Diesel Auto Blog

Toyota has plans to take on the big three with two new diesel power plants for the Tundra. Read the rest of this entry »

With the 2008 Volkswagen Jetta TDi available, I can’t help but wonder if the VW 2.0 Diesel will become available in other VW/Audi cars and suvs that share it’s platform (Tiguan, Rabbit, Audi TT). The 2009 A3 will have some changes over the previous year. Read the rest of this entry »

Cadillac was the first American company to make a Diesel passenger car in 1979. Some people may still cringe at the prospect of owning a Diesel Cadillac. After the late 70’s, Cadillac had to recover from the very poor reliability of its Oldsmobile built  “dieselized” version of their 5.7L V8 gas engine. Read the rest of this entry »

There is quiet a few diesel performance motorbikes being built by enthusiasts. The most advanced one is the The Star Twin ThunderStar 1200 TDi. It uses the engine from the Volkswagen Lupo, it’s putting out 100hp and 170 lb-ft of torque. Not bad for a Three Cylinder. It also gets a incredible 150mpg. This motorcycle was built in The Netherlands, by Star Twin Motors.

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The C-Class Diesels are over in Europe for now, but they should be coming over soon (2009-2010). Mercedes will be having two Bluetec Diesels 50 state legal, at least one of them will find it’s way in the C-Class. Read the rest of this entry »

Chrysler is sneaking diesel versions of its popular mid-size luxury sedan across the Atlantic, without offering it here in the U.S. The 300C CRD uses one of the best diesel engines around, the Mercedes V6 found in the E320 Bluetec. Read the rest of this entry »

Currently 40% of vehicles sold by BMW worldwide are diesels. The 355d is headed to the U.S. for 2009 and the BMW X3 could be the next Diesel to follow. Read the rest of this entry »

If you take a look at jeeps line up you’ll notice that all of their vehicles they build are SUVs. You will also notice that none of them get over 29mpg, and most of them are around 19mpg combined city/hwy. Read the rest of this entry »

Mass production here we come. Remember the 1.8t it powered everything from a Passat to a Audi TT Quattro. If Diesels really start selling well I have a feeling Volkswagen’s new 2.0, 50 State legal Diesel could find it’s way powering most of VWs line up as a Diesel option. Read the rest of this entry »

The Yaris is another Diesel car we could be seeing in the future in the U.S. It’s a small compact with a 1.4L Diesel. Read the rest of this entry »