Volvo Unveils 13-Liter Natural Gas Engine for North American Market

http://www.hybridcars.com ^ | Published May 22, 2012 | By Philippe Crowe

[Red Badger]

Rest In Peace, old friend, your work is finished.....

If you want ON or OFF the DIESEL ”KnOcK” LIST jut FReepmail me.....

This is a fairly HIGH VOLUME ping list on some days.....

[Red Badger]

ping!

[twistedwrench]

without sacrificing power, torque

No mention at all about the HP/Torque Ratings.

[Red Badger]

Wel, at least you know they weren’t sacrificed.........

[wolfcreek]

Howz about ‘allowing’ this engine into the US market since it’s made here already.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20110406/GREEN/110409933

[Red Badger]

http://www.westport.com/news/2012/westport-announces-new-product-enhancements-on-flagship-hd15l-lng-engine-for-class-8-trucking

http://www1.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/pdfs/ngvtf10_natural_gas.pdf

[ngat]

Guess you’ve all heard about GM rolling out bi-fuel (CNG/Gasoline) pickups.

[Red Badger]

Gotta link?...........

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Nat gas has about half the BTUs as diesel...

[Red Badger]

But we got lots uvit!.........

[TangoLimaSierra]

Nat gas has about half the BTUs as diesel...

Does that include LNG?

[truth_seeker]

Nice car, but at $5,000 to 10,000 more cost than an equivalent Jetta diesel, is it worth it?

The $35,000 price noted at the link puts the car in the same range as an Audi A3 tdi, and well above several hybrids, as well.

Just sayin...but it would be great for Ford to introduce diesel to their passenger vehicle line.

[twistedwrench]

LOL!

550HP/1850Tq, not bad for a 15L.
Pretty fancy pilot injectors though.

[newgeezer]

The engine will accomplish these savings without sacrificing power, torque or fuel efficiency

Okay, how about range and practicality (e.g. how many truck stops have CNG)?

[twistedwrench]

1 gallon of diesel fuel has the same BTU value as 139 cubic feet of gas.

[TexasCajun]

Drill Baby Drill !!

[ngat]

Here’s a link to a story about it from Oct. 2011, but I heard this latest info from American Farm Bureau Federation:

“The Silverado HD and Sierra 2500HD will have a range of over 650 miles, will be available in standard box and long-box, 2 and 4WD in extended cab models, Vortec 6.0L V8, seamless transition between fuels, single lightweight Type 3 CNG tank in truckbed.

http://fleetowner.com/equipment/news/gm-cng-bifuel-comm-pickup-1004

[muir_redwoods]

13 Liter? Please check my math but can that possibly be 780 cu in?

[Red Badger]

1 gallon of diesel fuel has the same BTU value as 139 cubic feet of gas.

HOW MUCH IZZAT IN BEAN BURRITOS?.........

[Red Badger]

Yes, it’s for big trucks........and this is a small one.........They also make a 15 Liter of the same type............