At the mid-point of
the range is the diesel - powered 2.0 TDI quattro, at $ 73,900 (plus ORCs).
Forester is firmly established as Australia's best selling compact sports utility vehicle, with the most recent addition to
the range being the diesel variants that are proving a sales winner for our All - Wheel Drive brand.
Not exact matches
Qualification as a Green Giant: A line of products
ranging from
diesel locomotives to electric vehicle charging stations that
are certified against a set of criteria and verified by a third party as delivering superior environmental and financial performance to customers.
They
range from substituting dirty cookstoves with ones that use modern and clean fuels — something the State Department already
is working on — to mandating
diesel particle filters for vehicles.
Mass - market fuel - cell vehicles
are an attractive prospect because they will offer the
range and fueling convenience of today's
diesel and gas - powered vehicles while providing the benefits of sustainability in personal transportation.
Researchers from the US and China have determined that a duckweed biorefinery producing a
range of gasoline,
diesel and kerosene products can
be economically competitive with petroleum - based processes, even in some cases without environmental legislation that penalizes greenhouse gas emissions.
The BMW, meanwhile, may
be all out of puff at 4800rpm and have half the Mazda
's usable rev -
range, but there
's no frustration here — the twin - turbo
diesel is quicker on the uptake than the petrol Volvo and for in - gear muscle has the measure of all its rivals.
The 630d does stick to its promised capacity and even in these days of
diesel demonification it
's the best engine in the
range.
Elsewhere, the
range of rivals
is huge: the Mazda3
is a neat handler and the Honda Civic offers great real - world economy in 1.6 - litre
diesel form, but its gawky looks won't
be to all tastes.
In Europe the Vertrek - based Kuga will also
be offered, naturally, with a
range of
diesel engines.
And there
are a lot of choices — Volkswagen offers 10 powertrains covering a
range of gasoline,
diesel, and plug - in hybrid versions.
Changes under the skin
are less intensive, as the refreshed Volkswagen Touareg
is powered by the same
range of V - 6 and V - 8 gasoline,
diesel, and hybrid powertrains.
Those weary of
diesel power have the more approachable, less - powerful GL450 to choose from, but it
's still hard to beat the GL350 Bluetec
's impressive fuel economy and cruising
range.
The
Range Rover Sport lineup as a whole begins at # 61,315 for the 2 - litre SD4 diesel model in HSE trim, and SVR aside the most you'll pay is # 89,950 for the range - topping SDV8 diesel in Autobiography Dynamic form or # 90,280 for the «conventional» 5 - litre supercharged V8 model with around 50bhp less than the
Range Rover Sport lineup as a whole begins at # 61,315 for the 2 - litre SD4
diesel model in HSE trim, and SVR aside the most you'll pay
is # 89,950 for the
range - topping SDV8 diesel in Autobiography Dynamic form or # 90,280 for the «conventional» 5 - litre supercharged V8 model with around 50bhp less than the
range - topping SDV8
diesel in Autobiography Dynamic form or # 90,280 for the «conventional» 5 - litre supercharged V8 model with around 50bhp less than the SVR.
In addition to the standard 240 - hp 2.0 liter turbocharged gasoline four - cylinder (the only engine currently offered in the U.S.), the 2016
Range Rover Evoque
is available with two optional 2.0 - liter
diesel four - cylinder engines.
The W205 MH — better known as the C300 Bluetec Hybrid —
is, if you like, an electric
range extender that mates a 27 - hp electric motor to the familiar 204 - hp 2.2 - liter I - 4
diesel.
Based on a 500cc per cylinder aluminium block, both petrol and
diesel powerplants can
be based on Ingenium, allowing for more efficient production and wider use across the Jaguar Land Rover
range.
Unsurprisingly the
diesels and petrol engines deliver different experiences, those TDIs
are all about low and mid
range grunt, the TFSI petrol units
being faster and freer revving and demanding more work to extract their best.
The regular car's transmissions
are a six - speed manual across the
range, with a «stepped CVT» as the automatic option on the petrols and a nine - speed torque converter auto on the
diesel.
There
's enough torque to make you forget about the relative lack of horsepower, cruising
range is incredible, and there
are virtually no audio or visual cues to remind you the engine
is burning
diesel instead of gas.
Essentially, it
's a plug - in, turbo -
diesel hybrid that sports an exceptionally long electric - power - only
range.
One has the option of front and four - wheel drive, manuals and
S tronic DSG automatics and a
range of turbocharged petrol and economical
diesels to power their A3, there
's even a plug - in hybrid e-tron model
s even a plug - in hybrid e-tron model.
The Volt model could very well
be the standard of the future: a smartly sized battery backed by a frugal
range extender, whether that
's a
diesel, a turbine, or a gas engine.
While the UK's engine details
are yet to
be confirmed, Audi boasts of seven
diesel units,
ranging from a 134bhp 2.0 - litre four - cylinder TDI unit (which manages impressive economy figures of 67mpg and 112g / km of CO2) to a 3.0 - litre V6 TDI with 241bhp.
I
was thinking more on the lines of gas engines, but you
're right about the need for higher compression
ranges for
diesel engines.
CH - 4 Severe - Duty
Diesel Engine Service This service oils
are suitable for high speed, four - stroke
diesel engines designed to meet 1998 exhaust emission standards and
are specifically compounded for use with
diesel fuels
ranging in sulfur content up to 0.5 % weight.
> Engine and gearbox - Beneath the A-class
is a
range of turbocharged petrol and
diesel engines.
All engines
are turbocharged, a
range of
diesel and petrol options
are available, refinement levels
are better than most of the competition.
The flat torque curve also means that there
's solid urge available pretty much throughout the rev
range, giving a
diesel - like surge for overtaking, and the engine
is also happy to pull very tall gearing (2200rpm at 75mph in sixth) without complaint.
Engine and gearbox > The full Superb engine
range is turbocharged, whether
diesel or petrol.
Sharper styling
is a given, while a
range of petrol,
diesel and hybrid powertrains could
be offered.
If
diesel is what you need, then this
is the
diesel to go for in the 3008
range.
Of course
diesel is becoming a dirty word, but it
's hard not to like a car that combines a 4.9 second 0 - 62mph time and 171mph top speed with claimed economy of 46.3 mpg and a potential touring
range of 600 miles.
That
's when we awarded both the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt extended -
range EV, insisting every type of propulsion system,
be it gasoline,
diesel or all - electric, deserves equal consideration.
With public opinion on
diesel still on the frosty side, manufacturers
are introducing more petrol options across their
ranges.
The
diesel engines
are all four - cylinder turbo units, with every car in the
range being available with all - wheel drive as an option.
However, we expect the production model to
be powered by the
range of engines already in the Q7 and eventually the
diesel V8 from the SQ7.
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.
The 2014 Nissan Qashqai will feature a
range of gasoline and
diesel powertrains, all of which
are turbocharged for increased efficiency.
Such
is the breadth of the Mini
range nowadays, brisk diesel versions of the Audi A1, Citroen DS3, Range Rover Evoque, Peugeot RCZ, Audi TT (as both a coupe and Roadster) and BMW X1 are all viable rivals — among many ot
range nowadays, brisk
diesel versions of the Audi A1, Citroen DS3,
Range Rover Evoque, Peugeot RCZ, Audi TT (as both a coupe and Roadster) and BMW X1 are all viable rivals — among many ot
Range Rover Evoque, Peugeot RCZ, Audi TT (as both a coupe and Roadster) and BMW X1
are all viable rivals — among many others.
The
range consists of two different
diesel models, one with 247bhp, another with 271bhp; a base 3.0 - litre V6 twin turbo petrol with 345bhp and a more potent 424bhp twin turbo V6 called simply the Ghibli
S. That
's the version we tried in Monaco
s the version we tried in Monaco.
Globally, the model
is expected to offer a
range of gas and
diesel Ingenium engines as well as an eight - speed automatic transmission sourced from ZF.
The 3 ltr
diesel is the most powerful engine, and the pic of the
range.
Overseas, the Ducato
is available with a
range of small - displacement
diesels ranging from 1.4 - 3.0 liters in displacement.
The 2 - litre TDCI
diesel is the second - quickest car in the current Ford Focus model
range - with 161bhp and a 135mph top speed
In Europe, the V40
is available with a
range of gasoline and
diesel engines, including a top - spec T5 model with a turbocharged 2.5 - liter five - cylinder producing 254 hp.
Ford'
s range - topping
diesel Focus, and the second most powerful model in the
range — this side of the forthcoming ST.. It uses a 161bhp version of Ford'
s familiar 2 - litre TDCI direct - injection
diesel engine and costs # 21,345 in the most dynamic Zetec -
S form we
're testing here.
It will never
be a Prius, or even a
Range Rover
diesel, but the Land Cruiser's EPA ratings of 13/18/15 mpg city / highway / combined
are at least a mile or two less than the thirstiest options in key rivals, much less some of their thriftier versions.
The lone
diesel engine offering for 2016
is Ford's own 6.7 - liter Power Stroke Turbo -
diesel V - 8, which
is already offered in the 2015 Super Duty
range.
We do know the 50 TDI will
be in the # 47,000
range in entry - level Sport trim however and about # 3000 more than that for the
S Line, and using the A7 Sportback for comparison we'd estimate the 55 TFSI cars to
be around # 3000 more apiece than their
diesel counterparts.