The most efficient version in the entire 2012 Saab 93 range will be the 1.9 - litre manual twin turbo
diesel version which offers class leading CO2 levels of 119 grams per Km.
Not exact matches
But the biggest news may be the
diesel X3 xDrive28d,
which is the first time we've seen a
diesel X3 in the U.S.. There's also a new rear - wheel - drive
version of the four - cylinder gasoline X3, called the sDrive28i.
The next Jeep Wrangler,
which will use a lot of aluminum in its construction, will be available in hybrid and
diesel versions, Marchionne said in the automaker's fiscal year 2015 earnings conference call.
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.
Option two is the
diesel - powered
version of that 2.0 - liter turbo - four,
which makes 180 hp and 317 lb - ft of torque.
The SUV may be the first Bentley to get a
diesel engine option, with the most likely candidate being the VW Group's flagship 4.2 - liter turbodiesel, a
version of
which is used in the Porsche Cayenne
Diesel S, producing a generous 627 lb - ft of torque.
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.
For the first time in the Fiesta, Ford is offering a higher - powered
diesel version in the 120PS model
which offers 118bhp and 199 lb ft of torque.
The
versions which gain the option are the 181bhp Cooper S petrol, 141bhp Cooper SD
diesel and the range topping John Cooper Works,
which in the ALL4 four - wheel - drive Countryman and Paceman, gets a 215bhp 1.6 - litre turbo engine
which aids a 140mph top speed and sub - 7.0 sec 0 - 60 time.
However, that's impossible to achieve in real life,
which makes the 2.2 - liter
diesel version more credible at 5.1 l / 100 km.
The company also has plans to launch the
diesel engine
versions of their cars very soon in the lucrative Indian car market,
which will certainly increase their market share as well as their foot hold in this segment.
At the same time
diesel motor fans will also have a chance to choose the most appropriate
version from wide range of
diesel BMW 3 Series engines
which can vary from 2.0 - liter low power models to efficient engines of more than 300 HP.
The new top - of - the - range
diesel version from the series is powered by a 220 kW / 300 bhp straight six - cylinder engine with BMW TwinPower Turbo,
which will also be available for the BMW 5 Series Touring as from September 2010.
The trucks will be powered by a modified
version of the «Hawk» 2.2 - liter in - line four - cylinder
diesel,
which will employ exhaust urea injection to help meet US smog requirements.
I've got a new 2016 gas Cruze and the MPG is remarkably better compared to my 2011
version which was already pretty good, so I would have a hard time justifying the
diesel option unless it was rated at 60 + MPG.
The most powerful
diesel version of the compact BMW X model features a four - cylinder engine with TwinPower Turbo technology and Common Rail direct injection, the piezoelectric injectors of
which operate at a maximum pressure of 2,000 bar.
The
diesel versions of the Drive - E engines also pioneer a brand - new Denso fuel injection system,
which uses intelligent fuel injectors
which measure the actual fuel pressure.
No walnut veneers were to be seen anywhere in the performance
version of JLR's turbo -
diesel V6 —
which, though high - grade, was still not at flagship level.
In European markets Skoda offers the 135kW / 380Nm
diesel with all - wheel drive
which provides useful extra traction in teeming wet conditions and an entertaining rearward bias when pushed — but this
version isn't coming to Australia.
The G - Wagen uses a standard 2.9 l OM 612 turbo -
diesel engine,
which can develop 156hp / 115kW, with five - speed automatic gearbox, (other commercial
versions use 5.5 l petrol V8 (500hp) power units and there is a range of engines
which could be used in the military
version).
While the Peugeot - sourced 1.6 T engine will remain in the short term (after
which it will be replaced by a three - cylinder
version of the Drive - E engine), all the bigger engines will be replaced by some
version of a brand - new 2.0 - litre four - pot, in both petrol and
diesel derivatives.
There's no doubt Porsche will be offering a base
version of the Macan, below the S and Turbo,
which could come with a naturally aspirated 3.0 litre V6 and, for Europe,
diesel versions too.
The most economical
version is the 150bhp Ingenium
diesel,
which can return up to 65.7 mpg in the five - door Evoque
The lowest - polluting model in the range is actually the most powerful 128bhp
diesel, with 96g / km, but our choice as the best all - rounder is the BlueHDi 100
version,
which is cheaper and still very lively, yet claims CO2 emissions as low as 97g / km and fuel economy of 76.3 mpg.
And an even more souped - up
version, the «Super» New Beetle, could be on the way.The 1.8 - liter, four - cylinder engine generates 150 horsepower, said Ferdinand Piech, chairman of Volkswagen.This will be the third engine offered in the New Beetle,
which was launched last year with a 2.0 - liter, four - cylinder engine that generates 115 horsepower and a 1.9 - liter, four - cylinder, turbo -
diesel engine that makes 90 horsepower.
The slightly left - field choice will be the
diesel - electric hybrid,
which doesn't quite deliver the running costs you might expect and is the most expensive
version to buy, too.
of torque for trucks weighing under 10,000 - pounds and a slightly detuned
version for trucks weighing over 10,000 - pounds (
which makes no sense to me — but I highly recommend the
diesel in this truck).
Thanks to radical downsizing, the Turbocharged Small Gasoline Engine achieves
diesel - like CO2 emission levels,
which are further reduced in its natural gas
version with CO2 emissions lower than 80 g / km in many vehicle applications.
Two
versions of the Stelvio Super - a
diesel and a petrol - will be on display with a new «Performance Pack»,
which adds a locking mechanical rear differential and leather dashboard trim.
Later
versions could get
diesels,
which will be available at the model...
The entry - level
diesel comes with a manual six - speed gearbox, but every other
version has an automatic,
which suits the car well, along with several
versions coming with Audi's famous quattro four - wheel - drive system.
That makes it as quick as the 110kW / 370Nm 2.0 - litre turbo -
diesel version,
which lowers fuel consumption to 4.5 L / 100 km with the aid of idle - stop tech.
VW also showed a
diesel concept
version of the Tiguan small crossover,
which arrives in mid-2008, at the 2007 Los Angeles Auto Show.
Our favourite
version is the SRi Nav trim allied to Vauxhall's 1.6 - litre twin - turbo
diesel,
which gives you excellent features (including Vauxhall's driver assistance pack), performance and fuel economy.
For the same money it is possible to get a nicely equipped gasoline - powered golf, or better yet the
diesel version,
which may well be the environmentally friendlier option.
There are numerous products planned under the Range Rover badge
which include different
versions of the Evoque family, a long wheelbase
version of the Range Rover SUV and a new
diesel - hybrid Range Rover based on the 3.0 - litre V6 turbo
diesel motor to boost fuel economy.
The 320d
diesel, some
versions of
which can return up to 65.7 mpg, will suit most drivers, though.
Audi is starting off with the
diesel model as that's where majority of the sales come from but soon the petrol
version will arrive and even the manual gearbox equipped Q3 S (
which is our pick of the Q3 range).
It comes with a range of
diesel and petrol engines, most of
which with all - wheel drive and an automatic gearbox, although front - wheel - drive and manual gearbox
versions are available.
That drops to 38 percent for the range - topping
diesel Maxx auto,
which is still some way better than the 28 percent residual value the electric
version is predicted to achieve.
The most efficient
version is now the CLA 180 d BlueEfficiency Edition with 109 HP 1.5 liter
diesel engine mated exclusively with manual transmission
which promise an extremely low level of CO2 emissions at 89 g / km (94 g / km for CLA Shooting Brake).
Here, the G 500 is the only variant
which can be ordered at the beginning, with more models such as a
diesel and the Mercedes - AMG G 63
version not yet available.
For this test, we chose the $ 28,950 CRDi turbo -
diesel Elite model
which is priced identically to the seven - speed twin - clutch transmission
version of the turbo - petrol T - GDi SR..
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.
The Renault Lodgy World Edition did not go under any mechanical changes and continues to be powered by the 1.5 - litre
diesel engine
which is tuned in two different ways of
which one produces 84 BHP and 200 Nm of torque while the more powerful
version outputs 108 BHP and 245 Nm of torque, the more powerful model is mated to a 6 - speed manual gearbox.
Ram offers 2WD HFE (High Fuel Economy)
versions of the 3.6 V6 and the 3.0
diesel V6,
which are rated at 18/25 and 21/29, respectively.
The 2011 Opel Astra Sports Tourer will have pretty much the same engine options as the hatch, and besides the three petrol and three
diesel powerplants that will be available at launch, the automaker will also introduce the ultra efficient ecoFLEX
version which will be based on the 1.3 CDTi 95PS engine.
A report on AutoExpress claims that Nissan is taking note of Skoda's Kodiaq arrival in Paris with a more potent
diesel version for the X-Trail SUV,
which the United States knows as the Rogue.
All the civilian
versions of the Tata Safari Storme is powered by a four - pot, 2.2 - litre, turbocharged
diesel engine
which is available in two states of tune, depending on the variant chosen.
Land Rover has revealed the Freelander 2 SD4 for 2011
which features a more powerful
version of the Ford sourced 2.2 litre
diesel with 187bhp.