The new Volkswagen Beetle is already getting much acclaim for its new 2.5L and Turbo models. At the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, Volkswagen will show a third model to the lineup with a fuel-efficient TDI Clean Diesel variant. The 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI, the first Beetle TDI Clean Diesel model since 2006, is powered by [...]
Last week, BMW finally gave us a preview of the upcoming M Performance Automobiles – a range of diesel powered M vehicles that will include the BMW M550d xDrive, BMW X5 M50d and the BMW X6 M50d. The company has now dropped a new video showing all the models in action. Check it out after the jump. [...]
Joining the BMW M550d xDrive sedan and touring are the new 2013 BMW X6 M50d and X5 M50d crossovers. The two models are also powered by the new 3.0 liter 6-clyinder in-line diesel engine with M Performance TwinPower Turbo technology with three turbochargers. The engine makes 381-hp at 4,000 rpm and a maximum torque of 546 [...]
BMW M GmbH today introduced a new product range of performance-oriented diesel models that will go on sale in Europe later this year. The BMW M Performance Automobiles will launch with four new models including the BMW M550d xDrive Sedan, BMW M550d xDrive Touring, BMW X5 M50d and BMW X6 M50d. All of the new [...]
Squashing this past summer’s rumors, Mazda spokesman Jeremy Barnes has confirmed that the U.S. will be getting its first diesel-fueled model, and even adds a rough release date. Barnes says “It’ll be here between 15 and 18 months behind the launch of the Skyactiv-G gasoline engine in the Mazda 3.” Since the Skyactiv-G 3 hit [...]
The Volkswagen diesel bug is coming back to the Untied States. The new 2013 Volkswagen Beetle TDI will make its debut at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show early next month and will go on sale right before the summer kicks off. No details have been confirmed but the model is expected to be powered by [...]
Recently we mentioned a diesel powered Jeep Grand Cherokee for the US, it looks like the same diesel powertrain might be making its way into another mule: the new Dodge Dakota. Chrysler’s chief, Sergio Marchionne said that the company is planning on a new Dakota pickup and that there is a “better than 50 percent [...]
Out of a Detroit factory known for Chrysler products such as the Dodge Durango and more recently the Maserati Kubang (at least partially) comes a new Jeep Grand Cherokee, diesel. There is no word yet on performance or economy, but if this is the diesel Grand Cherokee currently on sale in Europe (since 2011), look [...]
Under a new partnership between BMW and Toyota, the German automaker will supply the Japanese automaker with 1.6 liter and 2.0 liter diesel engines starting 2014. The engines will be offered in a range of Toyota vehicles but the company’s premium brand Lexus will not receive any of those units. “The agreement with BMW does [...]
BMW has just dropped another teaser of what is known as the BMW X6 M550d. The first teaser was released earlier this month and showed an ‘M-fied’ X6 traveling through mountain sides. The second video shows much of the same but with a couple of BMW M engineers and executives talking about how wonderful the [...]
