Diesels
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The 2020 Jeep Wrangler Ecodiesel offers improved torque and range...for a price.
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2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel costs far more than a Hemi V-8
It won't have a Hemi, but the $4,995 price premium for the 2020 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel will net buyers 480 pound-feet of torque.
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Mercedes-Benz isn't ready to walk away from diesel
Diesel has, more or less, become a rather dirty word in the aftermath of Volkswagen's dieselgate scandal. However, as the majority of European automakers back away from the fuel, Mercedes-Benz isn't ready to walk away from it just yet. Mercedes-Benz head, Dieter Zetsche, told Autocar in a Monday...
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Report: BMW 3-Series, X3 to gain diesel engines in the future
We previously learned BMW hasn't given up on the idea of a diesel-powered 5-Series, but the marque is reportedly preparing to also bring diesel power to the future 3-Series and X3. According to BMW Blog, a reliable source has confirmed at least one future variant of both the 3-Series and X3 will...
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2015 BMW X3: Live From The 2014 New York Auto Show
The BMW X3 is, or at least has been, a hard vehicle to get excited about. It's comely enough, and quite comfortable and capable, to be sure; it's just not all that moving, especially for a BMW. But there are a few new aspects to the updated 2015 X3 that just might get your enthusiast juices...
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Audi A3 TDI Sportback Confirmed For U.S., Debuts In New York: Live Photos
Are you a fan of Audi's diesel models? If so, give yourself a pat on the back--because it's thanks to you that Audi has decided to bring its five-door Audi A3 TDI Sportback to the U.S. Demand for the model has been so great from Audi TDI fans that the German automaker has seen fit to bring it to...
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A top Ford exec has revealed that the company’s updated Focus ST due later this year will offer a diesel option, although this particular variant is unlikely to be offered in the U.S. market. Such a model would rival Volkswagen’s sporty Golf GTD and may prove as popular as the gasoline-powered Focus ST in fuel-conscious Europe. The information was revealed by Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] chief operating officer Mark Fields at this week's 2014 Geneva Motor Show, where Ford is showing the updated version of the regular Focus. According to Auto Express, Fields confirmed the car would...
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2016 Chevrolet Cruze Spy Shots
These are the latest spy shots of a prototype for the second generation of Chevrolet’s Cruze compact sedan. The new Cruze was originally due late this year but its release has been pushed back to late 2015, which means we’re likely to see it list as a 2016 model. The delay will enable...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mercedes Expands S-Class Range With Diesel, Diesel-Electric Hybrid
Mercedes-Benz is expanding its S-Class family with two new fuel-efficient options, though neither have been confirmed for the U.S. market yet. The two models are the S300 BlueTEC Hybrid and S350 BlueTEC 4MATIC, the latter of which is likely to arrive here as a replacement for its...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Diesel Model Added To 2014 BMW 7-Series Range
For the 2014 model year, BMW’s flagship sedan is getting a second option for buyers looking to curb their fuel use. BMW has announced that a new diesel model, the 740Ld xDrive, will join the rest of the 7-Series range this spring, offering an alternative to the existing ActiveHybrid 7L model...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Mazda Delays U.S. Launch Of SkyActiv-D Diesel Because It Lacks Zoom Zoom
Mazda is pushing back the launch of its diesel engine to find a better balance between fuel economy and performance.
Stephen Edelstein -
Mazda Reveals Diesel Prototype For 2014 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship
Having teased us with an initial photo late last year, Mazda has now released full details on its diesel-powered prototype that’s set to compete in the new TUDOR United SportsCar Championship, which gets underway with the Rolex 24 at Daytona running from January 25 to 26. Mazda plans to field...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
A new Mitsubishi Evo is in the works, only it won’t be based on the Lancer platform anymore and its design will be being taken in a new direction. That direction is likely to be an electrified one, with most reports suggesting the next Evo will likely feature a diesel-electric hybrid drivetrain. Now Motor Trend has shed some new light on the car’s development. Citing an inside source, the American publication reports that the design goal for the next Evo is “uncompromised handling with state-of-the-art plug-in hybrid EV technology.” This is said to have warranted the...
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Macan S Diesel Will Be America’s Most Affordable Porsche: Report
Next year will see Porsche’s Macan crossover receive two new variants: a four-cylinder base Macan and a fuel-efficient Macan S Diesel. Unfortunately, only the diesel model will be reaching the U.S. market. The information was reported by Car and Driver, which claims the Macan S Diesel’s...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Diesel, Hybrid And Even Electric Powertrains Considered For New Mustang: Report
Ford may take radical steps to improve the Mustang's fuel economy.
Stephen Edelstein -
Mazda Going With Diesel Prototype In 2014 United SportsCar Series
We become more convinced each day that Mazda is secretly run by a person attempting to channel Enzo Ferrari. That person believes his or her brand exists solely to fund the automaker's exploits on the race track. Sure, it's a much more affordable and approachable version of what Enzo was doing, but...
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Fiat Buys Remaining Half Of Diesel Supplier VM Motori From GM
Fiat is now the sole owner of diesel engine supplier VM Motori after it acquired a remaining 50 percent stake in the fellow Italian firm from General Motors. VM Motori supplies diesel engines for vehicles like the Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel, Ram 1500 EcoDiesel and previously some Cadillac models...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Buick Mulls Diesel For Certain Models
Diesel has struggled for acceptance in the U.S. in the past, too many customers haunted by horrific dabblings with diesel in the 1970s, or the image of lifted trucks "rolling coals" tarnishing its reputation. Anyone familiar with modern diesels will dismiss both and even overlook the occasionally...
Antony Ingram -
Land Rover unveiled new diesel-electric hybrid versions of its latest Range Rover and Range Rover Sport SUVs at the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show this week. Unfortunately, neither of these models will be offered in the U.S., though they do provide clues as to what American buyers can expect for planned gasoline-electric hybrid and plug-in hybrid models still in the works and eventually due in local showrooms. The diesel-electric hybrid SUVs, called the Range Rover Hybrid and Range Rover Sport Hybrid, respectively, go on sale in Europe by the end of this year and feature an identical powertrain...
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Mid-Engine Audi nanuk Could Be Built (And Sold) Alongside R8
When news first broke about the surprise Audi nanuk quattro concept at this week’s Frankfurt Auto Show, some fingers may have been pointed for just a moment—at the close likeness of the nanuk to another concept car from earlier this year: the Giugiaro Parcour. The Parcour was one of the...
Bengt Halvorson -
Audi Surprises Frankfurt With nanuk quattro Concept
Before we leave to cover an auto show, we typically have a decent idea of what we're going to be seeing. Audi switched things up a little bit by dropping a surprise on us on the eve of the 2013 Frankfurt Auto Show. It's called the nanuk quattro concept, and it's an on-road/off-road stunner packing...
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Porsche Panamera Diesel Gets Power Boost
Porsche’s 2014 Panamera has a wide variety of powertrain options for what is arguably a niche model, ranging from gas and diesel V-6s to plug-in hybrid and high-performance twin-turbo V-8 setups. Today the focus is on the Panamera Diesel variant, whose turbocharged 3.0-liter V-6 is completely...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Forbidden Fruit: 2014 BMW X5 M50d
BMW has no triple-turbo love for the U.S. it seems, as the automaker has just revealed its second-generation X5 M50d performance diesel SUV based on the latest 2014 X5 range, and it’s not coming to local showrooms. If you’re unfamiliar with the X5 M50d, it’s a sporty SUV from...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Diesel BMW X5s Recalled Because Of Potential Fire Issue
BMW has issued a recall on certain versions of its X5 SUV due to an issue that could cause the vehicles to catch on fire. The recall only affects X5 xDrive35d models from the 2009 and 2010 model years, and then only those built from June 13, 2009 through November 9, 2009. BMW says that a potential...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran