Volkswagen and General Motors, with the Chevrolet Cruze and Colorado, and GMC Canyon, and Chrysler with the Ram 1500 pickup are the only non-premium brands that
offer diesel engine options in the U.S.. For VW, the diesel take - rate has reached up to 25 percent of U.S. sales in a given month, though recently, low gasoline and diesel fuel prices here have blunted such sales.
Nissan also doesn't
offer a diesel engine option or a dually rear end.
The BMW 3 - Series and Jaguar XE
both offer a diesel engine option.
The Tiago is the only car in its segment to
offer a diesel engine option, while the petrol unit is the most powerful engine compared to similarly priced hatchbacks.
Not exact matches
We don't yet know details about the Levante's powertrain
options, but it will be
offered with both gasoline and
diesel engines in Europe; the U.S. is most likely to get a 3.0 - liter twin - turbo gas V - 6 producing either 350 hp or 425 hp, depending on tune.
The MKC
offers a more powerful gas
engine option, and the Q5 has upgraded gasoline and
diesel engines available.
and it wouldn't have been bad had they just
offered this car with a more powerful
engine or V8, but no, instead anemic derivative
engines and a
diesel that's absolute crap, cause they're right, for the price of this car
optioned you can get a much better BMW, Audi or MB.
Closer to home, the same AMG handling pack is available with the 250 CDI
diesel engine, which
offers near - identical power and the
option of a manual gearbox.
The leaker also revealed the JL - generation Wrangler's drivetrain choices, which will include an updated 3.6 - liter Pentastar V - 6 that will come standard with a manual transmission and
offer an automatic as an
option, a turbocharged 2.0 - liter DOHC I - 4 with only an automatic, and finally, a
diesel engine (likely the 3.0 - liter EcoDiesel V - 6) available late in the 2019 model year pending EPA certification.
Built on the same light and strong platform as the 7 Series (but without that car's expensive Carbon Core), the BMW 5 - series
offers a range of petrol,
diesel and plug - in hybrid
engine options, and will also forms the basis for the fire - breathing M5 super saloon.
Like the Opel Insignia sedan, which was officially revealed late last year but leaked with the wagon, the Sports Tourer will
offer European customers both gas and
diesel engine options mated to an eight - speed automatic transmission.
Gas and Duramax
diesel powertrains are
offered across the lineup, including a bi-fuel
option that allows the gas
engine to run on compressed natural gas.
Both the SUVs are
offered with petrol and
diesel engines with the
option of four - wheel - drive with the
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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.
That popularity is likely to now get a further boost with the introduction of Jaguar Land Rover's latest four - cylinder Ingenium
engines to the range, including two Si4 petrol
options — of 237bhp and 286bhp — and the solitary SD4
diesel offering driven here.
However, VW is also hoping to tempt potential buyers by
offering a range of petrol
engines along with one
diesel option, plenty of standard equipment, good safety provisions and the
option of four - wheel drive.
These seven vehicles — all of them powered by both petrol and
diesel engine options — provide the opportunity to grow the Jeep brand by
offering a variety of products that will excite current customers and attract new ones.
The Jeep Compass will be
offered with two powertrain
options - a 1.4 - litre 4 - cylinder Multiar petrol
engine that produces 160 bhp with peak torque of 250 Nm and 2.0 - litre
diesel engine that produces 173 bhp and 230 Nm torque.
Looking to grow its market share with a fuel efficient new
option, Land Rover today announced it will
offer a
diesel engine in the North American market.
When Chevrolet redesigned the Colorado midsize pickup truck for the 2015 model year, the automaker announced that it would
offer a turbocharged
diesel engine option for 2016.
The compact sedan can be had with a 1.2 - litre i - VTEC petrol or a 1.5 - litre i - DTEC
diesel engine, both of which will
offer an
option of either a 5 - speed manual shifter or a CVT gearbox.
It is
offered in both petrol and
diesel engine options.
The
engine options being
offered are the 1.5 - litre Earth Dreams i - DTEC
diesel engine and the proven 1.5 - litre i - VTEC petrol
engine.
Engine options to start with are the 0.9 litre turbo three - cylinder and 1.5 litre four - cylinder
diesel, both delivering 89bhp, with a 1.0 litre petrol
offering 75bhp to follow.
Cayenne fans also have the
option to upgrade their
engine choices where a hybrid,
diesel and other variants of V - 8 and turbocharged
engines are
offered.
On the competition side, the Ford F - 150 and Dodge Ram 1500 are the immediate and obvious competition, with the Ford
offering more
engine choices and efficiency, and the Dodge
offering an even broader
options palette, including a
diesel engine.
Transmission
option includes a 5 speed manual and Suzuki will also
offer AMT
option in both the
diesel engines.
The VW Tiguan SUV also comes with a single
engine option as of now (same 2.0 - litre
diesel in a detuned form) and is
offered in a couple of variants.
Available in both fuel
options, the Swift Dzire sedan is equipped with 1.2 L, K - Series petrol
engine that cranks out peak power and torque outputs of 86 bhp and 114 Nm, respectively, whereas the
diesel powered variants of Swift Dzire are
offered with a 1.3 litre Multijet oil burner rated with peak power and torque figures of 74 bhp and 190 Nm.
Our source tells us this is the European model, equipped with a 3.0 - liter
diesel V6 that is also expected to be
offered as an
engine option in the U.S.
The 1.5 - litre
diesel engined EcoSport will be
offered in all four variants, while the 1.5 - litre petrol manual will be
offered in all variants except the Titanium
Option.
BMW will be
offering a second
diesel engine option for the 7 Series as well as a V8 rear - wheel drive variant.
The official confirmed that the SUV will be
offered with a V8, V8 plug - in hybrid and W12
engine options, all though by the end of this year a decision will be made whether or not to
offer a V8
diesel.
Performance — Things start to get interesting here as all three German cars are
offered with two
engine options each (one petrol and one
diesel, not considering the performance variants like the BMW M3 and Audi S4).
In the European market, VW says the Arteon will be
offered with six gasoline and
diesel engines, but we expect all we'll get in Canada is a 2.0 - litre TSI turbocharged four - cylinder gasser good for 276 hp and matched with a dual - clutch transmission and 4Motion all - wheel drive; U.S. buyers may get the
option of a front - drive model.
ENGINE & TRANSMISSION, RIDE & HANDLING, BRAKING & SAFETY The Xcent is
offered in both petrol and
diesel options.
It will boast an even more efficient 3.0 - liter TDI
diesel engine option, which already
offers great fuel economy for the 2015 model.
The petrol
engine was
offered with an automatic gearbox, but there was no auto
option for the
diesel motor until a facelifted CR - V reached showrooms in January 2010.
It is expected to be
offered with 2.0 - litre and 3.0 - litre petrol and
diesel engine options globally from the newly developed Ingenium line of Land Rover
engines.
Its sales are notably fueled by the fact that the Hyundai Creta is the only SUV in the segment to
offer an
option of a 6 - speed automatic with both petrol and
diesel engines.
In the UK, the GLC is
offered in 220 d 4MATIC and 250 d 4MATIC trims — both powered by
diesel engines — with a starting price of # 34,280 before adding
options.
It is being
offered with three petrol and two
diesel engine options.
Even then, it was
offered with both petrol and
diesel engine options.
-- Jaguar F - Pace specs for India have been revealed — The SUV will be
offered in three variants, with two
diesel engine options — The launch will happen by end of this year, with prices expected to start around Rs. 90 lakhs
ABS and Dual airbags will be
offered as standard and the crossover will be available in both petrol and
diesel engine options.
Surprisingly, for a huge seven seater luxury SUV, the only
engine option on
offer is a 2.0 liter
diesel turbocharged four cylinder
engine.
The Mercedes S - Class is
offered in both petrol and
diesel engine options.
It's a shame that the 1.2 and 1.4 - litre petrol
engines that used to be
offered in the Altea have been withdrawn, because they were much quieter than the
diesel engines that are the only
option now.
The 2016 Ford Endeavour will be
offered in two
diesel engine and transmission
options along with the new Terrain Management System for better off - roading ability.
The new gen Verna is launched in two
engine options only and the company has not
offered the 1.4 petrol and
diesel as previously available.