What Is the R33 BlueDiesel?
8 Dec 2018, 07:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The new fuel was found to have cut CO2 emissions in cars by as much as 20 percent, thanks to the fact that it burns a lot cleaner that regular diesel.
Chevrolet Cruze Diesel Sales Not Off to a Good Start
25 Jul 2014, 00:46 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Sales for light-duty diesel cars and SUVs have risen 25 percent this year proving that customers are willing to buy the latest clean diesel technology, but Chevrolet seems to be having a hard time f...
Audi Unveils Two New 3.0 V6 TDI Clean Diesel Engines
8 May 2014, 13:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi today announced it's unveiling two brand new V6 diesel engines in Austria at the Vienna Motor Symposium. The technology they are using is by no means revolutionary, but emissions have drop...
Owners Reporting Volkswagen Passat TDI Turbo Failures and Problems
3 Apr 2014, 18:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Numerous reports emerged last year of metallic sounds coming from the 2nd or 3rd gears of Volkswagen Group's DSG gearboxes, especially in countries with warm climate and/or band roads. After su...
Volkswagen and Audi Sell 100,000 TDI Diesels in 2013 in US
23 Dec 2013, 08:51 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Slowly but surely the myths surrounding diesel engines have been debunked by US consumers, leading to the creation of a stable yet somewhat small market. In the pickup segment, diesels have picked u...
Survey Finds Americans Want Clean Diesel Incentives, Not EVs
13 Nov 2013, 18:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A study conducted online by Harris and backed up by Audi of America has found that drivers in the US believe the government has unfairly incentivized electric vehicles over clean diesels. A poll ...
Mazda6 Diesel Delayed Until April 2014
17 Sep 2013, 07:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Mazda wanted to be the first Japanese automaker to sell a diesel mid-size by launching a 2.2-liter turbodiesel Skyactiv-D on the Mazda6 by the end of 2013. Unfortunately, the launch will not take pl...
2014 Audi TDI Models to Go from Los Angels to New York on 4 Tanks
9 Sep 2013, 13:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / TDI really is the bread and butter technology for Audi, as much as quattro if not more. In the past couple of years, they've also seen increased demand from US customers which prompted them to ...
2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel Reviewed by Consumer Reports
20 Aug 2013, 14:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / In Europe, people have known for ages that if you put in the long highway miles every year, turbodiesels are your best companions. Due to the lack of fuel availability in America and misconceptions ...
2014 Chevrolet Cruze Turbo Diesel Commercial: Cleanest Dirty Car
10 Jun 2013, 14:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Can you underestimate the importance of the Cruze Turbo Diesel? No, not really. It's the first of a new generation lineup of GM diesels, and as a result it has more to prove than a newly electe...
Volkswagen Builds 250,000 Passat at Chattanooga Plant
24 May 2013, 11:00 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Earlier today, Volkswagen USA announced that its factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has rolled the 250,000th Passat midsize sedan off the line. This car is featured in the photo above and is fini...
How to Check Your Ad Blue Fluid on a VW Passat TDI
16 May 2013, 17:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / You've probably already of brake fluid, engine oil or windshield washer fluid, but you've probably never heard of refilling or checking AdBlue or clean diesel fluid right? That is, of cour...
VW Passat TDI Clean Diesel Commercial: Toys
14 May 2013, 13:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen goes a long way to ensure you like sitting in your car because it knows that's where you'll be spending a lot of your precious time with the kids you love. But when that car is ...
Volvo Tops CO2 Emissions Reduction in Europe
19 Oct 2011, 12:07 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volvo has managed to claim the top spot among European automotive producers in the fight for reducing carbon dioxide emissions, with the result being shown by the sixth annual analysis released by T...
Volkswagen Announces Jetta, Golf and Audi A3 TDI Clean Diesel Recall
6 Oct 2011, 14:44 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Yesterday, we heard that Volkswagen was issuing a a stop-sale on all 2009-2012 Jetta, Jetta Sportwagen and Golf TDI vehicles equipped with the company's 2.0-liter TDI Clean Diesels. Now, the au...
Lexus GS to Get a Diesel Engine
28 Jul 2011, 06:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / As you probably know, Lexus is working on a new generation of the GS saloon. If we think about the Japanese carmaker’s “all-hybrid” philosophy, it becomes clear that the upcoming v...
Volvo: 2010 CO2 Reduction Champion
12 May 2011, 05:00 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / In today’s financially and environmentally concerned world, CO2 is one of the most important notions for an automotive producer. Thus, carmakers from around the world are making efforts to cut...
Volskwagen Announces Its First Clean Diesel Race Truck
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Mihai Boca / Volskwagen is scheduled to present at the Los Angeles Auto Show their Volkswagen-Red Bull Baja Race Touareg TDI Trophy Truck, the first diesel model in the SCORE Trophy series that uses a “Cle...
Audi Q7 by ABT Already Meets Euro 6 Standard
23 Jul 2010, 10:45 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Revealed in January 2010, ABT Q7 3.0 TDI Clean Diesel is the first vehicle from the German tuners at ABT Sportsline and the first in their product range to meet the future Euro 6 emission standard, ...
Americans Prefer Inexpensive Eco Engine Technologies
27 May 2010, 12:28 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The American consumers are willing to adopt more efficient transportation solutions, but they prefer technologies that offer enhanced fuel economy for existing gasoline powered technologies at a low...