| OEM news |
Audi coast-to-coast 'Mileage Marathon' aims to prove diesel's meddle
by Sam Abuelsamid |
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| Audi Q7 and Q5 TDI |
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German automaker Audi is preparing to make a major push for the launch of its clean diesels in the US market with a cross-country Mileage Marathon in October. A fleet of 23 TDI powered Audis including the Q7, Q5, A4 and A3 will go from New York to Los Angeles with the drivers vying for the best possible fuel economy. (more)
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| diesel motorsports |
High performance engine wizard Gale Banks talks about diesel
by Sam Abuelsamid |
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| Gale Banks |
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Gale Banks has been building high performance engines for half a century. Over the Labor Day weekend Banks was in Detroit for the Grand Prix at Belle Isle and he took time out to speak with Green Fuels Forecast about his latest passion, diesel engines. (more)
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| diesel motorsports |
Diesel bound? Acura joins top ALMS class in '09
by Sam Abuelsamid |
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| The Highcroft Acura |
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Acura announces plans to move up to the top category in the American Le Mans Series in 2009 as it develops an all-new car for the LMP1 class. Honda Performance Development President Erik Berkman would not reveal and detail specifications, but a diesel may be a strong possibility. (more)
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| executive insight |
Bosch CEO Peter Marks still bullish on diesel, moving on electric drive
by Scott Anderson |
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| Robert Bosch LLC CEO Peter Marks |
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Peter Marks CEO and Chairman of Robert Bosch LLC remains confident that market share for light duty diesel engines in North America will grow significantly by the middle of the next decade. Speaking at the Management Briefing Seminars in Traverse City Marks believes that diesel refinery supply issues will be resolved by 2010-11. (more)
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| driving diesels |
Driving the 2008 BMW 123d
by Sam Abuelsamid |
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| 2008 BMW 123d |
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Diesel Forecast tests out another fuel efficient diesel vehicle from the Robert Bosch promotional fleet. This time around: a week with the BMW 123d hatchback demonstrates once again that fun to drive and low fuel consumption are not mutually exclusive. (more)
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| OEM news |
Diesel Sales May be Deciding Factor for a New Plant in US
by Scott Anderson |
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| VW's four-month Dieselution Tour kicks off. |
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In launching a four-month tour to promote its all-new diesel Jetta TDI and all things diesel, Stefan Jacoby, CEO of Volkswagen of America, says evaluations are “ongoing” into whether the company will invest in a new plant to build oil burning models. (more)
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| OEM news |
Ford’s Focus Goes Global; Could US Diesel be Far Behind?
by Scott Anderson |
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| The '08 Ford Focus. |
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Many of the same powertrain engineers who worked on the European Focus are participating in the transition for the American model, begging the question of whether the Dearborn automaker is moving closer to a diesel passenger car than it's letting on.(more)
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| OEM news |
Diesel Dreams
by Liz Turner |
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| BMW's diesel Z9 was launched in 1999 |
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Five extravagent diesel concept cars were launched in 2005, yet more diesel-powered dream cars have been introduced this decade, including two each from BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, and GM. FOR FULL PHOTO GALLERY CLICK HERE(more)
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