The DMAX

V6 engine A V6 engine is a six- cylinder piston engine where the cylinders share a common crankshaft and are arranged in a V configuration. The first V6 engines were designed and produced independently by Marmon Motor Car Company, Deutz Gasmotoren Fa ...

is a

Diesel engine The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-ca ...

. It was designed, and is produced by Isuzu in

Fujisawa, Kanagawa is a Cities of Japan, city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 439,728 and a population density of 6300 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Fujisawa is in the central part of Kanagawa ...

, Japan but the design rights to the engine are now owned by General Motors. It uses high-pressure

common rail Common rail direct fuel injection is a direct fuel injection system built around a high-pressure (over ) fuel rail feeding solenoid valves, as opposed to a low-pressure fuel pump feeding unit injectors (or pump nozzles). High-pressure injectio ...

direct injection with four valve per cylinder, cylinder heads. A

variable-geometry turbocharger Variable-geometry turbochargers (VGTs), occasionally known as variable-nozzle turbines (VNTs), are a type of turbochargers, usually designed to allow the effective aspect ratio of the turbocharger to be altered as conditions change. This is done ...

and

intercooler An intercooler is a heat exchanger used to cool a gas after compression. Often found in turbocharged engines, intercoolers are also used in air compressors, air conditioners, refrigeration and gas turbines. Internal combustion engines ...

are also used. The engine was used in Europe by GM's

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subsidiary and by

Renault Groupe Renault ( , , , also known as the Renault Group in English; legally Renault S.A.) is a French multinational automobile manufacturer established in 1899. The company produces a range of cars and vans, and in the past has manufacture ...

. Output is nominally at 4000 rpm and at 1800 rpm. The engine's internal name is ''6DE1''. Applications: *

Saab 9-5 The Saab 9-5 is an executive car that was produced by the Swedish automobile maker Saab from 1997 to 2012. The first generation 9-5 was introduced in 1997 for the 1998 model year, as the replacement to the Saab 9000. At the time, the car repr ...

:2001-2005 internal engine's name ''D308L'' . * Opel/Vauxhall Vectra and Signum :2003-2005 internal engine's name ''Y30DT'' . :2005-2008 internal engine's name ''Z30DT'' .

Renault

* Renault Vel Satis :2000-2010 internal engine's name ''P9X 701'' . :2005-2010 internal engine's name ''P9X 715'' . *

Renault Espace The Renault Espace is a five-door car manufactured by the French carmaker Renault since 1984 for five generations. It is classified as a large Multi-purpose vehicle, MPV/Minivan#Europe, minivan within the M-segment. The first three generations o ...

:2002-2006 internal engine's name ''P9X 701'' . :2006-2010 internal engine's name ''P9X 715'' .

Renault

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