The 1.6 L 4 - cylinder turbo - diesel engine, produces 77 kW / 105 PS and 250 Nm of torque making the Polo a REAL hot
diesel hatch in its segment.
Not exact matches
Okay,
in 2015 it's far from hot — some
diesel superminis get close to the Swift's performance these days — but for an honest warm
hatch experience, we'd look no further.
Better, we think, to accept that the DS 4 is not a hot
hatch in a fancy frock and opt for one of the brawny
diesels - Citroen has always been good at those - or explore the pleasing thrum of the 128bhp, 3 - cylinder PureTech models.
But they don't make me weak
in the knees and I don't think they're some kind of signifier of true car geekiness — everyone knows that's FWD
diesel hot
hatches, anyway.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — For anyone other than a diehard
diesel fan, the big news
in the recently updated Volkswagen lineup would have to be the revitalized GTI, all turbocharged 210 horses of creamy smooth hot
hatch.
Although the 1.5 TDCi
diesel is a bit newer, it has been serving well
in the B - MAX supermini - MPV, Focus family
hatch and C - MAX people carrier, so it should be fine.
As with the Megane
hatch, there's no sign of another
diesel - powered version of the French - built Megane wagon, although a
diesel - electric hybrid version of the Megane Sport Tourer GT, as it's known
in Europe, is expected.
However, it's the optional 2.0 - litre turbo -
diesel engine that leads the fuel efficiency race, pumping out a healthy 132kW / 400Nm but using fuel at a rate of just 5.1 L / 100 km
in the
hatch — less than the Toyota Camry Hybrid (5.2 L / 100 km).
The Clio Mk4 reached UK showrooms
in February 2013
in five - door
hatch form only, with 0.9 TCe or 1.2 petrol engines or a 1.5 dCi
diesel.
Skoda Australia has introduced the facelifted Rapid Spaceback
hatch that debuted ahead of the Geneva motor show
in February and added a range - topping
diesel version of the seven - seat Kodiaq SUV it launched here
in May.
The gear ratios are largely the same as that of the i20's - save for the final gear ratio changing by 6 % and 11 %
in petrol and
diesel models respectively - so the overall driving impression of the i20 Active is quite similar to the regular i20
hatch.
So, it doesn't exactly feel hot -
hatch - like and the
diesel engine can sound a bit rough at higher rpms, but
in terms of driveability, the throttle response and
in fact the way the steering feels at high speeds, we have no complaints.
For a start there was a massive range of variants with turbocharged petrol or
diesel engines,
in sedan (
hatch) or wagon body styles, employing front wheel - drive or 4WD, manual, automatic or Volkswagen's DSG automated manual transmissions.
Peugeot's 110kW 2.0 - litre BlueHDi turbo -
diesel costs $ 4000 extra
in the Allure
hatch and becomes the sole choice for the 308 Touring ($ 39,490).
After its global debut
in the X3
in April this year, the new 2.0 - litre turbo -
diesel engine was turned sideways to sit inside the new MINI
hatch and the 2 Series Active Tourer, though this is the first time it's found a home
in a traditional BMW front - engined, rear - drive passenger car.
In diesel guise, the car aims to combine low running costs with plenty of kit, so we've lined up a couple of other alternatives to the compact executive
hatch that deliver something similar, and give stiff competition to the Infiniti.
We liked the introduction that BMW gave us to its M Performance line - up (the M135i hot
hatch) and understand why the maker should choose the fastest
diesel X5 to tear
in with another.
Now we have the concrete possibility of
diesel power, which puts me
in blissful territory... I really wish they could get the Mexican plant up to speed sooner than 2018 for the
hatch diesel.
The new Beat looks more like a facelift than a new car and will be launched
in 2 engine options 1.2 petrol and 1.0
diesel engines which currently power the
hatch.
With Volkswagen bringing
in the 2012 Beetle with a
diesel heart, Mercedes planning the A-Class and Audi contemplating the A1, the hot
hatch war has just commenced.
In all of the beakers, the scientists mixed water with
diesel oil, then added newly
hatched trout embryos.