The new ones in europe do. The trucking industry in the US has lobbied hard to keep European-standard diesel from being required in the US. It's more expensive to make, but it doesn't poison calatytic converters.
>From: Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU> >Reply-To: Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Diesels have a catalytic converter? >Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2002 12:56:08 -0600 > >Really? >Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> >Cookeville, Tennessee > >ICQ# 5944649 >scm9985@tntech.edu > >'78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power) >'65 Beetle - Type IV powered >'99 CR-V AWD station wagon >'81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle >2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion
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