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Audi adds to entry level engines to Euro Q5 and A4 allroad

Audi has added a pair of new entry level engines to its mid-sized Q5 crossover and A4 allroad model lines. Both vehicles are now available with a 143 hp 2.0-liter diesel four cylinder. This common rail injected unit is the same engine offered in many other Volkswagen group models like the Jetta, Golf and standard A4. The all wheel drive diesel powered CUV gets a combined rating of 36.2 mpg (U.S.) on the EU test cycle. The Outback-like A4 allroad gets a 37.9 mpg (U.S.) rating on the cycle. Both vehicles are paired up with 6-speed manual ... Read more →

Audi takes the RCN Green Challenge at the Nürburgring, beats official fuel rating by 28 percent Xavier Navarro

If you're a sports car aficionado, you already know what Nürburgring is: one of the world's most famous race tracks that is used both by car fans and auto journalists to test cars while going a ...

Mating the 1.4-liter TFSI to the Skoda Octavia retains performance Xavier Navarro

Automakers claim that the new generation of small turbocharged engines keep the same performance or even improve older powertrains, as we saw for a VW Passat. However, it's good to know that a mostly ...

Paris preview: Audi downsizes the S4 engine Xavier Navarro

The S4, both in sedan and Avant (SW) version, is the top of the range for the Audi S A4 models. Until now, this beast was powered by a V8 engine, but now it's been replaced by a massaged ...

Volkswagen adds a new TSI engine to its lineup, goes common-rail as well Xavier Navarro

Volkswagen is introducing a new 160hp version of its 1.4-liter TFSI engine. This engine and the 122hp version are replacing VW's 1.6 FSI and 2.0 FSI engines which produced 115 and 150hp, ...

Volkswagen matches 1.4 TFSI engine to DSG for the Passat for 37mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

A 1.4-liter engine in such a large sedan? The downsized yet powerful 1.4 TFSI engine can now be ordered for the Volkswagen Passat with the new 7-speed DSG dual-clutch gearchange (a combination announced in the Seat Bocanegra concept recently as well). With these options, the car manages to get ...

Volkswagen Golf getting even smaller engines 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen has been one of the leaders in recent years in the area of downsizing engines. The German company was one of the first to start employing boosted and direct injected small displacement four cylinder engines to replace larger displacement equivalents. Yes, I know turbocharged engines have ...

Audi adds a new entry level gasoline version of the TT - 35mpg! 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Just after introducing the TDI diesel version of their TT sports car, Audi also added a new, more fuel efficient gasoline version. The TT is now available with a 1.8L TFSI four cylinder. The new engine is turbocharged and direct injected to the tune of 160hp and 184.39 lb-ft of torque. The engine ...

Big and green(ish): The Audi A8 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Audi is launching a new TFSI engine in the A8 benemoth sedan car to compete with the other "eco" (let's just say less polluting) boats such as the Lexus LS 600h or even the BMW 7 Hydrogen (ahem). For only 61,000 EUR (around 80,000 USD) you can buy one of these in Germany. The model, mated to a V6 ...

Volkswagen launches Chinese fuel economy initiative 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

It's well known by now that the enormous growth in the car population in China over the past decade and a half has put serious environmental pressure on cities there and dramatically increased gasoline consumption. Volkswagen was one of the first western car-makers to get involved in building cars ...

Audi offers economical new A3 and A4 models 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Click on the image for a gallery of high-res images of the Audi A3. Audi is extending its A3 and A4 ranges in Europe with four new fuel-efficient models: the A3, A3 Sportback 1.9 TDI e, the A4 2.0 TFSI e saloon and A4 2.0 TFSI e Avant. Drawing upon Audi's advanced direct injection technology, these ...


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