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Jaguar has released more details on the diesel engines of its new XE sedan.

The good news for the performance loving, SUV raving and the ones who can really afford is that they can get their hands on the Grand Cherokee SRT as this will be the only model which can be sold in Delhi due to the ongoing ban on diesel engines of 2000cc and above.

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Strohmayer said that the team was now focusing on the development of a high - performance hybrid aircraft with a smart diesel engine.

«After years of claiming the OPEL business was critical to the company's global platform strategy in small cars and diesel engines (while suffering billions on losses), the company surprised the market with its decision to completely exit,» wrote Jonas.

This news comes on the heels of announcements in Germany and Asia that other countries would start investigating diesel engines.

What France really needs to do, according to a number of environmentalists, is slash its dependency on diesel - powered engines.

Better engines for the climate On average, about 85 percent of the particle matter emitted from diesel trucks is black carbon, said Christopher Frey <, a professor of environmental engineering at North Carolina State University.

It added: «These results challenge the existing paradigm that diesel cars are associated, in general, with far higher PM emission rates, reflecting the effectiveness» of engine add - ons like DPFs to stem pollution.

And much of the technology needed to cut the world's black carbon output already exists, including pollution traps that can be installed on diesel engines and solar cookstoves that replace models powered by burning wood or dung.

Virgin Atlantic airline announced that early this year it will conduct the first flight test of a biodiesel — petroleum diesel blend in one of the four engines of a 747 aircraft; Air New Zealand is planning a similar test flight on a Rolls Royce engine in one of its 747s later in the year.

Sage Kokjohn, left, and Rolf Reitz check a room with test monitors and air regulators that are connected to an operating, one - cylinder diesel engine in the Caterpillar Engine Lab at the Engineering Research Building on the University of Wisconsin - Madison cengine in the Caterpillar Engine Lab at the Engineering Research Building on the University of Wisconsin - Madison cEngine Lab at the Engineering Research Building on the University of Wisconsin - Madison campus.

Road tests will expand on results from the lab, he says, adding, «The engine has a lot of controls, so when you put your foot on the gas, we automatically change the amount of diesel and gasoline to optimize the combustion process.

A cetane number is a relative ranking of fuels based on the amount of time between fuel injection and ignition (ignition delay) in a diesel engine.

By simulating how a highly volatile, low - soot fuel behaves in many engine designs, «We hope to retain the performance of diesel fuel with lower particulate matter and nitrogen oxide emissions,» said Roberto Torelli, an Argonne postdoctoral researcher on Som's team.

«There are quite a few knobs to turn on a modern diesel engine,» said Steve Busch, a senior member of the technical staff at the Sandia National Laboratories.

Dr. Peden has written or contributed to more than 160 peer - reviewed scientific publications on the kinetics and mechanisms of automobile exhaust catalysis; the development of zeolite catalysts for diesel engine emission control; hydrocarbon reforming over bimetallic catalysts; the structure of hydroprocessing catalysts; the development of novel, supported solid acid catalysts for petroleum refining; the growth and properties of oxide and semiconductor thin films; and model studies of adhesion at metal / metal - oxide interfaces.

The main engines on up to nine cruise ships will switch from diesel to gas power and the upgrade will also include installation of a hybrid battery system....

With the GL350's turbocharged diesel V - 6 engine, the EPA says the GL will eke out 21 mpg on the freeway, which is perhaps one way to justify the use of such a massive and heavy vehicle as a people carrier, when for most owners a minivan, perhaps even Mercedes - Benz's own R - class, would suffice.

Anyone who has travelled to Europe probably noticed that about half of the vehicles on the road were powered by diesel engines.

It rides on a so - called «Hive Structure» platform and will offer the choice of a 1.6 - liter gasoline four - cylinder or two diesel engines in India.

Because the strangled 3 - litre is perhaps the most disappointing engine BMW builds; the 2 - litre twin - turbo diesel, on the other hand, is one of the best.

The Audi won't set your automotive world on fire either, but a range of frugal diesel engines, a quality cabin and elegant exterior mean it has the same qualities that make the Volvo appealing — plus the allure of that four - ringed badge.

On sale September Price $ 63,000 - $ 125,000 (est.) Engines 3.0 L turbo - diesel V - 6, 240 hp, 455 lb - ft; 4.7 L twin - turbo V - 8, 362/429 hp, 406/516 lb - ft; 5.5 L twin - turbo V - 8, 550 hp, 560 lb - ft Room for Family of seven.

This latest range of upgrades focuses on the 2.0 and 2.2 - litre turbo diesel engines fitted to the 3, 5, 6 and CX7 models.

I was thinking more on the lines of gas engines, but you're right about the need for higher compression ranges for diesel engines.

ON CERTAIN UTILITY VANS, THE CRANKSHAFT SENSOR IN CERTAIN DIESEL ENGINES COULD FAIL DUE TO SEPARATION OF BOND WIRES FROM THE LEAD FRAME IN THE SENSOR.

I am sure there will be pressure on all makers of diesel engines to clean up the tail pipe emissions.

For the # 16,430 SEAT it's a diesel's high thermal efficiency, allowing an official 61.4 «combined» mpg and 123g / km (diesel produces more CO2 per volume unit burnt than petrol does), while for the # 20,660 Volkswagen it's the use of forced induction on a downsized engine resulting in official figures of 42.8 mpg and 154g / km.

Other engines on offer include two petrols — a 99bhp 1.4 - litre and 118bhp 1.6 - litre — as well as a 108bhp tune of this 1.6 diesel and a very meagre sounding 89bhp 1.4 CRDi, which majors only on list price with worse fuel economy than the 1.6 and a yawning 13.5 sec 0 - 62 time; unlikely to be called upon in Top Trumps, but it will translate into overtaking frustration in the real world.

Aside from a subtle nip and tuck on the styling front, the new S - Class will also reintroduce a long awaited family of straight - six engines, with a new 335bhp diesel dubbed S 400d, the first hit dealerships.

The Cayenne remains a Cayenne with its newly available diesel engine, which is to say, it's still one of the best - driving SUVs on the market.

«Going forward, you'll see us more open and challenging past positions around things we feel we have to do versus things we can do either through others or with others,» he says, citing tie - ups with GM on 9 - and 10 - speed transmissions and with PSA Peugeot Citroen on diesel engines as examples of the collaboration blueprint Ford will continue to follow.

ON SALE: Now PRICE: $ 20,765 AMERICAN INFLUENCE: 1.4 inches of additional rear legroom GERMAN ROOTS: Optional diesel engine

And a new diesel engine — the only one available on a light - duty pickup — achieves the fuel economy of a mid-size crossover.

Which is why we were (mildly) intrigued by the arrival of a new 158bhp 1.8 - litre turbocharged petrol engine to the range, claimed to offer the combination of upper - warmish performance — 136mph and 0 - 62mph in 8.6 seconds — plus almost - diesel fuel economy of 41mpg on the official test.

CARS.COM — Federal and state regulators on Friday approved a fix for a significant number of 2015 Volkswagen diesel engines involved in the automaker's ongoing emissions scandal.

Diesels are all based on the 2.0 - litre CDTI engine, and can be had in 118bhp / 236 lb ft, 138bhp / 236 lb ft, and 161bhp / 273 lb ft variants, the former two states of tune emitting a company car tax - friendly 99g / km of CO2 and averaging 76.3 mpg on the combined cycle.

This is the natural replacement for the diesel engine, which I figure should be on its deathbed thanks to Volkswagen Group's Dieselgate and the prospect for hydrogen fuel cell trucks, electrified cars, and this sort of engine, as well as Mazda's Skyactive - X Compression four - banger.

VW's diesel four - cylinder engine accounts for about a third of Golf inventory on Cars.com; for Jetta, it's 14.1 percent and for Passat, it's 18.7 percent.

Not a single line or surface remains exactly as it was on the concept car, and the putative three - cylinder diesel engine has become a gasoline - fueled three — effectively half of BMW's classic 3.0 - liter in - line six — that's even better for the environment, but BMW has managed to retain all the spirit and sense of the show car's Blade Runner futurism in something we can buy and drive in 2014.

I've read on the internet, in a couple of maintenance books and asked a few buddy mechanics and they all seem to point to the fact that a healthy diesel engine should not produce black smoke and that the common reason why this happens is because of too much fuel to not enough oxygen leading to incomplete combustion.

At the Audi event here, the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute unveils its latest study on the total cost of ownership of diesel engines, which have been criticized in the past for being too expensive.

I've read on the internet, in a couple of maintenance books and asked a few buddy mechanics and they all seem to point to the fact that a healthy diesel engine should not produce black smoke and that...

The high - torque characteristics of the diesel engine and electric motor suit the heavy loads of Class 4 Freightliner perfectly, and deliver acceleration that is on - par with standard diesel units.

The reason we didn't get the miserly diesels is simple: the quality of the diesel fuel available in this country was too poor to run the new engines on.

I have no idea, GM only used one of the wires on gas engines, the second wire is for the tachometer on diesel engines.

(Skip to details on the: Q5 Hybrid and SQ5) New for 2014 The Q5's new turbo - diesel 3.0 - liter V - 6 engine produces 240 horsepower and 428 pounds - feet of torque.

CARS.COM — Federal and state regulators on Friday approved a fix for a significant number of 2015 Volkswagen diesel engines involved in the automaker's ongoing emissions... Read more

Zetec S trim is available on a range of petrol and diesel engines, twinned to manual and automatic gearboxes, with prices ranging from # 18,745 to # 22,595.

Hong Kong - based Hybrid Kinetic Group does specialise in turbine systems however, and its website makes claims that its turbine generators are as little as a half to a third the size of a conventional piston engine, runs 20,000 hours maintenance free and can run on virtually any fuel - from petrol and diesel to hydrogen, or propane.