You would think that Formula 1 racer Lewis Hamilton likes to drive a Ferrari, Lamborghini or even an Aston Martin when he’s not on the track. But while father Hamilton is out crashing Porsche Carrera GTs, the F1 racer likes to roll around in his Mercedes-Benz GL 320 CDI. Power for the GL 320 CDI SUV comes [...]
The GM 4.5L V8 Duramax diesel was designed to fit into SUVs and light-duty pickups. However, GM engineers have been saying that the four-valve diesel V8 would also fit in the space of a small-block gasoline V8. According to some inside sources, GM is considering throwing the 4.5L Duramax V8 turbodiesel into the bay of [...]
Last week at the 2008 Paris Motor Show, Mazda took the covers off the 2009 Mazda MX-5. Mazda made no changes to the architecture or the powertrain of the new MX-5 but according to the model’s program manager Takao Kijima, the next-generation Mazda MX-5 could have a hybrid or diesel engine to increase the roadster’s fuel-economy. [...]
Audi’s Mileage Marathon kicked off on Monday and the group has already traveled from New York to Washington. The whole event focuses around the Audi Q7 3.0 TDI which will go on sale in the U.S. earlier next year. Audi says that from New York to Washington, the 3.0 TDI Q7 averaged a fuel-consumption of [...]
According to Magnus Jonsson, Volvo’s senior vice president of r&d, Volvo will introduce a diesel hybrid in Europe and the U.S. by 2012. Jonsson said that diesel hybrid systems will first appear in large sedans, crossovers and SUVs. Volvo’s diesel hybrid system will consist of a 5-cylinder turbodiesel engine driving the front wheels while the rear [...]
Mercedes-Benz unveiled its Concept FASCINATION today at the 2008 Paris Motor Show. The concept is supposed to hint at the next-generation E-Class and CLK while showing off some of Mercedes’ fuel-efficient technologies. We still don’t know why Mercedes-Benz is showing the concept version of the next CLK and E-Class in station wagon form, but it’s [...]
Lamborghini is making headlines with its new four-door Estoque and here it is in ‘real life’ – live from the 2008 Paris Motor Show. So what exactly does Lamborghini have up its sleeve? Let’s take a look at the market first. Porsche will be coming out with the four-door Panamera Gran Turismo next year. It [...]
The 28 mpg 2010 Mercedes-Benz S 400 BlueHybrid isn’t the only ‘green’ S-Class Daimler has up its sleeve – in fact it isn’t even the greenest S-Class that the brand will be introducing. The Mercedes-Benz S 320 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY, unveiled today, will be joining the S-Class lineup by the end of 2008 and it will [...]
The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI is now available for delivery with prices starting at $21,990 – and that’s pretty good for a car that has an EPA fuel-economy rating of 29/40 mpg. So when is Volkswagen going to bless the stateside with more dieselness? According to Volkswagen of American Communications Director Steve Keyes, the TDI [...]
Mercedes-Benz’s upcoming diesel SUVs have won the first consumer tax credit for diesel vehicles. The IRS has awarded Daimler AG credits for the Mercedes-Benz ML 320 BlueTEC, R 320 BlueTEC and GL 320 BlueTEC – all of which go on sale October 1st. All three Mercedes-Benz BlueTEC diesel models will meet the new 50-state strict [...]
