Tag Archive for ‘diesel’
Skyactiv Diesel: Coming to America
Ryan travels to Canada for a first look at the Mazda Skyactiv-D prototype – two years before you can buy it. This is a low-emission diesel motor, slated to go on sale in North America by 2013.
2011 Honda CR-Z vs. VW Golf TDI Eco Comparo
Ryan and Aaron disagree as to which car is the future of sporty car fun. Is it the hybrid Honda CR-Z or the diesel GOLF TDI? The only way to find out is by putting them to the test!
2010 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI Could be the Right Car for Summer
The 2010 VW Jetta Sportwagen TDI diesel occupies a special place in the automotive market right now. It’s less expensive than its Audi brethren, and yet it uses the same 2.0-liter turbocharged clean diesel engine as the A3. Right now the Germans are the only folks selling diesels in passenger cars, but you can bet [...]
Mazda Diesels US-Bound in 2012
Thanks to bad memories of the good ‘ol Peugeot 504 (note: my Grandfather had a fleet of barely-running 504′s, though there were several other diesels of the era worth loathing), oil burners have been facing an uphill PR battle here in the United States. Meanwhile, diesel powertrains have literally taken over the hearts and minds [...]
Dodge Bets on Heavy Duty Trucks for Recovery
Pickup trucks are a constant of the American auto industry. While the passenger car world may trend towards economy today and opulence tomorrow, and the size of the popular cars goes up and down, the world of pickup trucks stays more or less the same. Pickup trucks stay the same because they’re the vehicle of [...]
Audi announces pricing on FWD A3 TDI
Last fall, I went on a week-long road trip to drive Audi’s new diesel-engined cars and SUVs – and I came back a believer. These cars drive like high performance gas engined vehicles, but pollute about 20% less than a comparable gas engine – and they get 40+ miles to the gallon while they’re doing [...]
Finally, a cop car that doesn’t suck!
“It’s got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant, it’s got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It’s a model made before catalytic converters so it’ll run good on regular gas. What do you say, is it the new Bluesmobile or what?” -Elwood No, it’s not a Plymouth Belvedere (“One Adam-12, One Adam-12″) but [...]
VW Dominates Dakar
Volkswagen scored a huge dual win in this year’s troubled Dakar rally. First, the team took both first and second place, and only an on-stage mishap prevented the VW team from sweeping the podium. The victory was made all the more important because for the first time ever, the Dakar Rally was won by diesel-powered vehicles.
VW wows Detroit with new diesel sports car
With the raucous success of VW’s 2008 Jetta TDI Cup racing series, Germany’s lower-buck automaker proved that diesel has arrived as the technology for clean, affordable sports car racing. Then Audi announced that they’re putting the same diesel technology into their whole line of hatchbacks, sedans, and SUVs. Now VW’s back in the spotlight, showing [...]
Caffeinate your cabrio with biodiesel from coffee grounds
I love cars and I love coffee. It was therefore manna from heaven when I read about the latest research from the University of Nevada. According to this story on Autoblog, oils can be extracted from spent grounds and turned into biofuels. Better yet, it can be done cheap enough for $1.00 per gallon go-go-juice. [...]
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