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0Six months spent in Audi's A3 TDI is nothing but pure delight 1283371020
2010 Audi A3 TDI – Click above for high-res image galleryThe 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 ... -
Upscale small cars face hard times against hybrid rivals 1269363660
2010 Volkswagen Golf – Click above for high-res image galleryProducers of upscale small cars such as the Volkswagen Golf, Mazda3 and Volvo C30 face stiff competition from hybrid vehicles for reasons unrelated to fuel mileage. Upscale cars are priced at the top end of their individual ... -
Project Sipster finishes with an 84 mpg VW Golf 1239059280
We have been following Top Gear America's Project Sipster for a while. The team's project was to install a modern ciesel engine from a VW Jetta TDI into a 28-year-old VW Golf and make the car go from 0 to 60 mph in less than 7 seconds but also able to achieve 70 mpg. Oh, and do it for less than ...
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Top Gear US shows us how to perform a TDI engine swap 1236890100
Top Gear US has struck again with their latest installment in the Project Sipster saga, and this one's a doosey. The TG crew is taking an early '80s VW Rabbit diesel apart and replacing the engine and transmission with newer and more powerful units. We're pretty sure that there's plenty more ...
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VW CEO Martin Winterkorn: Electric cars 15-20 years away 1236171420
Click above for a high-res gallery of the VW up!Show season is upon us, which means there will be a ton of interesting new concept vehicles and freshly announced production models for all of us gearheads to ogle over. Another sometimes overlooked feature of auto shows like the one that's ... -
The top five upcoming green events, number four: Jetta TDI Cup 1208893200
Diesel racers have had a lot of success in the recent past. But what happens when you have diesel racing diesel? We'll find out soon. For 2008, Volkswagen is replacing the current GTI cup with the Jetta TDI Cup. As the name implies, the new series will use the new Jetta TDI diesel sedan. For racing ...
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2008 Jetta diesel will be the first to be sold in all 50 states since '99 1178721120
I won't go in depth telling you all the specifications of the new diesel engine that is going into various VW's with the TDI moniker starting early in 2008, if you are interested in knowing more about them, click here. What I will mention is that these vehicles will mark the first Jetta's sold ...
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More pictures and details of VW's Touareg BlueTDI in Geneva 1173224340
With a few hours behind us since the early-morning announcement of their diesel line-up in Geneva, VW is now giving more details on the Touareg BlueTDI, which will be coming to North America in 2008. There are no plans to bring this SUV to Europe. As we mentioned this morning, the Touareg BlueTDI's ...
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Car and Driver's first drive of the new 50-state-legal Jetta TDI 1170294660
I won't give you all the details of Car and Driver's first test of the new Jetta TDI here, you can click to go to their site and read it if you'd like. But, I will give you some details... 50 state legal 140 HP, an increase of 40% over the 1.9 236 lb-ft torque, an increase of 33% ...

