Brian Henderson wrote:
On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 17:23:13 GMT, "Bonehenge (B A R R Y)"
wrote:

Oddly enough, they sell them everywhere else but North America. Many
Tacomas are sold worldwide, as the Hilux, with diesel engines. The 4
liter gas V6 is a North America-only powerplant.

That's because Americans don't really like disesl. ...

And there are (or at least were) some reasons for that -- noisier, odor,
harder starting in cold weather, relative limited fuel availability for
passenger cars (rather than commercial trucks), inexpensive gaoline,
etc., certainly played a role in there not being much of a significant
demand. More recently, it's been the EPA emission standards that apply
to passenger vehicles as opposed to trucks that are a hindrance.

I would wager if the fuel costs and distances in other parts of the
world, primarily Europe, had been similar that the similarities to US
vehicles would be far more than they are. As the saying goes,
"different time, different place".

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