Diesels

If you love glow plugs and green-handled fuel pumps, get ready to love some new Audis. The German luxury carmaker will be bringing four new diesels for the U.S. market to the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. The Audi A6, A7, A8, and Q5 will all get TDI "clean diesel" versions next week, joining the Q7...

If you've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of the new Lexus IS range, check out our latest spy shots to get the best idea yet of what the Japanese luxury brand is planning. ZF's CEO thinks nine-speed automatic transmissions are the natural limit of the technology. Do you see the need for more...

BMW will be launching six new diesels in the U.S. over the next two years. That's great news for people that like torque and MPGs but maybe aren't interested in going hybrid. Fisker has investigated the cause of the fires of a group of Karmas after flooding during Hurricane Sandy, and claims the...

Audi’s Q5 crossover is the latest model to get the Audi Exclusive touch, though it’s still in the concept phase and so far confirmed only for Europe. Audi Exclusive is the personalization service for the brand with the four rings, offering customers of its cars upgrades such as special...

BMW has finally taken the wraps off its new three-cylinder engine family, which is expected to debut in the production version of the recently revealed Concept Active Tourer, and even reach the U.S. where it will be offered in the third-generation MINI Cooper. Eventually, it’s likely that...

After years of sales in Europe, the V-6-equipped Porsche Cayenne Diesel has just been introduced to the U.S. market, bringing with it respectable performance in both economy and speed. However, Porsche has now taken the wraps off a brand new diesel-powered Cayenne, and this one’s got a V-8...

Back in 2007, on the eve of his 70th birthday, Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piëch made the bold promise his company would launch within the next few years a vehicle capable of achieving a fuel economy of greater than 200 mpg. The technology was already available, and was in fact previewed...

Former Bentley CEO Franz-Josef Paefgen was never a fan of diesel, and it appears Rolls-Royce isn’t either, however, Volkswagen Group dynamo Wolfgang Dürheimer, who was brought in back in 2010 to oversee Bentley’s expansion into the world of SUVs and advanced powertrains, does see a...

We already know Rolls-Royce customers aren’t big on the idea of an all-electric model. Now it seems they’re disinterested in diesels, too. Speaking with Autocar, an inside source explained that diesels have the perception of being a compromise. “They wouldn’t entertain the...

The new 3.0-liter turbodiesel V-6 in the 2013 Audi Q7 TDI delivers more power as well as better fuel economy than the unit it replaces,

Chrysler is set to introduce a range of frugal diesel engines across its brands, starting with the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Chrysler 300 initially and spreading to other models if demand necessitates. The move is just one part of Chrysler’s overall strategy to meet tough new CAFE standards...

Jeep's 2013 model year will reportedly be shortened to make way for an early arrival of the 2014 model, which will feature a diesel option.

Audi's new BiTDI engine, revealed earlier this year, is fierce: rated at 308 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque, it's already a likely candidate for use in the A6, A7, A8, and even the Q7. Now, it looks like it might be headed for the Q5 as well. The twin-turbo 3.0-liter diesel engine is...

The BMW 7-Series diesel will feature a 3.0-liter V-6 turbodiesel developing more than 250 horsepower.

When the exported-from-Detroit 2013 Maserati Kubang goes on sale, it will become the very first Maserati model to carry a diesel engine. At least one V-8 gasoline engine will be offered as well, as that’s what most buyers will expect to see (and hear) beneath the hood. As Maserati’s...

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London won't officially get underway until this July, but BMW is amped up about the 4,000 vehicles it will supply to support the show. To that end, it has unveiled the cars, SUVs, and electric vehicles that will be part of it. The first of the Olympic fleet cars...

When you start looking at the General Motors family tree, things really start getting weird when you get to the part of the diagram that deals with the T-Body platform. The Chevette is the best-known of the bunch, of course, but what about the variations of the fastback first-gen Isuzu Gemini?...

When we say the name Brabus, what comes to mind? Chances are good you’re envisioning an upgraded Mercedes-Benz sedan, stuffed full of monster-horsepower V-12 goodness and fitted with quilted-suede seats. What you’re not expecting, we’ll bet, is an ordinary-looking Mercedes-Benz E...

With a lighter, torquier, and slightly more efficient version of the VW Group diesel V-6 found in other crossovers from its brands, the 2013 Porsche Cayenne Diesel is arguably the best of the bunch--though the argument is swayed perhaps more forcefully considering the Cayenne's level of refinement...

While the whole 2013 Porsche Cayenne range gets a set of small updates, it's the new model that's wagging tongues: the diesel. It's been on the market in Europe since 2009, but today, it's making its way to the U.S., though it won't arrive in showrooms until September. Priced from $55,750, the...