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Audi presents latest SQ5 TDI diesel; 48V MHEV & electric compressor

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Audi has introduced the latest version of the SQ5 TDI diesel. The SQ5 TDI was first introduced in the fall of 2012 as the first Audi S model powered by a diesel engine. Two SCR catalytic converters interact: the exhaust gas aftertreatment. Its base price is €68,137.82 (US$80,600) (in Germany, including 16% value-added tax).

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VW new Touareg with new design and new technologies; focus on diesel

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Both six-cylinder engines have been modified and upgraded by adding an SCR catalytic converter. Due to the SCR catalytic converter, the Touareg 4MOTION V6 TDI BlueMotion Technology meets the EU6 emissions standard. liters of diesel per 100 km (from 33.6 mpg US to 35.6 mpg US) to 6.6 mpg US) to 6.6

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Volkswagen unveils the new Passat; diesel version expected to deliver 43 mpg highway

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Designed in Germany and made in America, the new Passat was developed as a larger vehicle with premium features and handling characteristics. TDI Clean Diesel; a 2.5L The diesel version—the Passat TDI— is expected to deliver 43 miles per gallon (5.47 Volkswagen of America, Inc., gasoline engine, and a 3.6L

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Volkswagen to produce XL1 diesel plug-in hybrid at Osnabrück; 261 mpg US

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261 mpg US), will go into limited production at the company’s Osnabrück factory in Germany. The plug-in diesel-electric hybrid, which Volkswagen will showcase at the Geneva show, can cover a distance of up to 50 km (31 miles) in all-electric mode. Click to enlarge. l/100 km (approx. XL1’s engine. Click to enlarge. Powertrain.

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Audi’s mighty diesel: SQ8 TDI SUV coupé; 48V MHEV

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Audi’s sporty top model of the Q family, the SQ8 TDI SUV coupé, features a biturbo V8 TDI diesel that delivers 435 metric hp, 900 NN·mm (663.8 The biturbo V8 in the Audi SQ8 TDI is the most powerful passenger car diesel engine on the European market. A DC/DC converter connects the 48-volt system and 12-volt electrical system.

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New 300 hp 3.0L V6 diesel for Porsche Panamera boosts power by 20%, small improvement in fuel consumption

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New Panamera diesel. diesel in its Panamera Diesel. mpg US )—equivalent to 169 CO 2 /km—a small improvement on the 6.5 l/100 km (36 mpg US) of the standard earlier 250 hp model. mpg US )—equivalent to 169 CO 2 /km—a small improvement on the 6.5 Click to enlarge. liters/100 km (36.8

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New generation VW Polo features more fuel-efficient engines and advanced driver assistance; Polo TDI BlueMotion with 73.5 mpg

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mpg US ), or 82 g/km CO 2. mpg US ) and 94 g/km CO 2. The new Polo will go on sale this spring, first in Germany, then in most other European countries. All gasoline engines for Europe were converted to new three- and four-cylinder versions. mpg US ) and 128 g/km CO 2 to 4.6 mpg US ) and 106 g/km CO 2.

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