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 [...]
Ten years ago even after copious libations, the following mess of alphabet soup would probably still rattle most car enthusiasts: BMW X6 M550D. Today certainly purists accusing BMW of selling out scoff at the notion which now seems a tick closer to reality: there will probably a turbodiesel BMW SUV in the form of the [...]
Honda says that it finally has a diesel engine that should worry its European competitors. Setting the Volkswagen Group diesel engine as a benchmark, Honda says that it has built a new 120-hp 1.6 liter diesel engine that can produce a strong 221 lb-ft while emitting a CO2 level of less than 100 grams per [...]
BMW M GmbH is teasing a new model today. The teaser, titled ‘A new chapter powered M’ shows an X6 going around a nice curvy road at high-speeds. Recent rumors lead us to believe that this is the X6 M550d high-peformance diesel that we’ve been hearing about for quite some time. Check out the video after [...]
BMW and Toyota announced today that they have signed memorandum of understanding where the two will join forces on a mid-to-long-term collaboration on the development next-generation of environment-friendly technologies. “Under the MOU, the two companies agreed on a collaborative research in the field of next-generation lithium-ion battery technologies,” the companies said in a statement. “Furthermore, [...]
