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Gale Banks breathes on the VW Jetta TDI

Gale Banks is a name that should be very familiar to many diesel aficionados. Though Banks and the tuning company that bears his name usually work their magic on the biggest diesel pickups in the country, the technology that makes big rigs capable of pulling houses off their foundations works on smaller oil-burners just as well. Proof of such can be seen in the Banks-tuned Volkswagen Jetta Sidewinder. The car is reportedly very similar to the Jettas that VW uses in its TDI Cup series, and the powertrain modifications include a cold-air ... Read more →

2010 VW Golf TDI starts at $21,990, rated at 29/40 mpg city/hwy - or maybe 30/42? Sam Abuelsamid

For 2010, Volkswagen is again discarding the Rabbit badge in favor of the Golf name used in the rest of the world's markets, and they will begin arriving in the U.S. in the coming weeks, ...

Diesel torque continues to propel VW and Audi sales Sam Abuelsamid

Diesel-powered light duty vehicles remain in short supply in the United States and, until the VW Golf TDI arrives this fall, the Jetta remains the only relatively affordable example. The Jetta ...

Hoping to snag a Jetta TDI with your clunker cash? Too late! Sam Abuelsamid

Undoubtedly one of the vehicles that could have profited handsomely from this week's expected rush by Americans to unload old gas guzzlers for something more thrifty was Volkswagen's Jetta TDI. ...

Diesels grab 81% of Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen sales in June Sam Abuelsamid

General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda and everyone else may not think there is much of a market for mainstream diesel vehicles in the United States, but Volkswagen would beg to differ. Since it ...

Demand for VW Jetta TDI remains strong in U.S. 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

- Volkswagen seems to have a nice success story on its hands in the form of the latest Jetta TDI. In April, VW moved 2,253 Jetta TDIs. Last month, that number surged to 3,862, which accounts for about 36-percent of total Jetta sales. Similar sales figures are expected in June. Interestingly, ...

VW clean diesels have best sales month since launch in June 5 months ago on Autoblog Green

May was another dismal month for car sales pretty much everywhere, including Volkswagen. There was however one bright spot at VW: sales of its Jetta TDI. Overall, sales of the Jetta were up 27.6 percent in May and it appears that most of that gain was due to the new Sportwagen and TDI versions. The ...

VW Jetta TDI Cup season opener to feature three guest drivers 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

When the second season of Volkswagen's Jetta TDI Cup kicks off next week at VIRginia International Raceway, three guest drivers will join the 30 regulars on the track. Former NASCAR driver Ward Burton's son Jeb will be driving one of the 170 hp diesel powered Jettas along with MSNBC's Dan Carney. ...

VW forecasts 30% of 2010 Golf sales in US will be for TDI 7 months ago on Autoblog Green

- Volkswagen has a major success on its hands in the form of the latest Jetta TDI. Not only has the fuel efficient machine managed to take home nearly every green car award known to man, it's also been selling in numbers well over its initial sales goals. When the German automaker launched the ...

Jetta TDI proving tough to find in California 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

In the minds of those in charge of voting for automotive awards, it seems that the new Volkswagen Jetta TDI can do no wrong. Perhaps the same can be said of new car purchasers, depending on where that buyer happens to live. Apparently, the German automaker can't keep up with demand in a number ...

Jetta TDI spotted doing taxi service in New York City 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

An alert reader in Manhattan recently noticed an unusual new vehicle decked in the yellow paint scheme of a New York cab. This is the first known example of a Volkswagen Jetta TDI doing livery service in the Big Apple. Much has been made of the city's taxi and limousine commission requiring new cab ...

Hybrids dominate the Intellichoice Best Overall Value of the Year Awards 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

IntelliChoice used the Chicago Auto Show to announce its Best Overall Value of the Year Awards, and, lo and behold, it's loaded up with hybrid and eco-friendly vehicles. Included in the list of winners for 2009 are: Honda Civic Hybrid for Best Compact over $17,000 GMC Sierra 1500 Crew ...

In the AutoblogGreen Garage: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI 9 months ago on Autoblog Green

The car as we know it is being redefined. Hybrids have reintroduced electrons to the driving experience, and the rumble, shake and shimmy of internal combustion engines is being muffled and, in some cases, even silenced by cars like the Toyota Prius, 2011 Chevy Volt and Tesla Roadster. For us ...

Popular Mechanics gives Jetta TDI Automotive Excellence Award 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

This is the time of the year for awards, as pretty much all of the 2009 models are out in the open and journalists have had a bit of time to digest each and every model against its competitors. Such is the case at Popular Mechanics, which has just released its annual Automotive Excellence ...

Inaugural VW Jetta TDI cup goes to Josh Hurley 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The first ever season of the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup wrapped up this weekend before the start of the Petit Le Mans race at Road Atlanta. After eight races at tracks around North America since April, Josh Hurley's second place finish in the last race was enough to put him over the top for the ...

Jetta TDI proving more popular than VW planned 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen is reporting that its new 50-State legal clean diesel Jetta TDI has already sold out. U.S. dealerships had an allotment of 1,300 TDIs and those have all been spoken for. The good news is that VW of America is likely to get some more due to the popularity of the model in the States. ...

Diesel fan? VW wants you (to promote its cars) 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

If you are a fan of the diesel engine - and Volkswagen's TDI engine series in particular - VW would love it if you'd go ahead and spread your love of the oil-burner with your family and friends. Of course, having the only 50-state legal diesel on the market, at least for a little while, the ...

AutoblogGreen First Drive: 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Sedan 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI The state of California has the toughest vehicle emissions regulations in the world with its LEV II (and the corresponding national Tier 2 Bin 5) standards. Those rules treat all engine types the same regardless of what type of fuel they use. It doesn't matter if the ...

Inaugural VW Jetta TDI cup season half-way home 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen is now halfway through the first season of its new Jetta TDI cup series and so far it's apparently been a big success. We attended the first race at VIRginia International Raceway back in late April and the racing was great fun to watch. Four different drivers have won the first four ...

Hyper-miling couple going for trans-continental mileage record 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

We've written about the exploits of Helen and John Taylor on several previous occasions. The pair like to get into cars and see how far they can drive between fill-ups. Their most recent adventure took them around Australia in a Peugeot 308 with an average of 75.6 mpg (U.S.). Today, they are setting ...

2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDIs now available for customer delivery 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Diesel fans that have been waiting patiently for the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI will now finally have some relief. Two months after dealers began receiving their demonstrator models, regular customer units are now available and dealers can now start customer deliveries. Volkswagen is charging a ...

Many dealers report selling out of Jetta TDI, Tiguan TDI possible 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Volkswagen dealerships are reporting strong demand for the brand-new 2009 Jetta and Jetta Sportwagen TDI. Some dealers have even sold out before their first TDI even showed up on the lot, despite the fact that customers won't actually be getting their cars for at least another month or so. The ...

Jetta TDI demos turn up at dealers, lots of orders coming in 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The initial batch of Volkswagen Jetta TDIs have started to appear at Volkswagen dealers around the country and at least one dealer in Virginia is reporting a lot of interest. Jay Pichardo of Greenbrier Volkswagen posted a photo of the first demo vehicle and some initial stats. In the first 24 ...

Officially Official: EPA rates 2009 Jetta TDI at 30/41mpg 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI is coming to VW dealers this summer as the first of the new batch of 50 state clean diesels and the official EPA fuel economy numbers are now out. The diesel has come in with ratings of 30mpg on the urban cycle and 41mpg on the highway cycle. Those numbers are a bit ...

Jetta TDI Cup Mosport Report: David Jurca takes the checkered flag 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click David Jurca's Jetta for a high res gallery The second Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup race went into the books today with David Jurca taking the checkered flag at the Mosport track near Bowmanville, Ont. For the second straight race, Josh Hurley started from the number 1 position on the grid but ...


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