On the move, the 3.0 - litre V6 is up to the task of moving the car, not without the inherent loudness associated
with big diesels... a flaw not befit of the aura of luxury and exclusiveness the Range Rover should exude.
That basically means M Sport models
with the bigger diesel engines.
Not exact matches
It is a mirror image of what happened
with distillate products in the winter, when weak demand for
diesel and heating oil left a
big surplus in those products, and hammered independent refiners» earnings at a time when those products are normally in high use.
Mercedes - Benz GLK250 Bluetec Although the GLK350 gets a new direct - injected V - 6 (
with 34 more hp and another 15 lb - ft of torque), the
biggest GLK powertrain news for 2013 is the arrival of the GLK250 Bluetec
diesel model.
Perhaps the
biggest news for 7 - Series fans is the introduction of the 750d xDrive, which is fitted
with BMW's new triple - turbocharged
diesel engine, which has already been seen in the X6 and 550d xDrive.
We have a 1997
diesel - powered Chevy 3500 Express panel van in the DeMatio family fleet, so I have more experience
with big work vans than most of my colleagues.
The 3.0 - liter turbo -
diesel V - 6 is available on any 2014 Ram 1500 Tradesman, SLT,
Big Horn, Outdoorsman, and Laramie (Limited / Longhorn) model so long as they're not regular cab trucks built
with the short six - foot bed.
I am of the opinion that
diesels are at their best
with six pots lined up in a row, and we all know that a
big part of the Ram
diesel's success was that its Cummins mill looked like (and, in fact, was) a scaled - down
big - rig inline - six.
She's a
big girl no doubt, but despite its 4,471 lb curb weight (the four - cylinder
diesel drops to 4,359 lbs, four - cylinder gas versions tip the scales at 4,217 lbs), direction changes take place
with relative ease.
Launching
with a suite of four turbo petrol and turbo
diesel engines, the new Alfa Romeo Giulia is finally adding an Italian option to the compact executive market, previously dominated by the
big German manufacturers and occasionally infiltrated by Jaguar and the Japanese pair Lexus and Infiniti.
German auto makers have a
big head start
with diesel engines, as they are extremely popular in Europe.
Big Trucks were also big news at the event, and with most everything imaginable done to pick - ups, builders turned their creative efforts to 1950s - era, over-the-road big rigs, ton and ton and a half behemoths with modern diesels turning at least one turbocharger, 30s era shells built to support a cooling system under the hood so that a mid-engine diesel could sit behind it, duallies spinning enough rubber to shoe twenty Minis, school buses both short and long, a whole row of utility vans, and the ever popular fast and bulbous cab - ove
Big Trucks were also
big news at the event, and with most everything imaginable done to pick - ups, builders turned their creative efforts to 1950s - era, over-the-road big rigs, ton and ton and a half behemoths with modern diesels turning at least one turbocharger, 30s era shells built to support a cooling system under the hood so that a mid-engine diesel could sit behind it, duallies spinning enough rubber to shoe twenty Minis, school buses both short and long, a whole row of utility vans, and the ever popular fast and bulbous cab - ove
big news at the event, and
with most everything imaginable done to pick - ups, builders turned their creative efforts to 1950s - era, over-the-road
big rigs, ton and ton and a half behemoths with modern diesels turning at least one turbocharger, 30s era shells built to support a cooling system under the hood so that a mid-engine diesel could sit behind it, duallies spinning enough rubber to shoe twenty Minis, school buses both short and long, a whole row of utility vans, and the ever popular fast and bulbous cab - ove
big rigs, ton and ton and a half behemoths
with modern
diesels turning at least one turbocharger, 30s era shells built to support a cooling system under the hood so that a mid-engine
diesel could sit behind it, duallies spinning enough rubber to shoe twenty Minis, school buses both short and long, a whole row of utility vans, and the ever popular fast and bulbous cab - overs.
SKYACTIV - D, the
bigger news, is an optional 2.2 - liter twin - turbocharged
diesel engine sporting the lowest compression ratio — 14:1 — of any
diesel engine,
with about 300 pound - feet of torque.
Land Rover has announced a mid-term facelift for the Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Discovery,
with the
big news being greener
diesel engines
Even without the
diesel engine, fuel economy is decent for a
big five - seat SUV,
with an EPA rating of 18/27/21 mpg city / highway / combined
with all - wheel drive.
The
big V6 never leaves you in any doubt that it's using compression rather than sparks to ignite its fuel mix, but the noise it produces is a muscular multi-cylinder hum rather than the sort of industrial sounds you'd more typically associate
with a
diesel.
GM has also refined the drive character of its
big trucks, fitting StabiliTrak stability control
with trailer sway control as standard equipment across both the Chevy and GMC lineups and adding integrated cruise control, automatic grade - sensitive braking, and exhaust braking (on
diesel models).
If it does, the entry level four - cylinder Macan may be the
biggest beneficiary, though
with 171g / km of CO2 it's in the tax bracket above the
diesel, for # 800 a year and # 140 a year (plus supplement) thereafter.
The car will be offered
with a choice of gasoline,
diesel and hybrid powertrains so expect to see a 1.3 - liter gasoline unit and a
bigger 1.6 - liter gasoline engine, along
with a 1.4 - liter
diesel.
Big news is that Honda has confirmed the new Amaze will be offered
with a
diesel CVT combo.
You probably won't see too many quarter - ton trucks towing 30 - footers down at the boat ramp, what
with big - toy owners often preferring the
diesel 25 - and 3500s that deliver more long range load - carrying efficiency.
CAR REVIEWS
Big Disco can be had
with a four - pot
diesel, but does it have enough muscle to shift the seven - seat posh - roader?
It doesn't sound like a
big deal, but a common perk
with diesel engines is their abundance of torque; the 2.0 in the Cruze puts out an impressive 264 lb - ft of grunt, for example, while still managing a fuel consumption of just 7.5 L / 100 km city and 4.2 L / 100 km highway, making the
diesel the most efficient Cruze in the entire lineup.
Priced more affordably and
with lower running costs, the
diesel makes the
big Maserati appealing as a company car for the first time, so this version is expected to become the
biggest - selling Quattroporte.
The
biggest change as part of the update is the switch from the old 2.2 - litre
diesel engine to the new 177hp, 2.0 - litre Ingenium series
diesel engine that debuted in the country earlier this year
with the new Jaguar XF.
What is likely to be one of the
biggest launches of 2016 — the brand new Toyota Innova Crysta MPV came
with a few surprises, namely a more powerful
diesel engine option, and the promise of a petrol variant.
You only have to flick through the pages of Auto Express and familiarise yourself
with the latest car manufacturer product plans to get a hint that the
big diesel estate might not be the current height of automotive fashion.
To make sense of it all, BMW branded each model
with a number and a letter — the
bigger the number, the more power you get, while the letter «i» denotes gasoline variants, and the letter «d» designates
diesel variants.
The
big diesel was totally upgraded for 2015 and it belongs in a road tractor or possibly a dozer,
with a best in class 440 - horsepoer and 860 lb. - ft.
The
biggest news surrounding the face - lifted Pathfinder is that it will come
with multiple engine variants, including a new 3.0 - liter V6
diesel engine
with an output of 230 hp and 550 NM of torque and a 2.5 dCi four cylinder engine
with an amount of 190 hp and 450 Nm of torque.
The
big question
with the Range Rover turbo -
diesel is whether luxury customers are ready to trade fuel economy and power benefits for noise.
The
big news is the XJ sedan will now be assembled in the Indian market
with the 3.0
diesel engine to start
with.
The X3 ′ s
bigger brother X4, in the USA, gets 3 petrol engines and 3
diesel engines,
with power outputs ranging from 184 hp to 313 hp.
The Bottom Line Land Rover's
big luxury SUV icon is at its best
with this Td6
diesel engine under the hood.
Available
with both gasoline and
diesel V - 6 engines, the Levante was a
big success in its first year on the market.
At 4.70 metres long, 1.91 metres wide and 1.68 metres tall, the Vision S will be the
biggest of Skoda's planned SUV range,
with seating for seven when it debuts (the concept has seating for six) and a range of petrol and
diesel engines, although the Vision S comes
with a hybrid drivetrain.
The
bigger 2.0 TDCi
diesel comes in 150PS or 180PS forms
with 148bhp and 178bhp respectively.
The Hyundai i10 is available
with a 66 PS 1.0 L MPI engine, while the
bigger Hyundai i20 has a 1.25 Kappa engine, 1.4 MPI, 1.1 L U2 CRDi and 1.4 U2 CRDi
diesel engines.
... can a non-sports, luxury car that
big and heavy hit 62 in just over 5 seconds
with just a 3.0
diesel, it'll leave a Golf GTI Club Sport for dead.
The mid-life refresh in 2015 was pretty subtle,
with the
biggest difference being revised lights at the front and rear, plus the new badging at the back designed to identify
diesel or hybrid models easier.
• New generation of engines
with MINI TwinPower Turbo Technology; three model variants available as of market launch: MINI Cooper
with 100 kW / 136 bhp 3 - cylinder engine, MINI Cooper S
with 141 kW / 192 bhp 4 - cylinder petrol engine and MINI Cooper D
with 3 - cylinder
diesel engine (85 kW / 116 bhp); expansion of the model program to include the entry - level variants MINI One D (3 - cylinder
diesel engine, 70 kW / 95 bhp) and MINI One (3 - cylinder spark - ignition engine, 75 kW / 102 bhp); 6 - speed manual transmission as standard,
with optional 6 - speed automatic transmission or sports automatic transmission, also newly developed; extensive MINIMALISM technology including automatic engine start / stop function likewise in conjunction
with automatic transmission and optional GREEN mode; improved driving performance figures and reduced fuel consumption;
biggest efficiency advance in the MINI Cooper
with automatic transmission: acceleration from zero to 100 km / h 2.6 seconds faster, average fuel consumption 27 per cent lower; lowest fuel consumption and CO2 levels in the MINI Cooper D: 3.5 — 3.6 litres / 100 km, 92 — 95 g / km (EU test cycle figures, dependent on tyre format selected).
The world's first V12
diesel engine in a series - production vehicle moves this
big, high - performance SUV
with supreme confidence and composure.
With the new
bigger, longer and more uncut
diesel engine under the hood it officially makes the new Q7 the most powerful
diesel - powered passenger vehicle around.
In lieu of Volkswagen's recent fall from grace over
diesel emissions, Chevrolet's bold decision to offer the Cruze
with a
diesel engine could be either a
big mistake, or a defining moment in the future success of the model.
That's far more torque than you get
with the gasoline V6, and not only can a
diesel Chevy Colorado handle even
bigger towing jobs, it'll also feel stronger and smoother pulling your trailer up highway grades.
The
big diesel V6 combined
with the new eight - speed automatic gearbox means the picture is a little rosier than it used to be, however.
While the word
diesel may be a dirty word on the other side of the Atlantic, here in the U.S. we're seeing a small rebirth
with diesel engines now showing up under the hood of several models from the
Big 3.
While Ford is targeting Baby Boomer customers who don't need fancy technology gadgets like a built in vacuum cleaner, the
big story
with the new Transit Connect is the 1.5 L EcoBlue
diesel engine.
We tested the front - wheel drive 1.6 - litre
diesel in Cross trim and
with a combined fuel consumption of nearly 70mpg and CO2 emissions 109g / km, it's this car that'll be the
biggest - selling
diesel.
A
bigger mix of
diesels is also a by - product of JLR's successful push to increase sales
with fleet customers, whose buying decisions are driven strongly by CO2 figures.