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2017 Audi A4 Won't Get a TDI Engine in the US, Missing Out on Great MPGs
2017 Audi A4 Won't Get a TDI Engine in the US, Missing Out on Great MPGs

16 Mar 2016, 17:38 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Nobody will believe that Audi of America's decision to drop the 2.0 TDI engine has nothing to do with the scandal, but it's a justified decision

 
Volkswagen of America Admits 85,000 Cars with V6 Engine Have the Defeat Device
Volkswagen of America Admits 85,000 Cars with V6 Engine Have the Defeat Device

23 Nov 2015, 09:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Volkswagen originally denied using the defeat device on its bigger 3.0-liter TDI clean diesel engines, but now it's coming clean about the whole thing

 
EPA Discovers Defeat Device in 3-Liter TDI, Porsche Cayenne, VW Touareg and Audi Sedans Affected
EPA Discovers Defeat Device in 3-Liter TDI, Porsche Cayenne, VW Touareg and Audi Sedans Affected

3 Nov 2015, 09:17 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Surprise, surprise, the EPA has also found that the 3-liter TDI clean diesel engine is not so clean and Porsche is now officially a part of Dieselgate

 
Audi Launches VIN Checker for Cars Affected by TDI Emissions Problem
Audi Launches VIN Checker for Cars Affected by TDI Emissions Problem

3 Oct 2015, 12:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The VIN checker knows when your car was made and what engine it comes with. But if you have a 1.6 or 2.0 TDI with EU5 emissions, you're screwed

 
Volkswagen Announces Plan to "Refit" EA189 Diesel Engines, Will Reveal Details in October
Volkswagen Announces Plan to "Refit" EA189 Diesel Engines, Will Reveal Details in October

29 Sep 2015, 16:34 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Under the action plan, Volkswagen and the other Group brands whose vehicles are affected will present the technical solutions and measures

 
Volkswagen Launches Website to Answer Frequently Asked Questions about TDI Diesel Engines
Volkswagen Launches Website to Answer Frequently Asked Questions about TDI Diesel Engines

29 Sep 2015, 12:31 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / DieselGate is only a week-old scandal, but the way the Germans are handling it is admirable to say the least. Still, the company's reputation will be damaged

 
VW TDI Owner in Portland Finds This Note in His Windshield: Emissions and Nazis
VW TDI Owner in Portland Finds This Note in His Windshield: Emissions and Nazis

29 Sep 2015, 10:14 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / It's unfair to blame the guy who bough a TDI VW in good faith for anthing the biggest automaker in the world had done to deceive people

 
Bosch and Its Employees Warned Volkswagen About Diesel Defeat Devices As Early as 2007
Bosch and Its Employees Warned Volkswagen About Diesel Defeat Devices As Early as 2007

28 Sep 2015, 12:03 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / While the EPA continues to investigate, information continues to leak out from Volkswagen to suggest they knew what they were doing

 
Volkswagen Apologizes in Video Statement About Diesel Engines Talks about "Broken Trust"
Volkswagen Apologizes in Video Statement About Diesel Engines Talks about "Broken Trust"

22 Sep 2015, 18:21 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / "At present, we do not yet have all the answers to all the questions. But we are working hard to find out exactly what happened," he says.

 
EPA Accuses Volkswagen and Audi of Using Illegal “Defeat Device” to Lower Diesel Emissions
EPA Accuses Volkswagen and Audi of Using Illegal “Defeat Device” to Lower Diesel Emissions

19 Sep 2015, 12:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / ll affected vehicles belong to the 2009 to 2015 model years and are equipped with a 2.0-liter TDI Clean Diesel engine

 
Kids Make a Gigantic Mess in Slow Motion in 2015 VW Passat TDI Commercial
Kids Make a Gigantic Mess in Slow Motion in 2015 VW Passat TDI Commercial

28 Apr 2015, 12:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / If you don't want your kids to grow up like this, avoid the Chrysler 300 and buy a Passat diesel, Volkswagen says in their latest ad

 
New Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI competition Packs 326 HP of Diesel Power
New Audi A7 Sportback 3.0 TDI competition Packs 326 HP of Diesel Power

14 Jul 2014, 10:07 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Audi is celebrating 25 years of TDI diesel engines with a really cool special edition model, based on the A7 facelift that they've just launched. The car's full name is "Audi A7 Sport...

 
Audi Develops New Lightweight Spring for Use on Fuel-Conscious 'Ultra' Models
Audi Develops New Lightweight Spring for Use on Fuel-Conscious 'Ultra' Models

10 Jul 2014, 02:41 UTC · By: Jeffrey Ross / Earlier this year, Audi introduced a fuel-efficient sub-brand for the A4, A5 and A6 called “ultra,” and it looks like it could have one more trick up its sleeve in the name of maximizing...

 
New Audi A3 Hatch Coming to the US After All
New Audi A3 Hatch Coming to the US After All

16 Apr 2014, 12:19 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / As the New York Auto Show draws near, Audi made a shock announcement today, showing a 2016 model year A3 Sportsback hatchback which will go on sale in summer 2015 in America, but only as a diesel. T...

 
Owners Reporting Volkswagen Passat TDI Turbo Failures and Problems
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...

 
New TDI Clean Diesels for 2015 Golf, Jetta, Passat and Beetle
New TDI Clean Diesels for 2015 Golf, Jetta, Passat and Beetle

19 Mar 2014, 14:08 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Because of the way emissions regulation work in places like California, new engines in general and especially new diesel engines arrive in America a bit later than everywhere else in the world. A...

 
2014 Audi A6 TDI Priced, Does 38 MPG
2014 Audi A6 TDI Priced, Does 38 MPG

11 Jun 2013, 11:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A large executive car that's not a hybrid and gets 38 MPG – are you kidding me? Audi says it's possible with the 2014 model year A6, which is good news if you ask us. Just as diesel ...

 
VW's U.S. Sales Surged 41 Percent in March
VW's U.S. Sales Surged 41 Percent in March

7 Apr 2010, 09:40 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Volkswagen of America has had a very successful month in March, as the company managed to sell a total of 22,148 vehicles. The figure can be translated into a 40.9 percent increase over the one p...