The lowest emissions rating comes from
the manual diesel version of the Fastback, at 104g / km, with the hatch not far behind at 107g / km.
Not exact matches
Come next summer, a TDI
diesel version will arrive (with a five - speed
manual or DSG and rated at 40 mpg highway).
The most financially frugal all - wheel drive model is the
manual 2 - litre
diesel at around # 37k, the automatic
version is about # 2k dearer.
Although
diesel,
manual - transmission, and front - wheel - drive
versions will be offered in Europe, all U.S. market Audi TT models come standard with Quattro all - wheel drive and Audi's S - tronic dual - clutch six - speed transmission.
I too was recently in the Algave on family summer hols, and also rented a Renault Megane estate GT line
manual diesel (new
version).
Anyway, you can be sure to see the 2.0 TDI in different power
versions including the new bi-turbo
diesel launched on Passat coupled to a six speed
manual transmission or a seven speed DSG dual - clutch gearbox.
Lesser - known variants included a 2.8 - liter
version with a
manual transmission, a
diesel - powered
version, as well as a 6.0 - liter W12 variant that was rarely seen.
This
version is
diesel powered, with either a 2.5 - liter, Duramax
Diesel four - cylinder or a 2.8 - liter Duramax
Diesel TD four - cylinder, linked to a five - speed
manual or six - speed automatic transmission.
Much like the current model, Hyundai might stick with the 5 - speed
manual and 4 - speed automatic transmissions for the petrol
versions and a 6 - speed
manual for the
diesel variant.
A five - speed
manual is standard in lower - powered 81bhp and 109bhp
versions of the 1.2 - litre petrol 2008, and also in the 74bhp and 99bhp
diesels.
The 75bhp
diesel manual delivers 22.95 km / l as opposed to 20.65 km / l by 89bhp
version.
The
diesel variant is mated to a 7 - speed dual clutch automatic transmission while the petrol
version gets a 6 - speed
manual gearbox and a 6 - speed automatic transmission option.
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.
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.
As with the two
diesels, the less powerful model comes with a six - speed
manual gearbox as standard, while the more powerful
version comes with a nine - speed automatic gearbox only.
The petrol engine is powered by a 1.5 L i - VTEC motor producing 120ps of power and 145Nmm of peak torque and comes mated to either a 5 - speed
manual transmission gearbox or a CVT gearbox; while the
diesel version is powered by a 1.5 L i - DTEC motor producing a power of 99ps and a peak torque of 200Nm.
The
manual petrol
version would give fuel efficiency of 14.59 km / l while the
diesel versions would give average of 22.54 km / l, the company claimed.
The 2.5 litre,
diesel engine is offered in BS IV and BS III
versions and transmission duties are performed by a five - speed
manual unit.
They include six - speed
manual and six - speed Powershift Automatic
versions with a 181bhp 2.0 TDCi
diesel engine, and a 247bhp 2.0 Ecoboost petrol
version that's available with
manual gears only.
Engine choices on the Giulietta are the 1.4 litre MultiAir with 168bhp (# 24,820 with the
manual «box, # 26,245 with the TCT Twin - Clutch), 2.0 JTM - 2
diesel with 148bhp (# 25,680) and the 173bhp
version at # 27,840.
Both the petrol and
diesel versions with
manual transmission are available in Base, Ambiente, Trend, Trend Plus, Titanium and Titanium plus trims.
The Ford Figo is available in both petrol and
diesel versions, all with five speed
manual transmissions and power steering as standard.
There's a tange of three engines — a 1.6 petrol available on ASX 2 and 3 models, a 1.6 -
diesel that can be specified with
manual transmission on the ASX 3, 4 and 5, and a 2.2
diesel that's fitted to automatic
versions of the ASX 4 and 5.
While mainstream
versions of both the new i30 hatch and wagon will again come with small four - cylinder petrol and
diesel engines matched with
manual and automatic transmissions, the i30 N hot hatch will deliver more than 200kW and 300Nm.
Both
versions get a six - speed automatic transmission, but traditionalists can select a six - speed
manual transmission if they decide to go with
diesel power.
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.
The Elite model's standard CRDi turbo -
diesel is available in Go
versions too, in automatic or
manual, although without the standard safety technology.
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).
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 Nexon AMT is offered with the same petrol and
diesel engine as the
manual version.
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.
Volvo Car Corporation's 1.6 - liter
diesel combined with the automatic Powershift gearbox now delivers the same low fuel consumption and CO2 levels as the
manual DRIVe
versions.
The
diesel is frugal in
manual form but petrols, automatics and four - wheel - drive
versions all come with a significant economy penalty
Do note that the
diesel engines deliver their performance in one big rush, and unless you've selected the correct gear in the six - speed
manual version, the car can be left floundering.
[7] The 2C
diesel provided 73 PS (54 kW) at 4,700 rpm and was only available with a five - speed
manual transmission, whereas the petrol
versions could also be had with a four - speed automatic.
Outputs for the
diesel stand at 100PS and 200Nm for the
manual and 80PS and 160Nm for the automatic
version.
While the
diesel manual variant has an output of 100 PS and 200 Nm, the CVT equipped
version has power and torque outputs of 80 PS and 160 Nm.
The first member of the new family will be a Euro 6 2,0 litre
diesel with 163 HP and 380 Nm which promises a fuel consumption of 75 mpg and only 99 g / km CO2 emissions for the
version mated with a 6 - speed
manual gearbox and start / stop system.
Both petrol and
diesel engines come mated to a 5 - speed
manual transmission, with an optional CVT offered on the petrol
version.
The Stepway can also be equipped with the less powerful 85 PS
version of the 1.5 - liter dCi four - cylinder
diesel engine mated to a 5 - speed
manual gearbox.
The most fuel - efficient
version is the eD4 equipped with the 150 PS
diesel and six - speed
manual transmission which averages 4.3 l / 100 km and emits 113 g / km CO2.
Engine options include a 1.6 litre GDI with 130bhp, a new turbo
version of the same engine with 175bhp, a 1.7 litre
diesel with 113bhp and a 2.0 litre
diesel with either 134bhp or 181bhp, with gearbox options (depending on model) of a six - speed
manual, six - speed auto or Kia's new seven - speed DCT «box.
Tata Motors, which is seeing strong sales of its first ever compact SUV, the Nexon, has now further upped the ante with automated
manual transmission (AMT)
versions priced at Rs 941,000 for the petrol and Rs 10.3 lakh for the
diesel (ex-showroom, Delhi).
There are no less than six
versions of Koleos to choose from, if you consider the two
diesel engines and the choice between front or four - wheel drive with a
manual or automatic gearbox.
The biggest improvement however comes in the form of the new optional 9 - speed automatic gearbox which can be specified with a higher output
version of the 1.6 - litre
diesel engine delivering 160 PS and 350 Nm of torque (standard gearbox option is a 6 - speed
manual unit).
The petrol variant of the SUV comes with a new 6 - speed
manual transmission while the
diesel version is equipped with six - speed transmission.
Power comes from an updated
version of the 2.5 litre
diesel four - pot with either 161 bhp of 187bhp mated to either a standard six - speed
manual or optional seven - speed auto.
As evidence of the Golf SportWagen's unique demographic, Michael Klopotowski, Volkswagen's product planner for the Golf family, told me that 80 percent of buyers of the previous generation opted for the TDI
version with its
diesel drivetrain, while 30 percent got the
manual transmission — numbers that don't jibe at all with automotive buying trends in the US.
As mentioned earlier, I drive both the
manual and automatic
versions of the 1.6 - litre
diesel.