Diesels
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New specs and spy video of the 2014 BMW i8 bring us more of the hybrid sports car awesomeness we're so looking forward to out of the next few years, particularly from the upper tier of the market. Shelby American has admitted the photos of its wheelstanding Shelby 1000 were photoshopped, though it says the agency they hired did it without their knowledge. Either way, it's pretty lame--even though the car itself looks fierce. Finally, all in-car cell phone usage--including hands-free--has been banned in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Is it a drastic, unenforceable measure of hysterics, or is it...
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Porsche's Near Future: Macan, Plug-In Hybrids, 'Customer Experience'
Wrapping up our series of articles generated from a roundtable discussion with Porsche chief Matthias Mueller, management board member for sales and marketing Bernhard Maier, and Porsche Cars North America chief Detlev von Platen at the Geneva Motor Show, we take a look at the near future of...
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Volkswagen Unveils EA288 Diesel Engine Family
Volkswagen is introducing two highly innovative engine ranges this year, both of them comprised of four-cylinder units and some of which are potentially headed to the U.S. One of these is a gasoline-powered four-cylinder engine family dubbed the EA211, which we previously reported would be the...
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Volkswagen Cross Coupe TDI Plug-In Hybrid Concept Makes Debut
Volkswagen is set to debut an updated version of last year’s striking Cross Coupe concept at the 2012 Geneva Motor Show on Tuesday, having replaced the original gasoline-electric hybrid powertrain with an even more fuel efficient diesel-electric plug-in hybrid setup. Volkswagen is a little...
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2013 Nissan GT-R, France Requires Breathalyzers, Aventador Crash: Today's Car News
Our man Kurt has driven the 2013 Nissan GT-R and offered up his impressions of the experience, plus photos of the revised Godzilla, for your enjoyment. France has instituted a law that will make breathalyzers mandatory in all cars by July 1--but we question its effectiveness for a variety of...
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Pininfarina Cambiano Concept Leaked Ahead Of Geneva Debut
Pininfarina's Cambiano plug-in diesel hybrid concept, debuting in Geneva, claims supercar performance with minimal environmental impact.
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Here's one more thing for us Americans to complain about: Europe is getting a TwinPower Turbo diesel version of BMW's 6-Series, complete with all-wheel-drive, and we're not.
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New Bugatti Veyron, Death Of The Manual, 2013 Lexus ES: Today's Car News
Bugatti has taken the wraps off yet another special version of the Grand Sport, this time called the Vitesse. At 1,200 horsepower, wrapped into a slick-looking roadster form, it's certainly not something we'd kick out of our garage. A Porsche engineer has predicted the death of the manual...
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI Live Photos: 2012 Chicago Auto Show
You had to look closely to see what made it special, but the white Beetle on Volkswagen's stand at the Chicago Auto Show had three chrome letters on the liftgate that gave it all away: TDI. That's VW's name for its diesel models, and the car on display was actually the first official U.S. showing...
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AMG Boss Uninterested In High-Performance Diesels
While BMW M is staking new ground with the launch of its M Performance range, which will offer in some models a triple-turbocharger diesel engine churning out a massive 381 horsepower and 546 pound-feet of torque, its closest rival Mercedes-Benz AMG sees no need to develop an oil-burner of its own...
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2013 BMW X5 M, Beetle TDI, Ferrari F2012: Today's Car News
The pricing, photos, and a new video of the 2013 BMW X5 M have been released, and while the changes are subtle, it's still one mean beast of an SUV. Volkswagen has whipped the sheets off the Beetle TDI ahead of the Chicago Auto Show, and the oil-burner is surprisingly efficient--though perhaps not...
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2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI Preview: 2012 Chicago Auto Show
The 2012 Chicago Auto Show is just under a week away from its press day opening, but Volkswagen is heating up expectations with its new Beetle TDI. The oil-burning clean diesel Bug promises 29 mpg city and 39 mpg highway--all wrapped in the Beetle's new look. Following the 2.5-liter and Turbo...
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Diesel's ascendance in the U.S. is a story that's been slow to develop momentum. For years, we've been hearing they're coming--and many are already here--but they're still just not a major factor in the marketplace. Mass buying preferences aside, however, there are some brilliant examples out there, and Audi's U.K. arm has just announced what looks to be another: a twin-turbo 3.0-liter V-6 BiTDI engine rated at 308 horsepower and 480 pound-feet of torque. Those are solid figures, to be sure. BMW's 3.0-liter six-cylinder turbodiesel yields engaging performance and surprising fuel economy...
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MINI Eyeing Diesel Sales In U.S.: Report
Diesel engines are finally starting to gain traction in the U.S., following years of rhetoric from automakers that American buyers just didn’t want them in their cars. It appears the tide has well and truly turned, with announcements in the past month alone confirming diesel versions of the...
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2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK Diesel Coming To U.S. This Fall
UPDATE: The 2013 Mercedes-Benz GLK Class has been revealed. Click here for all the details. Mercedes-Benz is working on an updated version of its GLK Class crossover, which is due for launch this fall as a 2013 model. Not only will the vehicle come with a host of styling and performance upgrades...
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BMW 5-Series M Diesel Sedan Production Confirmed: Report
A German website says that BMW M Group head, Dr. Friedrich Nitschke, has confirmed production of a diesel-powered, 5-Series M sedan.
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2013 Audi A8 Gets 3.0-Liter Gas And Diesel Options In U.S.
Audi has announced at this week’s 2012 Detroit Auto Show that it is expanding its A8 family with two new fuel-efficient powertrain options in the 2013 model year, one of which is a diesel. We can confirm that Audi’s flagship sedan will offer a 3.0-liter V-6 ‘TDI’ turbodiesel...
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2013 Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel Announced For U.S.
The Jeep Grand Cherokee Diesel powered into the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, but only for Europe and other non-U.S. markets. The 241 horsepower, 406 pound-foot V-6 turbodiesel it featured was a tantalizing prospect, and now, finally, the U.S. will get its taste of the torquey and fuel efficient Jeep...
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Porsche is set to launch its first-ever diesel model in the U.S., confirming this week that its Cayenne Diesel luxury SUV will be offered to U.S. customers in the second half of the year. Though we already knew the vehicle was coming, this is the first time that Porsche has confirmed the news. Along with the diesel announcement, Porsche also reiterated plans to launch the smaller Cajun SUV in 2013 and if sales of the Cayenne Diesel prove popular we could see the Cajun offer a diesel option too. The Cayenne Diesel is expected to account for roughly 15 percent of Porsche’s Cayenne sales...
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Porsche Cayenne Diesel Coming To U.S. In Second Half Of 2012
Porsche is in the process of launching its new 911, the seventh-generation of the iconic sports car, and in a few more months the convertible version will arrive. Reviews so far have been positive, so it comes as no surprise that the ‘991’ series Porsche 911 is a huge hit in European...
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BMW And Toyota To Collaborate On Green Tech, Share Diesels
As we reported just a few days ago, BMW and Toyota will be working more closely in the future over the development of green technology. This week at the 2011 Tokyo Motor Show the two auto giants signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on...
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BMW May Supply Toyota With Diesel Engines In Europe: Report
BMW and Toyota are in dialogue over sharing green technologies for the European market.
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Jaguar XF 2.2 Diesel: 2,884 Miles In Under Two Minutes
Earlier this month two brothers from the UK drove a Jaguar XF luxury sedan across the U.S., starting in New York and ending up in Los Angeles after traveling some 2,884 miles. While this in itself is nothing spectacular, the fact that they averaged a fuel economy of 52.4 mpg over the course of the...
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BMW 5-Series M Division Diesel Rumors Heat Up
After being "confirmed" earlier this year, rumors of BMW's 5-Series diesel with M Division tuning--but not M5 badges--are sprouting fresh roots. This time around, the talk comes with a name: M550dX. Astute observers of BMW's nomenclature will note that that's not how cars are named here in the U.S...
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