Slideshow of photos from Media Preview of the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan. (All photos courtesy of NAIAS)
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Showing posts with label Volkswagen. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Friday, April 2, 2010
Test Drive: 2010 Volkswagen GTI
My first impressions are very good. I'm finding this car to be quite comfortable. The leather bucket seats are great, though I don't understand why driver's seat has a power recline feature, but adjusts forward and backward manually.
I really dig the race car inspired steering wheel. This GTI test model is fairly well equipped. Features include DVD navigation, Sirius satellite radio and a premium sound system which includes an iPod connection. Bluetooth connectivity is also included for both cell phones and audio devices. There is no automatic lights feature.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Going Green: Clean Diesel Technology
As America works to reduce and eventually eliminate its dependence on foreign oil, there is a push to bring alternative fuel vehicles to market. Electric, compressed natural gas and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are under development but will not be major players for several years. Diesel, while derived from oil, can serve as a bridge because of its efficiency. Vehicles travel farther on diesel, thus consuming less oil.
Diesel has not been popular on the U.S. consumer market because the engines were significantly noisier and produced smelly, soot-filled exhaust. However, new federal guidelines have produced new technology that nearly eliminates all of those concerns.
I recently tested the 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d, a clean diesel powered sports utility vehicle. Compared to its gasoline powered version, the X5 diesel is much quieter than expected, produced no noticeable odor, and achieved significantly better fuel economy.
Clean Diesel Information
BMW Advanced Diesel
Mercedes Benz BlueTEC
Mercedes Benz offers diesel engines in ML, GL and R class models.
Diesel has not been popular on the U.S. consumer market because the engines were significantly noisier and produced smelly, soot-filled exhaust. However, new federal guidelines have produced new technology that nearly eliminates all of those concerns.
I recently tested the 2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d, a clean diesel powered sports utility vehicle. Compared to its gasoline powered version, the X5 diesel is much quieter than expected, produced no noticeable odor, and achieved significantly better fuel economy.
Clean Diesel Information
BMW Advanced Diesel
BMW offers diesel engines in the 335d sedan and X5 xDrive35d activity vehicle.
Mercedes Benz BlueTEC
Mercedes Benz offers diesel engines in ML, GL and R class models.
Volkswagen offers diesel engines in the Jetta, Jetta Sportswagon and Touareg 2 models.
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