The 2.0
TDI diesel versions are predicted to lose less money than more expensive models with larger engines thanks to their lower list prices and impressive economy.
Come next summer,
a TDI diesel version will arrive (with a five - speed manual or DSG and rated at 40 mpg highway).
Not exact matches
With all the buzz about Audi and Volkswagen's
TDI engines, it's possible to forget Mercedes has been offering
diesel versions of the ML, GL, and R - class for several years.
Unfortunately, customers will have to wait until the next - generation model to arrive in 2014 for a
TDI version that's powered by a 2.0 - liter turbo -
diesel four - cylinder.
Those front - and all - wheel - drive sedans will be joined through late summer and fall by a roughly 290 - hp S3, an A3 cabriolet, and a
diesel TDI version.
Audi adds a
diesel version to the Q5's lineup for 2014, and the new
TDI model has plenty of pep and is thrifty at the pump, says Cars.com reviewer David Thomas.
The most efficient
version of the Jetta currently on offer, the
TDI diesel, is rated at 30/42 mpg (city / highway).
It could use either an increased horsepower
version of the current 4.0 - liter turbo -
diesel V - 8 or an even more exotic 5.0 - liter V - 10
TDI, which Audi is developing for Bentley.
For now, the 2016
TDI version is on hold because VW withdrew its 2016
diesel models from consideration for EPA certification, pending legitimately clean operation.
We're used to automakers giving us pumped - up
versions of their cars to test drive, with powerful engines (including a clean -
diesel TDI) and huge lists of optional equipment.
The powertrains offered for the European model at launch include one
TDI diesel and the familiar 2.0 - liter four - cylinder, as well as a 1.4 - liter and 1.8 - liter
version of Audi's TSFI turbocharged, direct - injected gasoline four - cylinders.
Redesigned alongside the Beetle hardtop, which arrived a year earlier, the Beetle convertible has a power cloth top and three available engines, including a four - cylinder turbo and a
diesel TDI version.
The Ameo's engine lineup will include an updated
version of the 1.5 - liter
TDI diesel engine and the 1.2 - liter three - cylinder MPI petrol engine.
The
diesel engine and its superior fuel mileage over the gasoline models is the make or break feature for the
TDI, as most of the car, but not all, is virtually identical to the TSI
version.
The
TDI version features a turbocharged 2.0 - liter
diesel four - cylinder engine (140 hp and 236 lb - ft), while the sporty R - Line model gets a turbocharged 2.0 - liter four - cylinder (210 hp and 207 lb - ft).
The
diesel is a 1.6 - litre
TDI with 79 or 94bhp, and both
versions post identical 74.3 mpg and 99g / km of CO2 efficiency figures.
Anyway, you can be sure to see the 2.0
TDI in different power
versions including the new bi-turbo
diesel launched on Passat coupled to a six speed manual transmission or a seven speed DSG dual - clutch gearbox.
The more powerful
diesel models — the 187bhp regular
TDI and the 237bhp «BiTDI» twin - turbo
version — should manage 49.6 and 44.1 mpg respectively.
The 1.6 - litre
TDI is marginally the smoothest of the Octavia's
diesel line - up, but while its 74.2 mpg fuel economy (80.7 mpg for the GreenLine III
version) is very impressive, many drivers will hanker for a quicker 0 - 62mph time than the 10.6 seconds it can manage.
Audi also offers its customers a second
version of the V6
TDI: the 3.0
TDI clean
diesel.
Increased use of ultra-high-strength steel and aluminum will also result in increased efficiency, especially for the newest
TDI clean
diesel V6 - equipped
version of the model.
The
diesel line - up comprises three
versions of a 2.0
TDI engine making 74bhp, 101bhp and 148bhp respectively.
Moving over to
diesels, the familiar 3.0 - liter
TDI churns 272 horsepower and 442 pound - feet of torque, while a second
version of the turbo -
diesel V - 6 generates 218 horses and 369 pound - feet of twist.
The latest
version of the Touareg will launch on the market in
diesel (
TDI), petrol (FSI and TSI) and hybrid (TSI plus e-motor) models this summer.
All units are Euro6 compliant and each of the three
diesel options is a
version of the 2.0 - litre
TDI that proliferates across the VW line - up.
Both
versions, the Touareg Hybrid and V6
TDI, are the most fuel efficient petrol and
diesel SUVs ever built in Europe in this large vehicle class.
In terms of resale value, the Passat lags most competitors, though the
TDI version fares better, as
diesels often do.
The most economical
diesel version is the 1.6 - litre
TDI, returning 72.4 mpg, and not entirely at the expense of performance.
The car will most likely arrive in its 2 - litre
TDI diesel engine equipped
version which produces 188 BHP of power and will be mated to a 6 - speed manual or a 7 - speed DSG gearbox.
A new
diesel version, the Volvo 850
TDI, was introduced - a turbocharged 2.5 - litre unit with electronic direct injection and a power output of 140 bhp, combining the comfort of a petrol engine with the fuel economy of a
diesel.
Like the A5 Sportback, this Cabriolet
version also uses the 2.0 - litre
TDI turbocharged
diesel engine.
The second variant, the 3.0
TDI, generates 180 kW (245 hp), with an especially clean
diesel version.
U.S. consumers will have the option of a
TDI engine in Audi AG's next - generation A4 sedan, the automaker said today, expanding a campaign to sell more
diesel engines in the United States.A new
version...
(For 2014, the Volkswagen Jetta
TDI is now available even with the Trendline
version, which reduces the price of the
diesel compact by around $ 2,000 (currently starting at $ 22,490).)
To make room for the
diesel exhaust clean - up system, Volkswagen uses a torsion bar rear suspension in the SportWagen
TDI, while the gas engine
version gets a more sophisticated multi-link rear suspension.
In the first
version, the 3.0
TDI clean
diesel delivers 160 kW (218 hp).
As evidence of the Golf SportWagen's unique demographic, Michael Klopotowski, Volkswagen's product planner for the Golf family, told me that 80 percent of buyers of the previous generation opted for the
TDI version with its
diesel drivetrain, while 30 percent got the manual transmission — numbers that don't jibe at all with automotive buying trends in the US.
In the high - end
version, the 3.0
TDI clean
diesel has a maximum output of 200 kW (272 hp) and delivers 600 N · m (443 lb - ft) of torque between 1,500 and 3,000 rpm.
In the
version with 140 kW (190 hp), the 2.0
TDI clean
diesel is also a highly efficient engine.
Skoda might launch the new Fabia in India and the Indian
version of the hatchback will come with a 1.2 - litre petrol engine and the new 1.5 - litre
TDI diesel unit, both of which power the current generation Volkswagen Polo.
The new A6 Ultra sedan and wagon employ a unique
version of the A6 2.0
TDI's 2.0 - litre four - cylinder turbo -
diesel engine, which delivers 120kW (10kW less peak power than the standard model) and a hefty 400Nm of torque over 1750 - 3000rpm — up 20Nm.
A five - door Trendline
TDI version will now be available, meaning consumers can now get into a
diesel - powered Golf at close to $ 3,000 cheaper than before.
Opening the German range is the Q5 2.0
TDI 120kW quattro S, although a 110kW
version will be available elsewhere and 140kW 2.0 - litre and 180kW 3.0 - litre V6 engines round out the
diesel range, the latter outputting 2 10kW and 620Nm.
The
diesel versions are represented by the familiar 1.9
TDI (105 hp), 2.0
TDI (140 hp)- with the option of a six - speed DSG gearbox - and the 2.0
TDI (170 hp).
It's the 2.0
TDI 190PS DSG, which has a 187bhp
version of VW's punchy
diesel, and a seven - speed twin - clutch auto gearbox.
While Europe will enjoy a 3.0 - liter
TDI engine in its
version on the Q7 e-tron, here in the U.S. we will eventually get one with a gasoline engine in place of the
diesel.
The new Supercopa
version will be offered with the usual
diesel and petrol engines: a 2.0 - liter TSI with 211 HP or a 2.0 - liter
TDI CR with 170 HP.
The Audi Q3 Sport uses a detuned
version of the 2.0 - litre
TDI diesel engine which produces 140 BHP of power and 320 Nm of torque (between 1750 - 2500 RPM).
VW offers the new Passat Alltrack with a choice of four engines starting with a 2.0 - liter
TDI diesel available in two power
versions: 138hp and 170hp, a 2.0 - liter TSI with 208hp and also a 1.8 - liter TSI petrol engine offering 158 horses.