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    Six months spent in Audi's A3 TDI is nothing but pure delight     1283371020

    2010 Audi A3 TDI – Click above for high-res image gallery
    The Audi A3 TDI is typical of the clean diesel breed. It offers impressive low-end torque, belches out little in the emissions category and scores on the efficiency chart. The A3 also coddles both the driver and passengers with ...

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    Diesel "take rate" on the rise; 30 percent choose diesel option if available     1273537560

    2010 VW Jetta TDI Cup Street Edition – Click above for high-res image gallery
    Today's new lineup of clean diesel vehicles are light years better than some of the noisy, stench-riddled oil burners of years past and consumers are starting to take notice. Recent data collected by Bosch shows ...

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    Adios biodiesel: behold the rise of the Cyclox diesel empire!     1272113160

    We feel like a broken record around here when we say "biodiesel is having a hard time." Yes, the biodiesel tax credit expired at the end of 2009. Yes, the EU has tariffed U.S. biodiesel off the continent. Yes, the economy has totally crunked, forcing many small biodiesel operators to shutter ...

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    Report: Next Range Rover goes on a diet, loses 1,000 lbs; could get 33 mpg!     1270745220

    It's been no secret in recent years that Land Rover has been itching to reduce the weight of its products. Even before Ford sold the brand to Tata, it had been working on a variety of lighter weight concepts and it looks like the next-generation Range Rover will be the first benefactor of those ...

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    85% of Jetta SportWagens sold in March were diesel-powered     1270472460

    Volkswagen of America, Inc. reported that clean diesels made up 85 percent of the 2,018 Jetta SportWagens sold in March. The load lugger's sales were up 78.9 percent year-on-year in March. Overall, the company's March 2010 sales rose 40.9 percent year-on-year to 22,148 total units – its ...

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    BMW 335d returns 39 mpg, wants to go 120 mph "all the time"     1269885540

    2009 BMW 335d – Click above for high-res gallery
    Many reviews of the BMW 335d concur, naming the vehicle as one of the best diesel offerings ever made. European Car magazine has gone a step further and called it the "poster child" for diesel vehicles. Is it really that good? Our own review ...

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    Report: Diesel and electric vehicles two of many options to meet CAFE regulations     1269385260

    2010 Volkswagen Golf - Click above for high-res image gallery
    New CAFE standards set to take affect in 2015 have automakers in a hurried frenzy. Meeting target CAFE numbers of 35.5 miles per gallon within the short five-year time frame is no easy feat. Current standards, set at a fleet average ...

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    Traveling 1000 miles in style on a single tank of diesel     1145825040

    A Jaguar XJ, fitted with a twin-turbo V6 diesel engine, drove a total of 1000.2 miles before running the 22.45 gal tank dry. The car recorded an average fuel economy of 44.38 mpg, a number that would put many a gasoline powered sub-compact to shame. Even a few hybrids would be hard pressed to ...

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