In
its latest quarterly magazine, RQ, Ricardo has picked up the news that both
Volkswagen and Volvo have ‘new generation diesels’ in prospect.
The journal says that both
firms are ‘set to raise the game in engine efficiency’ with the next generation
diesels boasting significant increases in injection pressures and much closer
control of the combustion process. This blog, autoindustrynewsletter, has
already highlighted these developments
Ricardo noted that VW will
introduce high-performance diesels with 3,000bar common rail systems and
specific power outputs of 100kW (134bhp) per litre, promising a 15 per cent
improvement in efficiency by 2020. This compares with around 2,000bar today.
