine makes the X-Trail 20GT 30 per cent more fuel efficient and brings... // Trading Markets

Tokyo, Sept 4, 2008 (Jiji Press) - Nissan Motor Co. 7201 will launch on Sept. 18 its first diesel version of the X-Trail sport-utility vehicle for the domestic market that meets Japan's much stricter emission requirements, the major Japanese automaker said Thursday.

The X-Trail 20 GT is environmentally friendly also because the new 2,000 c.c. diesel engine emits less carbon dioxide than a comparable 3,500 c.c. gasoline engine, Nissan said.

The... // Japan Corporate News

TOKYO — In yet another indication of Nissan's renewed commitment to alternative-fuel vehicles, the Japanese automaker on Thursday introduced the clean diesel X-Trail 20GT. The clean-diesel SUV will go on sale in Japan only on September 18.

The Nissan X-Trail 20GT is priced at the equivalent of $27,854.

The X-Trail 20GT is equipped with a new 2.0-liter M9R engine that the automaker says "has the power equivalency of a 3.5-liter V6 gas engine." It delivers 170 horsepower at 3,750 rpm and 266 pound-feet of torque at 2,000 rpm. The engine is linked to a five-speed manual transmission. Nissan said the X-Trail 20GT is a fuel miser, "representing an increase of approximately 30 percent in... // Edmunds.com/Inside Line

The Nissan  X-Trail '20GT',  which goes on sale September 18 at Nissan dealers nationwide in Japan, employs a clean running diesel  that has met Japan's stringent 'Post New Long-term Regulations' - the first diesel in the world on sale in Japan to do so according to Nissan.

The car increases fuel economy by 30 percent over a 2.5-litre gasoline engine and cuts carbon-dioxide emissions  by 20 percent, Nissan said.

Nissan also says that the 2.0-litre M9R engine has the power equivalency of a 3.5-litre V6 gasoline engine.

Diesel share of the car market in Japan is under 10% where diesel engines have... // just-auto.com

TOKYO: Nissan Motor Corp. launched Thursday its first clean-running diesel vehicle in Japan in a bid to open up a new market by rebranding the fuel as eco-friendly.

The X-Trail 20 GT sports-utility vehicle with an M9R engine offers powerful acceleration while complying with some of the world's strictest emissions standards that will come into effect across Japan in October 2009.

The car increases fuel economy by 30 percent over a 2.5-litre gasoline engine and cuts carbon-dioxide emissions by 20 percent, Japan's third largest automaker said.

It is the first diesel car in Japan in years for Nissan, which has been less enthusiastic than its domestic rivals in developing eco-friendly hybrid cars.

Japanese consumers have long snubbed diesel-powered vehicles due to the perception that they... // Economic Times

The company claims that the X-Trail 20GT achieves fuel-efficiency of 15.2km per liter under Japan's 10-15 test mode operation, representing an increase of approximately 30% in fuel economy over a 2.5-liter gasoline engine with the same power output.

In addition to its low fuel consumption, the X-Trail's new M9R clean diesel engine is expected to be more economical to operate, due to the lower price of diesel versus standard gasoline in... // Automotive Business Review

Nissan said Thursday that it will debut the diesel-powered X-Trail 20GT sport utility vehicle (SUV) on Sept. 18 in Japan, the first diesel-powered passenger car in six years, to meet consumers' demand for fuel-efficient cars amid soaring fuel prices.

The 2-liter diesel engine, dubbed the M9R, increases fuel economy by some 30 percent and emits about 20 percent less carbon dioxide, said the third-largest automaker in Japan.

The company said that... // People's Daily Online

TOKYO: Nissan Motor Corp. launched Thursday its first clean-running diesel vehicle in Japan in a bid to open up a new market by rebranding the fuel as eco-friendly.

The X-Trail 20 GT sports-utility vehicle with an M9R engine offers powerful acceleration while complying with some of the world's strictest emissions standards that will come into effect across Japan in October 2009.

The car increases fuel economy by 30 percent over a 2.5-litre gasoline engine and cuts carbon-dioxide emissions by 20 percent, Japan's third largest automaker said.

It is the first diesel car in Japan in years for Nissan, which has been less enthusiastic than its domestic rivals in developing eco-friendly hybrid cars.

Japanese consumers have long snubbed diesel-powered vehicles due to the perception that they... // Times of India

It is the first diesel car in Japan in years for Nissan, which has
been less enthusiastic than its domestic rivals in developing
eco-friendly hybrid cars
It is the first diesel car in Japan in years for Nissan, which has
been less enthusiastic than its domestic rivals in developing
eco-friendly hybrid cars. Japanese consumers have long snubbed diesel-powered vehicles due to
the perception that they are smelly, noisy and sooty. While diesel accounts for approximately 60% of vehicle sales in
Europe, the figure is in the single digits in the United States and
Japan. From now on we will build the image of diesel
in Japan and aim to expand our sales by communicating the diesel
engines appeal one by one to
customers, Nissans chief operating
officer Toshiyuki Shiga said at a news... // Livemint

AFP (Enlarge photo)

TOKYO (AFP) Nissan Motor Corp. launched Thursday its first clean-running diesel vehicle in Japan in a bid to open up a new market by rebranding the fuel as eco-friendly.

The X-Trail 20 GT sports-utility vehicle with an M9R engine offers powerful acceleration while complying with some of the world's strictest emissions standards that will come into effect across Japan in October 2009.

The car increases fuel economy by 30 percent over a 2.5-litre gasoline engine and cuts carbon-dioxide emissions by 20 percent, Japan's third largest automaker said.

It is the first diesel car in Japan in years for Nissan, which has been less enthusiastic than its domestic rivals in developing eco-friendly hybrid cars.

Japanese consumers have long snubbed diesel-powered vehicles due to the perception... // AFP

    TOKYO, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- Nissan said Thursday that it will debut the diesel-powered X-Trail 20GT sport utility vehicle (SUV) on Sept. 18 in Japan, the first diesel-powered passenger car in six years, to meet consumers' demand for fuel-efficient cars amid soaring fuel prices.

    The 2-liter diesel engine, dubbed the M9R, increases fuel economy by some 30 percent and emits about 20 percent less carbon dioxide, said the... // Xinhua

TOKYO: Nissan Motor Co on Thursday became the first domestic automaker to launch a diesel car in Japan in six years, blazing the trail for rivals looking to revive the fuel-saving engine to cut greenhouse gas emissions.
Prices of Toyota's and Honda's hybrid cars, meanwhile, are set to fall dramatically next year, although the Japanese government's incentives for gasoline-engine cars have ended. // Economic Times

In its first launch of a diesel passenger car since 2002, the auto maker said Thursday that it has set a monthly sales target of 100 vehicles for the diesel version of the SUV, much more cautious than the 2,000 vehicle target set for the gasoline-powered model.

Despite their popularity in Europe, diesel passenger cars have yet to catch on in Japan as consumers are turned off by their image of being dirty and noisy. In 2006, sales totaled a mere 0.1%... // Smartmoney.com

Nissan Motor Co on Thursday became the first domestic automaker to launch a diesel car in Japan in six years, blazing the trail for rivals looking to revive the fuel-saving engine to cut greenhouse gas emissions.

The X-Trail 20GT sport utility vehicle, powered by an engine lead-developed by partner Renault SA is also the world's first "clean" diesel car to meet Japan's new emissions standards to kick in from October 2009, said to be the strictest in the world.

Diesel cars make up more than half of the European market, but a powerful smear campaign by Tokyo's popular governor in the late 1990s deriding them as smelly, noisy and polluting has all but erased the fuel-efficient cars from Japanese roads.

The diesel X-Trail, only available in manual transmission, costs just under 3 million... // Hindustan Times

TOKYO, Sep 03, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) -- NSANY | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Nissan Motor Co. (TSE:7201) said Tuesday that it is developing a plug-in hybrid vehicle that could hit the market after the debut of its electric cars in 2010.

"Development is already underway and we are conducting performance tests," said Executive Vice President Mitsuhiko Yamashita.

But he acknowledged that the timing of the commercialization... // Trading Markets