Photo: Nissan Bigger Battery Optional, Instead of Bigger Engine With
gasoline and diesel powered vehicles, one of the biggest option choices facing buyers is engine size.
Talking of causes, the case against
gasoline and diesel powered vehicles is not going well in Spain.
If we stopped selling
gasoline and diesel powered cars today and only allowed the sale of electric cars, it would take 20 years to get all the
gasoline and diesel powered cars off the road.
Vehicles covered by the new warranty, which includes basic and powertrain coverage, include all V8
gasoline and diesel powered models.
This is the same plant that produces
the gasoline and diesel powered A -, B -, and GLA - class models.
These workhorses were offered with a variety of relatively frugal
gasoline and diesel power plants.
Not exact matches
Unlike in Europe, where more than half the cars are
diesels, they are rarities in the U.S. — about 0.5 % —
and they cost more than
gasoline -
powered models.
DIESEL FUEL - It is less refined
and more energy dense than
gasoline, converting heat into energy more efficiently, sending less heat out the tailpipe than gas -
powered vehicles.
Today I was driving my
GASOLINE powered car around a city with a lot of other
GASOLINE powered cars, I saw some trucks
and buses driving around with
DIESEL engines,
and got stopped at a level crossing while a train, pulled by 2
DIESEL locomotives went by.
FUEL ECONOMY -
Diesels can get up to 30 percent more miles per gallon of fuel than similar gas
powered cars
and can be more economical than
gasoline - electric hybrids.
The poll also found strong support for other policies that would help accelerate Canada's transition to clean energy, including federal support to help provinces use more renewable electricity, switching buildings
and vehicles to clean
power,
and measures to cut the carbon emissions from
gasoline and diesel fuel.
The
diesel plug - in hybrid can run in all - electric mode for 14 miles with an estimated fuel economy of 89 mpg equivalent
and can achieve 35 mpg as a hybrid, which a comparable
gasoline -
powered SUV would be hard - pressed to beat.
Catalysts have been an integral part of
diesel -
and gasoline -
powered engines since the mid-1970s as federal regulations called for reductions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons
and nitrogen oxides.
In other words, the company plans to build
and then lease SunCells or other devices to customers
and charge a per diem usage fee, allowing people to go off the
power grid
and stop buying
gasoline or
diesel while paying just a fraction of what those things now cost.
Generating
power without
gasoline,
diesel, or coal could change our nation's energy
and security landscape.
Why It Matters: Catalysts have been an integral part of the exhaust systems of
diesel -
and gasoline -
powered engines since the mid-1970s when federal regulations called for reductions of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons
and nitrogen oxides.
Although the F - Series Super Duty's
gasoline engine — a 385 - hp, 6.2 - liter V - 8 — remains unchanged for 2015, the 2015 Ford Super Duty's optional 6.7 - liter
Power Stroke turbo -
diesel V - 8 has been tweaked inside
and out.
Changes under the skin are less intensive, as the refreshed Volkswagen Touareg is
powered by the same range of V - 6
and V - 8
gasoline,
diesel,
and hybrid powertrains.
The European model will be
powered either by a 2.0 - liter
gasoline or 2.2 - liter
diesel engine, with a six - speed automatic transmission
and engine stop - start.
The differences between the
gasoline - fed Mercedes E350
and the
diesel -
powered E350 BlueTEC are much smaller than I expected.
As you know, Audi has had great success with its
gasoline -
and diesel -
powered race cars at Le Mans over the past 13 years,
and this year its R18 e-tron Quattro, its first hybrid race car, competed alongside the TDI R18 Ultra.
Expect a whole range of gas
and diesel four - cylinder engines for Europe, with the U.S. most likely to get a version
powered by either a 1.8 - liter or 2.0 - liter
gasoline turbo - four routed through Quattro all - wheel drive.
At a time when the take rate of
diesel engines has been dwindling, what with increasingly stringent NOx
and particulate emission regulations,
and sales of hybrids
and increasingly frugal
gasoline -
powered vehicles are mushrooming, the future for
diesels is uncertain.
Following the introduction of the
diesel 2016 Titan XD, Nissan will add
gasoline -
powered V - 6
and V - 8 models, three available cab configurations including, for the first time, a single cab version.
Over its thirteen - year run, the original four - cylinder,
gasoline -
powered New Beetle coupe was joined by
diesel, turbocharged,
and convertible versions before going out of production in 2010.
Drag racing is world apart from production consumer cars, drag
diesel engines run advanced injector timing
and lots of fuel delivery, since
diesels to not control
power using an intake throttle plate like
gasoline engines, they use the amount of fuel injected to control
power delivered, lots of fuel lots of
power.
By market, the Japanese Atenza (sedan
and wagon) is available in four grades: the XD,
powered by a 2.2 L Skyactiv - D
diesel engine; XD L,
powered by the same 2.2 L
diesel; 20S, fitted with the same 2.0 L
gasoline engine adopted by the CX - 5;
and 25S L, featuring an all - new 2.5 L
gasoline engine.
Also in the 5 - year evaluation, the
diesel -
powered Silverado
and GMC Sierra heavy - duty pickups remain less expensive to own than their
gasoline counterparts.
We got our first look at the Golf SportWagen, which is set to arrive in
gasoline -
and diesel -
powered form early in 2015, at the 2014 New York auto show.
With only 181 hp from its 2.0 - liter
diesel, it's not nearly as quick as its
gasoline -
powered siblings, yet it still feels nimble
and nicely damped as we leap through corners at a quick but casual pace.
Musk told Automotive News «I have this idea for a really advanced truck that has... more towing
power and more carrying capacity than a
gasoline or
diesel truck of comparable size.»
With a turbocharged
gasoline engine for Metris, a powerful 6 - cylinder
diesel engine6 for Sprinter
and a 4X4 Sprinter variant, our drivetrains deliver the
power under pressure
and value over time.
It is
powered either by a
diesel engine with up to 120 bhp (89 kW; 122 PS) or a
gasoline engine with up to 140 bhp (104 kW; 142 PS)
and a front - wheel drive drivetrain.
As for propulsion, all engines both
gasoline and diesel on offer now use BMW's TwinPower turbo technology for upping
power without upping fuel consumption
and XDrive intelligent all - wheel drive is now standard or an option on 12 different models.
If you're a
diesel fan,
and have somehow avoided the news for the past year, you might be disappointed to find that there won't be a turbo -
diesel -
powered Q5, but there is a turbocharged
gasoline 2.0 - liter I4 good for 252 hp
and 273 lb - ft of torque, which can fling the Q5 from a standing start to 60 mph in only 5.9 seconds — a second faster than the current model.
Other block heaters run on the vehicle's
gasoline or
diesel fuel
and do not require an external
power source.
What is it: The GMC Canyon Denali is a midsize pickup truck
powered by either a 308 - hp
gasoline V6 or a 2.8 - liter Duramax
diesel with 181 hp
and 369 lb - ft of torque.Key Competitors: Toyota Tacoma,...
Reliable
and long - lasting
diesel powered heavy trucks move our goods from coast to coast
and diesel propelled cars offer better fuel efficiency ratings than those of
gasoline powered vehicles, still American consumers seem hesitant to purchase these clean burning
and economical cars as their primary source of transportation.
A
gasoline -
powered Corolla LE Eco or Sentra FE has city
and combined fuel economy within one MPG of a Jetta
diesel.
Unlike the other
gasoline models, the Cruze's 2.0
diesel is only available with an automatic transmission,
and is the only engine that features direct fuel injection — a modern engine innovation that promotes more efficient combustion
and increases
power relative to the volume of fuel used.
A
diesel vehicle will get you between 20
and 40 percent better fuel economy than a
gasoline -
powered vehicle.
With low - sulfur
diesel now mandated across the United States, sophisticated engine management
and an emissions - control system that makes the engine just as clean as any
gasoline -
powered vehicle in the market, you end up with a terrific SUV.
To make sense of it all, BMW branded each model with a number
and a letter — the bigger the number, the more
power you get, while the letter «i» denotes
gasoline variants,
and the letter «d» designates
diesel variants.
The plug - in will go 25 miles on battery (not bad, not spectacular)
and a
diesel - like combined range of 600 miles on battery
and gasoline power.
The New Generation i20 is available with a choice of two Hyundai «Kappa»
gasoline and two «U-II»
diesel power units.
The EPA has certified the
diesel -
powered versions of the Chevrolet Colorado
and GMC Canyon at 31 mpg highway — the highest rating of any truck, big or small,
gasoline or
diesel — sold in the U.S.
The new range of
power plants will include two
gasoline engines: a 1.2 Liter
and 1.4 Liter Twinport variants as well as two different
diesel options: a 1.7 CDTI
and 1.3 CDTI ecoFLEX with fuel consumption ranging between 5.0
and 5.5 liter / 100 km, about 50 MPG, with a maximum CO2 emissions of only 129 g / km, a number that is very low.
The
gasoline engine range comprises 1.2 - liter, 1.4 - liter,
and 1.6 - liter 16V units, while the 1.5 - liter dCi
diesel comes in three
power outputs.
A new SE with Sunroof package is offered on both the
gasoline and diesel models, while a Sunroof
and Navigation package is available only on
diesel -
powered Jetta SportWagens.
Direct - injection
gasoline,
diesel engines, common - rail injection systems,
and variable valve timing are ways to increase
power density while decreasing emissions.