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The 2009 Jetta TDI clean diesel has been awarded the 2009 Green Car of the Year by Green Car Journal.
The editors at Green Car Journal nominated five vehicles that represented the year’s best-of-the-best 2009 green vehicles, and today announced that they have chosen Volkswagen’s Jetta TDI clean diesel as the best-of-the-best and awarded it their 2009 Green Car of the Year.
Continue to read: 2009 VW Jetta TDI clean diesel is the “Green Car of the Year”
VW will unveil its purpose-built Volkswagen-Red Bull Baja Race Touareg TDI Trophy Truck, powered by a clean diesel TDI engine, during a news conference at this year’s Los Angeles Auto Show.
The Race Touareg TDI Trophy Truck that will run the 41st Annual Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 desert race in the SCORE Trophy Truck class is powered by a 5.5 liter V-12 clean diesel engine that produces 550 horsepower and 625 lbs.-ft. of torque.
Continue to read: Volkswagen will unveil Race Touareg TDI Trophy Truck at the LA Auto Show
Audi first introduced the Q7 V12 TDI in Geneva this spring. The world’s most powerful diesel-engined SUV will make its way to dealers towards the end of 2008. As the time comes closer Audi has revealed a new set of images and details.
For those of you who are not familiar with the Q7 V12 TDI we have a short overview of the yber-german-diesel before the images.
Click here to see the new set of images
Audi, the inventor of TDI, blazes a trail in the field of engine manufacture. At the 27th annual Lake Wörther Tour being held at the end of May in the Austrian province of Carinthia, the brand behind the four rings is showcasing this technology’s potential with a sensational study.
The two-liter TDI unit under the bonnet of the Audi A3 TDI clubsport quattro delivers 165 kW (224 hp) and musters up 450 Nm (331.90 lb-ft) of torque – the sort of pulling power normally associated with a sports car. The show car races from 0 to 100 km/h (62.14 mph) in just 6.6 seconds and attains a top speed of 240 km/h (149.13 mph).
Continue to read: The Audi A3 TDI clubsport quattro concept
Purist sportiness and compelling performance, combined with sensational efficiency – Audi is setting the trends yet again. The Audi TT Coupe 2.0 TDI quattro and Audi TT Roadster 2.0 TDI quattro are the first series-production sports cars in the world to be powered by diesel engines.
The two-liter four-cylinder engine delivers dynamic thrust, with a power output of 125 kW (170 hp) and 350 Nm (258.15 lb-ft) of torque. On average, however, the TDI in the TT Coupe requires only 5.3 liters of fuel per 100 km (44.38 mpg) – unbeatably low consumption in the sports car segment.
Continue to read: Audi TT Coupe and Roadster will be powered by diesel engines
At the International Vienna Motor Symposium (24-25 April), Volkswagen is to introduce the production version of the BlueTDI, a next-generation turbo diesel developed especially for the North American market. The common rail engine is based on the high-tech TDI, which was first introduced in Europe in 2007 with the Tiguan.
This engine already satisfies the Euro-5 standard that comes into effect in autumn 2009. In order to meet specific operating conditions in the U.S., this four-cylinder engine was redeveloped with internal engine modifications and a NOx trap.
Continue to read: VW BlueTDI will debut midyear in North America
Audi presented the R8 V12 TDI in the Geneva Motor Show and there were speculations that Audi might start the real production of the car.
They even had few journalists thest drive the concept.
The car had 500 hp and 1,000 Newton-meters (737.56 lb-ft) of torque.
Continue to read: Audi R8 V12 TDI will not be produced
Audi is taking TDI technology to a whole new level with the Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro, the most powerful diesel-powered passenger vehicle in its class. The V12 engine under the hood generates 368 kW (500 hp) of power and 1,000 Nm (757.56 lb-ft) of torque from six liters of displacement, enabling the big SUV to perform like a sportscar.
The new Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro represents a combination of superior power and efficient fuel consumption, an Audi hallmark.
Continue to read: The New Audi Q7 V12 TDI quattro
