Nissan is in limelight with its latest Electric Vehicle, Leaf, and there are a few more zero emission vehicles that the car manufacturer would launch.
In the meantime, the company has introduced a number of new developments to its powertrain range. The Japanese company has currently shifted its focus on reducing emissions and increasing the fuel efficiency of its vehicles.
The new range of engines takes off with the Micra which will be launched in the country on the 14th of July.
The 3-cylinder HR12DE engine features a Start-Stop option as standard in Japan, which is if combined with a XTRONIC CVT gives a mileage of 26km/l. Like most other car manufacturers would downsize the engines and add turbochargers/superchargers to improve power and fuel economy.
The Nissan Juke will come with a 1.6L turbo-petrol engines that churns out 187bhp (HR15DE). The Nissan X-Trail will get a new clean diesel engine ((M9R) too. This engine, which will be paired with an automatic transmission, will comply with the most stringent global emission norms.
Nissan has also come up with a unique hybrid system which is targeted to be the most efficient 1-motor, 2-clutch parallel full hybrid system. This system will be available on the Infiniti M in late 2010.
There is another advanced fuel-efficient technology to be launched in FY2010 is Nissan’s new 1.5-liter engine (HR15DE), which happens to be the world’s first mass-produced 1.5-liter engine with dual injectors (2 compact injectors per each cylinder).
This engine is currently in the Nissan JUKE that was launched in Japan in June 2010.
Additionally, there is a newly developed 1.6-liter Direct Injection Gasoline Turbocharged Engine, which follows the company’s downsizing concept. It will combine a turbocharger with a low displacement engine and will offer both higher power output and lower fuel consumption.
This engine will be available in the Nissan JUKE in the second half of FY2010.
