Sentences with phrase «diesel passenger cars»

The diesel power plant under the hood is a 2 - liter four - cylinder engine using a turbo, as most diesel passengers cars do, to give it decent acceleration.

We also grabbed diesel passenger car data for 1.4 — 2 liter engine vehicles.

See, for years, residents living in countries with less than fifty states have been enjoying the fuel economy benefit of diesel passenger cars — they consume on average about thirty percent less than comparably powerful gasoline models — while we lumbered along in our thirsty, gasoline - powered SUVs.

But recent regulatory and technological advancements at a time of high gas prices have spurred a revival in the U.S. diesel passenger car market.

«Yes, as already communicated we have put the certification process for diesel passenger cars on hold for the time being.

The first Golf GTD in 1982 revolutionised the segment of compact diesel passenger cars with its turbodiesel, sporty tuning and its customised features in the style of the Golf GTI.

As a next step, Mercedes - Benz is now due to offer the R, ML and GL 320 BlueTEC in the USA, the world's first three diesel cars which not only meet the particularly demanding criteria of the American Bin 5 standard, but also have the potential to fulfil the stringent EU6 standard due in the future - and which therefore considerably better all the current, worldwide exhaust emission standards for diesel passenger cars.

Once again, with the 2014 E250 Bluetec, we find Mercedes - Benz doing its part to make diesel passenger cars more popular in America.

(Just in time, as it turned out, for the few remaining diesel passenger cars on the market to no longer be able to satisfy emissions regulations — but that's another story).

VW EYES DIESELS FOR CHINA China is enacting new rules to clean up diesel fuel and VW now sees an opportunity to sell diesel passenger cars there.

Renault is combining its Quickshift five - speed robotized gearbox with the 1.5 dCi 85hp diesel engine (earlier post) in a version of the Modus — the first application of this transmission in a Renault diesel passenger car.

At low speeds and under load, typical diesel clatter intruded, but without the racket of similarly priced diesel passenger cars from some other brands.

Promoters of clean diesel passenger cars are working to establish parity among U.S. alternative energy choices and the public relations battle lines are drawn on several fronts.

US buyers hunting for a non-premium diesel passenger car (i.e., not a truck or SUV, and not a vehicle from BMW, Audi, Porsche or Mercedes - Benz) have until recently only had Volkswagen - brand cars as an option:... Read more →

Opel's British arm Vauxhall is launching its first diesel passenger car with an Adaptive 4x4 system - the Vauxhall Insignia Sports Tourer 4x4.

I'm not sure I agree with his take on hydrogen specifically, but at least as far as diesel passenger cars (read: not trucks, not yet) are concerned, he's probably right.

The 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Diesel goes on sale in select cities with high sales of diesel passenger cars this spring, and will be available across the U.S. and Canada by the fall.

Both organizations have begun tightening regulations since the scandal was first uncovered, and began screening all diesel passenger cars sold in the U.S. for defeat devices.

Even if Volkswagen «s woes are sapping the life out of the diesel passenger car market, you'll still be able to get a stout and thrifty little truck with three pedals and a stick.

With the Cruze, it's almost as if Chevrolet is still shy about offering a diesel passenger car again, and reluctant to shout about its unique small car.

The last time General Motors had a diesel passenger car in the US, it was the 1.8 - liter 1986 Chevette.

«The diesel passenger car could sooner or later disappear from these markets,» Elmar Degenhart said in an interview with markets daily Boersen - Zeitung published on Thursday.