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VIDEO: Bosch engineer discusses diesel fuel system design

One of the keys to making modern diesel engines so powerful and low in emissions has been high pressure common rail fuel injection systems. Vince Piacenti is a senior manager for common rail fuel systems at Bosch. The supplier has put up some vids on YouTube that discuss diesel technology, and Piacenti describes some of the development tools his team uses. Creating injectors that can precisely meter fuel at nearly 30,000 psi and last for the life of the engine is no trivial matter. In order to get the new exhaust after-treatment systems to ... Read more →

Volkswagen releases more details on the new Gen-VI Golf, up to 52.3 mpg (US) Sam Abuelsamid

Click on the new Golf for a high-res gallery The sixth generation Volkswagen Golf won't be shown publicly until October's Paris Motor Show. However, VW has just officially released the photos we ...

Peugeot-Citroen hits 10 million production mark for HDi diesels Sam Abuelsamid

PSA automotive brands Peugeot and Citroen have now built over 10 million vehicles powered by their HDi diesel engines. They've reached that threshold in only nine years. HDi is Peugeot's nomenclature ...

Jeep launches the Grand Cherokee CRD at $38,475 Sam Abuelsamid

Today at the Washington DC Auto Show, Chrysler finally announced the pricing and availability of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD. Their first "full sized" diesel will go on sale in March and range ...

VIDEO: Bosch engineer discusses diesel fuel system design 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

One of the keys to making modern diesel engines so powerful and low in emissions has been high pressure common rail fuel injection systems. Vince Piacenti is a senior manager for common rail fuel systems at Bosch. The supplier has put up some vids on YouTube that discuss diesel technology, and ...

Volkswagen releases more details on the new Gen-VI Golf, up to 52.3 mpg (US) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the new Golf for a high-res gallery The sixth generation Volkswagen Golf won't be shown publicly until October's Paris Motor Show. However, VW has just officially released the photos we already saw a couple of days ago along with a slew of details on its new mainstream model. Along with ...

Peugeot-Citroen hits 10 million production mark for HDi diesels 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

PSA automotive brands Peugeot and Citroen have now built over 10 million vehicles powered by their HDi diesel engines. They've reached that threshold in only nine years. HDi is Peugeot's nomenclature for their common rail diesel injection system. The prevalence of diesels in their lineup have made ...

Jeep launches the Grand Cherokee CRD at $38,475 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Today at the Washington DC Auto Show, Chrysler finally announced the pricing and availability of the new Jeep Grand Cherokee CRD. Their first "full sized" diesel will go on sale in March and range from $38,475 for the 4x2 Limited model to $45,395 for the 4x4 Overland. Diesel powered Grand Cherokees ...


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