Toyota in Paris unveiled the Avensis model powered by an 183hp turbo diesel.
The car is presented as Toyota D-4D 180 Clean Power, was one of the many concept cars shown at this year's Paris show. However, it is interesting enough, that its modern power unit will soon go into series production.
Turbodiesel with a capacity of approx 2 liters (has not been precisely defined, but it will not cross the boundaries 1,9-2,2 1) reaches impressive power 183 KM and torque reaching 400 Nm. This is a great example of this, how much potential there is in diesel engines. But not only. Except that, the new turbo diesel seems to be Toyota's declaration – the Japanese brand does not intend to downplay the diesel engine market. The Japanese are already making promises, that a power unit with similar parameters will soon be available for sale.
Engine, in addition to the high power achieved with 1 liter of displacement, is characterized by a very low level of exhaust emissions. The lowest nitrogen oxide emissions in the world, to be exact (NOx) and particulate matter (PM). This ranks the Toyota engine 50 The 80% below the strictest European Euro standard 4, which will become effective on 2005 r. Technologies, which made it possible, Toyota called the D-CAT (Diesel Clean Advanced Technology). It requires, among others. the four-way catalytic converter and the second generation common system. It was already used in the mass-produced engine 2.0 D-4D. The new power unit should be available for sale in 2005 r. At first, it will go under the hood of the Toyota Avensis.