Remove Building Remove Diesel Remove Land Rover Remove MPH
article thumbnail

Jaguar bringing XE diesel to US in 2016

Green Car Congress

The Jaguar US lineup will expand in 2016 with the addition of the all new, aluminum-intensive Jaguar XE compact sports sedan in 20d (diesel) and 35t models each in Premium, Prestige and R-Sport trim levels and available in RWD or AWD. liter diesel ( earlier post ) delivering 180 hp (134 kW) and 318 lb-ft (431 N·m) of torque.

Diesel 150
article thumbnail

UK Awards 24M to 6 Low Carbon Vehicle Projects

Green Car Congress

Projects include the development of new engines for plug-in hybrid versions of Nissan, Lotus and Jaguar Land Rover cars, a lightweight electric bin wagon, development of lightweight materials for vehicle weight reduction, and new technologies using thermal energy to improve vehicle performance.

article thumbnail

Road Test: 2021 Cadillac Escalade Duramax 4WD

Clean Fleet Report

Flagship SUV Gives Smooth Luxury, Powerful Diesel Performance. The low diesel rumble upon start-up becomes a nice note when accessing the ample torque to get off the line, but then purrs quietly at freeway speeds. But on a 180-mile all-freeway run with the adaptive cruise control set at 65 mph, we got an impressive 28.8

article thumbnail

Jaguar introduces Gen 2, aluminum-intensive XF; up to 60 mpg US with diesel Ingenium engine

Green Car Congress

The coupĂ©-like design uses Jaguar’s aluminum-intensive (75% aluminum) architecture ( earlier post ) to enable weight savings of up to 190 kg (419 lbs)—making the 163PS diesel model 80 kg (176 lbs) lighter than the nearest competitor—plus an increase in torsional stiffness of up to 28%. liter diesel.

Diesel 150
article thumbnail

ZF opens passenger car transmission plant in the US; emphasis on 9-speed automatics

Green Car Congress

So far, ZF has invested around €300 million (US$399 million) in building the new location, which is around 130 kilometers (81 miles) north-west of Columbia. mph), the 9HP reduced fuel consumption by 12% in a gasoline-powered SUV and by 16% in a diesel-powered SUV. A total of approx. Konstantin Sauer.

article thumbnail

Volkswagen introduces new 4WD Golf 4MOTION with 5th generation Haldex coupling; 15% reduction in fuel consumption over current model

Green Car Congress

Volkswagen is offering the new Golf 4MOTION in Europe in three levels (Trendline, Comfortline, Highline) and with two turbo diesel engines. The Golf 4MOTION’s four-cylinder diesel engines (EA288) are new designs, and made their debut in 2012 with the Mk 7 Golf. seconds from 0 to 100 km/h and achieves a top speed of 187 km/h (116 mph).

Fuel 255