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No Usa Diesel
by state2insscam
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Jul 15, 2009 (5:33 am)
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dont count on it. toyota and all the other asian car makers are not for diesel. Count on Germany to keep making diesel cars. Asian car makers are for hybrid. Untill VW or MB comes out with a hybrid diesel that gets 75 mpg and blows the competition then maybe will the Asians bring diesel engines to the USA. Also GM, Ford, & Chrysler are against Diesel and so are the Oil companies... Chrysler droped the diesel out of the Ran pick up...
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- #21 of 29
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Re: Toyota Hilux Diesel in the U.S. for 2010 [gagrice]
by rme
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Jul 26, 2009 (6:28 pm)
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Replying to: gagrice (Oct 02, 2008 4:59 am)
Manhindra is a diesel truck being imported in spite of the chicken tax and Toyota is building a plant in Mississippi to do something with....right now everything is in a holding pattern until the economy picks up but it may not be long until we see a diesel Tacoma (Hilux)
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- #22 of 29
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Re: No Usa Diesel [state2insscam]
by pstory23
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Aug 01, 2009 (10:26 am)
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Replying to: state2insscam (Jul 15, 2009 5:33 am)
Yes, you are correct. However, trucks are one part of the car market that can't currently be turned into full electric vehicles. Trucks require lots of torque and towing ability. The electric motors haven't quite been able to compete with gas/diesel engines - yet. Toyota was going to put a diesel in the 2010 Tundra. Let's see if it happens this year. I don't hold my breath, because diesels cost $5,000 more to manufacture, and with this economy I don't see Toyota doing that with this economy. But on the positive side, diesel is very easy (and cheap) to manufactur. Oil companies love diesel's profit margin, so it is possible that we will see more diesel trucks being offered here in the U.S. Then there's the OBAMA FACTOR. Who knows what he's going to get behind. If he gets behind diesel production - then count on it happening. If not, all bets are off.
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- #23 of 29
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Re: No Usa Diesel [pstory23]
by wicker63
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Aug 01, 2009 (3:07 pm)
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Replying to: pstory23 (Aug 01, 2009 10:26 am)
You are right that diesels cost more but they already produce the one I need its in the Hilux. I would love to get the the Hilux but would settle for the Tacoma with a diesel.
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Re: No Usa Diesel [wicker63]
by nedzel
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Aug 05, 2009 (10:04 am)
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Replying to: wicker63 (Aug 01, 2009 3:07 pm)
Toyota, Ford, and GM were all working on diesel engines for their light-duty pickups. And all three have canceled those programs.
Don't hold your breath for a Toyota diesel. It certainly won't be here for 2010 or 2011.
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Re: Toyota Hilux Diesel in the U.S. for 2010 [pstory23]
by bigmclargehuge
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Aug 07, 2009 (4:30 am)
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Replying to: pstory23 (Oct 02, 2008 4:25 am)
There's no need to contact your local Toyota dealer. If they could import the Hilux, they would have already done so. That's why you need to write Toyota. Go to this link and just follow the directions:
http://toyota.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/toyota.cfg/php/enduser/ask_intercept.php
It is my understanding Toyota is seriously contemplating bringing the Hilux to the U.S., but there may be some political issues preventing them from doing so. All we can do is let Toyota know how many of us are ready to purchase the diesel option when it becomes available. With truck sales plummeting (mainly due to high gas prices), Toyota is acutely aware of the need for a diesel engine in the U.S. truck market.
I ended up calling Toyota. They were very friendly and thanked me for my input.
Not sure if it will do anything, but it can't hurt and it took almost no effort to be proactive.
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Re: 3.0L T/Diesel I4 or 4.5L T/Diesel V8 [kiwi79]
by superglide
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Aug 25, 2009 (2:01 pm)
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Replying to: kiwi79 (Aug 15, 2007 7:15 am)
I don't particularly care for the boring looks of the Ridgeline... but more than that, I need something with a bed large enough for a motorcycle in the back... and a truck short enough to fit in an American garage. The Ridgeline is just a Pilot and the buyers got gypped out of the back piece of their roof.
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Re: Toyota Hilux Diesel in the U.S. for 2010 [twsarch]
by superglide
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Aug 25, 2009 (2:08 pm)
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Replying to: twsarch (Jul 14, 2009 6:29 pm)
Where on the Toyota site to email?
go to Toyota.com
bottom of the page... "contact us"
bottom of the next page... "email toyota"
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- #29 of 29
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Re: Toyota Hilux Diesel in the U.S. for 2010 [rme]
by superglide
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Aug 25, 2009 (2:18 pm)
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Replying to: rme (Jul 26, 2009 6:28 pm)
Well Tacomas have been built at the NUMMI plant in Fremont, CA... but Toyota has announced plans to close that plant... so why not just start making the HiLux D4D at the Mississippi plant? 
http://www.trucktrend.com/features/news/2009/163_news090721_toyota_tacoma_nummi_- plant_may_close/index.html
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