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LA 2009: Audi A3 TDI named 2010 Green Car of the Year in diesel repeat

At the LA Auto Show this morning, Audi's A3 TDI was crowned the 2010 Green Car of the Year, wresting the title away from last year's winner, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI. Even thought three hybrids made this year's list of finalists, the A3's win marks the second year in a row that a TDI diesel car took top honors in the Green Car Journal competition. The judges selection kind of meshes with AutoblogGreen readers, who overwhelmingly picked the VW Golf TDI from the list of five finalists. The other contenders were the Honda Insight, the ... Read more →

2010 Green Car of the Year finalists - three hybrids, two diesels - announced Sebastian Blanco

Last year, Volkswagen's Jetta TDI was named the 2009 Green Car of the Year at the LA Auto Show, which means that the Volkswagen Golf TDI has a bit of baggage if it wants to try and win the 2010 ...

Audi A3 1.6 TDI shines during opening stages of efficiency challenge, scores 78.4 mpg (US)! Sam Abuelsamid

Audi has kicked off its latest efficiency marathon in northern Norway this week with a fleet of A3, A4, A5, Q7 and TT models to demonstrate what they can do in the real world. Leading the pack in ...

Audi sets price on 2010 A3 TDI at $29,950* Jeremy Korzeniewski

Audi has finally announced pricing for its long-awaited 2010 A3 TDI, and it's just about what we had been expecting. Base price for a standard front-wheel drive model comes in at $29,950 (*plus ...

Audi adds new 1.6-liter TDI to European A3 lineup Sam Abuelsamid

Audi has added a pair of new 1.6-liter TDI diesel engines to its home market A3 lineup with fuel economy up to 57.4 mpg (U.S.) on the EU combined driving cycle. The engines are available in 90 hp ...

Audi working on A3 Hybrid with TwinDrive 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

Last summer, Volkswagen introduced the world to its new TwinDrive hybrid technology, which paired an electric motor connected to the rear wheels with a small turbodiesel engine that powered the front wheels. The all-wheel drive hybrid powertrain is currently being tested in VW's latest Golf ...

Audi likely to launch A3 TDI in US 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It makes pretty good sense for Audi to launch a diesel version of its A3 compact hatch here in the States. Since it uses the same platform as the Rabbit and Jetta, the 2.0L TDI is a sure-fire fit behind the A3's huge front grille. In fact, we've driven the A3 with that exact engine a few times ...

ABG comes up a winner in Wave 3 of the Audi Mileage Marathon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

I'd like to say we had our winning technique down from day one. But the truth is, my partner (Don Buffamanti of Autospies) and I didn't exactly have spectacular results on the first two drives. This is because a.) he's kind of a leadfoot and b.) he drove quickly on my behalf on day two because I ...

Audi to kick off diesel push with cross country Mileage Marathon 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

click the Mileage Marathon vehicles for a high res gallery Audi has announced plans to demonstrate the fuel efficiency of its new diesel vehicles by running a cross-country marathon this fall. The automaker is providing 23 TDI vehicles that will be driven by up to 184 drivers from around the world, ...

Audi reportedly considering bring A3 TDI to U.S. market 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

With Volkswagen having just debuted the Jetta TDI in the U.S. market, the question is what comes next? Volkswagen and Audi have already announced plans to launch diesel versions of the Touareg and Q7 early in 2009 with a 3.0L V6. The compact Audi A3 shares a platform with the Volkswagen Rabbit/Golf ...

Audi touts a 15 percent reduction in CO₂ from new A3 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

While Audi's exhaustive press release accompanying the launch of the newly-revised-for-2009 A3 mentioned both the availability of new diesel engines along with a seven-speed version of the dual-clutch S tronic transmission, Audi's arm in the UK has decided it's worth mentioning them again. This ...

Take a look at Audi's current green efforts 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

We'll relay the information in this article on Auto 123 in the ever-popular backwards-first method of news reporting. That article ends this way: "Further down the road, as oil reserves become exhausted, bigger and better solutions will be needed." While that may seem obvious, another point worth ...

Audi redesigns the A3 to run free under new London congestion charges 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

I suppose you could argue that any car that will be exempt from the recently proposed London congestion charge has, for people who drive regularly in the city, a big minus sign under the price tag. The number following that minus sign differs depending on the way the car will be used, but that ...

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