New: Audi «s low - slung version of the VW Golf
gets diesel power for 2010.
In Europe you'll also be
getting diesel power, in the shape of 3 - liter mills, going all the way up to the new quad - turbo M50d engine with 400 HP and 760 Nm (569 lb - ft) of torque.
It is expected to
get diesel power from the 1.8 litre turbocharged engine with 134 bhp.
I will need a new vehicle in July and would love to
get a diesel powered Jeep GC again.
Not exact matches
As a result testers
got one outcome — a
diesel -
powered car that met all the EPA's emissions requirements — while VW owners
got another: a more powerful vehicle that spewed out up to 35 times more nitrogen oxide, an air pollutant, than standards allow.
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.
Getting remote communities off
diesel (p. 81, 122, 127 and 150): It's been clear for years that relying on
diesel fuel for
power is bad news: it's dirty, noisy and expensive.
These new trucks — which employ a
diesel combustion engine along with a hydraulic high - pressure accumulator that stores energy captured during braking —
get 35 percent better fuel economy and generate as much as 30 percent fewer greenhouse gas emissions as compared to the non-hybrid
diesel -
powered vehicles they are replacing.
We
got a chance to sample Ford's new 2018 F - 150
Power Stroke
diesel on the high, hilly roads outside of Denver.
The
diesel -
powered light - duty pickup
got off to a hot start when it first went on sale, as more than 8000 orders rolled in within three days of availability.
It is a
diesel and once it
gets rolling the
power is quite impressive.
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.
The 2014 - 15 Chevy Cruze
diesel sedan,
powered by a 2.0 - liter engine, was EPA - rated 27/44 mpg, with the «44» number being most salient —
diesels do their most efficient work on the highway after their turbos
get them up to steady cruising speeds.
It's also why you can't
get a
Power Wagon with a
diesel engine, as there simply wouldn't be space for the 6.7 - liter Cummins turbodiesel and its cooling apparatus while still fitting the winch behind the front bumper.
So, if your two starter motors are spinning at the same angular velocity (in order to
get the
diesel engine started), the 4KW motor will have not quite twice the torque of the motor with the 2.5 KW
power rating.
Decode that impressively long name, and you
get a 3.0 - litre straight - six
diesel -
powered 4 - series Coupe, with four - wheel drive.
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.
This suv is spacious, comfortable and has the needed
power to tow some serious weight (7000 lbs) It has been reliable and
gets very good mileage for its size (20 in town, 24 highway) since its a
diesel engine.
While costly, the approach works, and if CARB ever
gets its head on straight,
diesel -
powered vehicles like the BMW 335d could be a hit in America.
In fact, while chatting with Turner about supercharging and amazing stuff such as the Napier Nomad flat - 12 two - stroke
diesel compound aero engine (his favourite engine) is cool, the really fascinating area is his views on the future of the internal combustion engine and how we're going to
get more
power from it.
Mini 3 - door Cooper D and 5 - door Cooper D
get power from a 1.5 litre 3 - cylinder MINI Twin Power Turbo diesel engine with 270 Nm of torque and power output of 85 kW / 11
power from a 1.5 litre 3 - cylinder MINI Twin
Power Turbo diesel engine with 270 Nm of torque and power output of 85 kW / 11
Power Turbo
diesel engine with 270 Nm of torque and
power output of 85 kW / 11
power output of 85 kW / 114 hp.
For now the engine line up is restricted to two choices, both with a pair of
power outputs: the 2.2 - litre
diesel comes with either 178bhp or 207bhp and a new 2.0 - litre aluminium four - cylinder petrol
gets 198bhp or 276bhp.
The CrossBlue
gets a hybrid powertrain that consists of a 190 bhp TDI
diesel engine and two electric motors with 54hp and 114hp which derive
power from a 9.8 KWh Li - ion battery pack housed in the center tunnel.
But if you're already imagining the fantastic fuel economy you'll
get in your new
diesel -
powered Volvo wagon, don't
get too excited.
The
diesel -
powered Trailhawk concept shows you can
get 35s under a Grand Cherokee if you put a spacer above the coil springs and are very adept at body trimming.
If you're not in a great rush to
get away from the lights, though, you'll find even the least powerful
diesel has enough
power for overtaking safely.
While the entry level models
get 1.5 - litre three - cylinder petrol and
diesel engines, the top - of - the - line Cooper S and Cooper SD variants are
powered by 2.0 - litre four - cylinder petrol and
diesel engine respectively.
While the European market V60 will use a
diesel - electric hybrid system, the United States will
get a gasoline -
powered variant.
While the base model is likely to
get a new 1.8 - litre unit, the top - model will be
powered by the mighty V6
diesel found in today's GLK 350.
The MY2018 cars will
get the 286bhp and 400Nm torque setup of the 2.0 - litre petrol Ingenium engine while the
diesel engine will pump out 237bhp of
power and 340Nm of torque and will come mated to the existing nine - speed automatic transmission, a standard on all latest Land Rovers.
The Indian Maserati Levante will initially be
powered by a 3.0 - litre, V6
diesel engine producing 275 HP of
power, mated to an 8 - speed automatic gearbox and the engine is known for its smooth and timely
power delivery, the SUV also
gets a Start - Stop system that shuts down the engine when idle and turns it on when it is time to move again increasing the vehicle's fuel efficiency.
The engine choices are the same as last year's, which means that you can
get up to 397 horsepower and 765 pound - feet of torque in a
diesel -
powered truck.
Like the current car, the 2015 Golf is offered in three guises: the Golf is
powered by a 1.8 - litre turbocharged, direct - injection four - cylinder TSI engine; the Golf TDI Clean
Diesel model
gets a new 2.0 - litre common rail, turbocharged, direct - injected
diesel engine; and the GTI
gets an uprated 2.0 - litre four - cylinder TSI engine making about 210 horsepower and a healthy 258 lb - ft of torque.
A
diesel vehicle will
get you between 20 and 40 percent better fuel economy than a gasoline -
powered vehicle.
The base trim doesn't
get sat - nav or a
powered tailgate, which seems mean, although 142g / km CO2 from the cheaper 180bhp 2.0 - litre
diesel variant is about as efficient as hefty, non-hybrid SUVs
get.
Volkswagen states that the next generation Passat will
get two new engines which include a 2.0 - litre 4 - cylinder bi-turbo
diesel mill that produces 240 PS of
power and 500 Nm of torque at 1750 RPM and will come with a very exclusive new 7 - speed DSG automatic transmission and 4Motion four - wheel drive technology.
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.
In global markets, the 2016 Range Rover Evoque
gets a new 2.0 - litre Ingenium
diesel engine but the Indian version continues to be
powered by the same 2.2 - litre oil - burner that is known to belt out 190 PS of
power and 420 Nm of torque.
The
diesel Osprey might
get the new 1.05 - litre engine that also
powers the Zica but we can not rule out the possibility of it
getting the 1.3 - litre Multijet too.
The all -
diesel engine line - up consists of an economical 2.0 - litre, a smooth 3.0 - litre with two
power levels and a 3.0 - litre «BiTDI», which
gets two turbochargers for greater performance.
Much like the US model, the India spec
diesel is also likely to
get a bump in
power, now producing 150 PS.
Unlike India which
gets a
diesel heart, the Philippines spec Ford EcoSport is available only with a 1.5 - litre TiVCT petrol engine that is tuned to produce 110 PS of
power at 6300 RPM and 142 Nm of torque at 4500 RPM, paired to a 5 - speed manual and a 6 - speed Powershift automatic transmission options.
We
got behind the wheel of the GLA 220d that's
powered by the 2.2 - litre
diesel motor with 170bhp and 350Nm of torque.
The
diesel version will
get a 1.4 - litre U2 CRDI engine that comes mated to a 6 - speed manual gearbox to generate 89bhp of
power.
While it is still not known as to what powertrains will be offered on the Titanium S, we expect the same 1.5 - litre 3 - cylinder Dragon petrol and the 1.5 - litre TDCi 4 - cylinder
diesel engines to
power the EcoSport Titanium S. However, the Titanium S variant will
get a 6 - speed manual gearbox instead of the 5 - speed manual one.
Under the hood, the 2018 Isuzu D - Max V - Cross continues to
get the 2.5 - litre
diesel engine that churns out 132 bhp of max
power and 320 Nm of peak torque.
Still, the
power train
gets the job done, and few will miss the
diesel option.
Again, not something unique to the
diesel, and once you
get going, the motor just doesn't seem to quit spooling out
power.
For this higher -
powered variant (the base
diesel puts out 163 hp), the torque figure is 430 Nm / 317 lb - ft and it results in an effortless drive with plenty of
get - up - and - go when you need it.