Entries Tagged as 'bmw diesel'

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

BMW to bring twin-turbo diesel to the U.S.

Filed under: Hybrids/Alternative, Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, Green

Those of us Stateside have been deprived of more diesel models than you shake an oversized fuel nozzle at, but it looks like the folks over at BMW may be on their way to curing our high-mileage, high-torque lust. The automaker’s 286 HP, 427 lb.-ft. of torque 3.0-liter twin turbo […]

Wednesday, December 31st, 1969

Diesel’s on our doorstep: Audi lays out TDI intitiative for the U.S.

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Green, Crossovers/CUVs, Audi

While Japanese automakers have the hybrid lead, the front-runners in diesel are companies of German descent. Mercedes is bringing home the bacon with BLUETEC, BMW is slapping twin turbochargers onto a 3.0-liter diesel, and Volkswagen will implement BlueMotion into five different VWs. Audi intends to join the oil-burning club here […]

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