日产也和别的车厂一样加入到开发超低油耗车型的行列中来，但和大多数车厂不同的是，日产已经把它的赌注押在了普通汽油车型上。而绝大多数车厂都在开发新的混合动力车，清洁柴油车和电动车。日产宣称将在2010年向日本市场推出一款百公里油耗仅为3升的汽油车型。这使日产可以保持很低的生产成本，同时在与昂贵且前景不是很明朗的混合动力车的竞争中保持有利地位。据《华尔街日报》报道，该消息是由日产执行副总裁Mitsuhiko Yamashita透露的，他宣称“3升车型的燃油经济性与混合动力车处于同一水平”。尽管他没有透露新车的任何细节，但据推测该车将配备最先进的汽油引擎技术，包括直喷和均质充量压缩燃烧（homogenous charge compression ignition ，HCCI）技术。图片显示的是日产Urge概念车，这是日产未来小型运动车的概念版车型。
Nissan developing 78MPG car
Nissan has joined a growing list of carmakers promising new ultra-fuel efficient models but, unlike most, Nissan is placing its bets on a conventional petrol vehicle. Where most carmakers are developing new hybrids, clean-diesels and electric cars, Nissan claims it will release a vehicle by 2010 for the Japanese market that can travel up to 100km on just 3L of ordinary petrol. This will allow it to keep the costs of the car low, giving it an advantage over expensive and potentially unreliable hybrids.
The news comes from Nissan executive Vice President Mitsuhiko Yamashita, who claimed the “fuel-economy of the 3-liter car will be at the same level as that of hybrids,” reports the Wall Street Journal. Though he wasn’t willing to divulge any details about the new model, we suspect it will feature some of the latest advancements in petrol engine technology including direct injection and possibly homogenous charge compression ignition (HCCI). Pictured above is Nissan’s Urge, a concept of a future small sports model.
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