«BMW diesels not only are still available in the U.S. after the 335d was discontinued, we now
offer more diesel alternatives than ever before,» said BMW Product and Technology Spokesperson, Julian Arguelles, adding that a 328d sedan and 328d xDrive Sport Wagon are just now shipping to dealers.
Not exact matches
One of the largest restaurant franchisor / franchisee organizations in the United States, TA Restaurant Group is a division comprised of
more than 850 food concepts that are affiliated with TravelCenters of America LLC - a Fortune 500 company that
offers gasoline and
diesel fueling, restaurants, truck repair facilities and convenience stores in 43 states and Canada.
As luxury brands try to appeal to the eco-conscious crowd (and meet upcoming CAFE regulations) we're going to see a lot
more diesel or hybrid
offerings.
Expect the small Mercedes to
more closely mirror the plethora of variants
offered by the BMW 3 Series in the future with the addition of a convertible, a
diesel, and a hybrid.
However, both of these cars
offer larger,
more powerful 3.0 - liter six - cylinder
diesel engines and do not match the E250 BlueTec in terms of fuel efficiency.
The Jetta TDI SportWagen makes
more sense if you want
more bang for the buck, but the A3 TDI is a way for Audi brand loyalists to get a
diesel wagon too, or for buyers who are looking for a bit
more luxury than the Jetta can
offer.
We're sure part of this data drama stems from engineers wrapping their final validation and certification tests, but withholding numbers also affords Ford some last - minute wiggle room should a competitor (we're looking at you, GM) announce a
more powerful
diesel offering in the coming months.
With 235bhp from 4800 - 5600rpm and 258 lb ft from 1650rpm the new engine's performance has no close equivalents in the crossover class —
diesel rivals from BMW and Mercedes produce less power but
more torque, and few rivals
offer petrol variants with similar specifications.
BMW only
offers a
diesel engine in its X3 and, again, although it starts at a low # 34,845, you'll need to fork out
more to match the Stelvio.
The
diesels deliver from 64.2 to 70.6 mpg combined, and emit as little as 104g / km of CO2, but it's the hybrid that
offers best economy, delivering over a claimed 70mpg combined and
more than 90mpg in town, while emitting less than 103g / km of CO2.
Automakers have been
offering rebates for drivers who scrap their old
diesel cars and purchase
more environmentally friendly vehicles.
The all - new JTDms are impressively frugal as we'll get to in a moment, but crucially they feel different to other
diesels,
offering a
more linear torque curve, encouraging a sportier driving style.
The MKC
offers a
more powerful gas engine option, and the Q5 has upgraded gasoline and
diesel engines available.
Either
offers up monster acceleration at any revs, with the petrol eclipsing the
diesel as the
more powerful unit but the
diesel fighting back with a considerably higher torque figure.
I drive 75 miles (round trip) for work each day and most of those miles are highway so the
diesel makes
more sense than the hybrids
offered by everyone else.
The ML350 BlueTEC 4MATIC also launches this September, powered by a 3.0 - liter
diesel that
offers more grunt (240 hp, 455 lb - ft) and improved efficiency (20/25 mpg).
That's
more than what the U.S. - spec Mercedes - Benz Sprinter
offers from its 3.0 - liter turbo -
diesel V - 6 (188 hp, 325 lb - ft of torque), but it does trail the traditional
diesel V - 8s
offered in North American cargo vans.
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.
It
offers modest levels of entertainment even as a basic
diesel but the
more appealing options are the # 35,420 M240i and of course the M2, which is probably a better car than BMW's own M4.
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Engine-wise we'd pick either the THP 210 or BlueHDi 180, each of which
offers suitable performance, and of the two it's the auto - equipped
diesel that probably makes
more sense.
The Brabus C - Class refinement program is
more subtle than most, and
offers power upgrades for the petrol - powered C200 and the
diesel - fired C220 Bluetec.
We haven't been
offered a drive in the standard V90 yet, but while auto journalists are supposed to be inclined toward station wagons, especially brown ones with
diesels and manual gearboxes (neither of which will be
offered in the U.S.) we can't see how we'll like it any
more as the Cross Country.
Prior to the scandal, Volkswagen
offered diesel engines in six of its eight U.S. models, and TDI - branded cars and crossovers accounted for
more than 20 percent of U.S. sales.
The new TDI
diesel model
offers impressive acceleration, thanks in part to its generous torque, and returns an even
more impressive 38 mpg on the highway.
An even
more economical sDrive 16d (
diesel)
offers an even
more incredible 3.9 L / 100 km.
More interesting is a
diesel plug - in hybrid called the Q7 E-tron Quattro, which will create 373 hp from its six - cylinder engine and
offer a full - electric range of 60 kilometres.
Renowned for being one of the most solid SUVs in its class, the GLK features two separate trim
offerings with an available gas or
diesel engine, an athletic stance, available all - wheel drive, versatility and
more.
For some that won't matter as they will be lured by the
diesel's ability to return average fuel consumption of 4.5 L / 100 km, but we think the revised petrol Octavia
offers more thrills for the keen driver.
-- Second - gen Amaze features and specifications revealed, launch on 16th May — Gets LED DRLs, cruise control, touchscreen infotainment and
more — Is longer, wider and shorter than the outgoing model with 65 mm longer wheelbase — Will be
offered in 4 powertrain combinations including a
diesel - CVT option
The option of a
diesel - automatic in its range will make the Amaze
more competitive in its segment, as the Maruti Suzuki Dzire is currently the only car to
offer the same combination.
Producing less power (275kW) but
more torque (700Nm), the German SUV
offers even
more fantastical efficiency claims (1.7 L / 100 km, 46g / km of C02), but should have the edge in the real world on account of its choice of a 3.0 - litre
diesel V6 rather than a small petrol engine.
The petrol and
diesel vRS variants
offer more power and handling that's been tuned to
more enthusiastic tastes.
It's difficult to recommend the 237bhp
diesel, however, when you consider that it's
more expensive to buy and to run than the 187bhp model, and the latter can do everything the
more powerful model does, apart from
offering mildly snappier performance.
Offered with quiet, efficient turbo -
diesel V6s or loud and angry V8s pumping out up to 430kW, it replaces the GL and adds an «S» to align it
more closely with the S - Class sedan.
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.
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.
When you stick to the lower reaches of the rev range, it is one of the
more pleasant
diesel engines on
offer in today's market.
More powerful SkyActiv gasoline engine and 2.2 - liter
diesel engine (available second half of 2017)
offering, Mazda says, «hybrid levels of fuel economy,» which might mean 35 - 40 mpg.
Diesels are
more frugal on longer journeys, but T8 plug - in claims lowest CO2 and
offers big company car tax savings
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
diesel is
offered in two guises - a 2 - litre, 150PS front - wheel - drive version and a
more powerful 2.0 - litre, 184PS version one with Audi's famed quattro four - wheel - drive system.
However, the
more exciting news is the new 2.0 - litre turbo
diesel that also
offers the same choice of manual and automatic gearboxes.
While it will likely cost
more than the 3.6 - liter V6, the
diesel engine also promises to
offer plentiful torque and should produce excellent fuel economy.
Coming to the
more interesting proposition, Tata Motors is developing a new 1.5 - litre
diesel turbocharged motor that will be a four - cylinder unit part of the new Revotorq family and will be
offered with multiple driving modes.
In terms of engines, the
diesels make the most sense as they're
more refined and
offer the best mix of economy and performance.
What's
more, Skoda
offers a wide range of petrol and
diesel engines, manual and automatic gearboxes, and two or four - wheel drive on selected models.
The V - 10
diesel is rated at 553 foot - pounds of torque,
more than the 6.0 - liter turbodiesel V - 8
offered in the Ford Excursion.
The
more potent Cruze
diesel model is an intriguing choice and a win - win proposition, as it
offers both good fuel economy and satisfyingly brisk acceleration by compact - sedan standards.
Mahindra will most likely replace the 1.5 - liter mCR100
diesel engine with the
more fuel efficient mHawk80
diesel engine
offered in the TUV300.