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BMW X1 coming to America in 2011, diesel a possibility, up to 45.2 mpg (U.S.)
2010 BMW X1 - click above for high-res image gallery After weeks of teasing and even letting some European media drive prototypes, the crew over at BMW's Munich headquarters finally released all the goods on its newest and smallest crossover, the X1. The U.S. branch of BMW has also confirmed that the X1 will come to the U.S. market as well. European consumers will be able to buy the new X1 starting this fall, but Americans will have to wait until 2011 to get one. When the X1 hits the autobahn it will have four engines available, including ... Read more →
New 90 hp MINI One D debuts in Europe this fall with 60.3 mpg (U.S.) on EU test Sam Abuelsamid
MINI One D - click above for high res image gallery In North America, the Cooper represents the entry point to the MINI lineup, but Europeans have always had the option of the MINI One. Until now ...
Diesels grab 81% of Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen sales in June Sam Abuelsamid
General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, Honda and everyone else may not think there is much of a market for mainstream diesel vehicles in the United States, but Volkswagen would beg to differ. Since it ...
Porsche Panamera diesel may yet become a reality, along with hybrid Sam Abuelsamid
Porsche Panamera - Click above for high-res image gallery of the tech briefing When Porsche's new four-door Panamera goes on sale this fall, it will have two powertrains available: a 4.8-liter V8s ...
Toyota will continue focusing on "clean halo" hybrids, not EVs or diesels Jeremy Korzeniewski
Toyota FT-EV concept - Click above for high-res image gallery It's not terribly surprising that Toyota – the automaker often credited for creating the first modern mainstream hybrid ...
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Dead Diesels: Six automakers reportedly kill plans for oil burners 1 day ago on AutoblogGreen
Diesel's near-term prospects in America took a huge hit with the revelation that nine diesel-powered 2010 models are on hold. Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, and Nissan have put the kibosh on rolling out more oil burners due to cost and perception issues. Toyota's obviously on a ...
Opel adds Sports Tourer Wagon to Insignia ecoFlex line 2 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Opel Insignia Sports Tourer ecoFlex - click above for high res image Over in Europe, Opel has expanded it's Insignia ecoFlex line with a Sports Tourer model. That would be a station wagon in American English. Whatever you call it, this handsome machine gets the same range of optimizations ...
Citroen announces new C3 including a version that gets 99 g/km CO2 2 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Citroen C3 - click above for high res image gallery In Europe, the so-called C-Segment is the single largest volume vehicle class, so when a manufacturer brings out a new model in that class, it's an important move. C cars are compacts like the Ford Focus, VW Golf and Opel Astra. Citroen's ...
Report: Heavy trucks cleaning up faster than diesel passenger cars 5 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Freightliner Innovation Truck - Click above for high-res image gallery According to the American Trucking Association, there has been a 41 percent increase in registered large trucks and an 84 percent increase in miles traveled by large trucks from 1986 to 2006. That equals lots of diesel fuel ...
BMW launches low-CO2 316d: 118 g/km 6 days ago on AutoblogGreen
BMW has decided to engage futher the European low-CO2 market segment with the launch of the BMW 316d. The 316d uses the same powertrain as the 116d and gets remarkably low CO2 emissions of just 118 g/km. In both cars, BMW uses a detuned version of its 4-cylinder 2.0 liter diesel engine, found in ...
BMW adds upgraded diesels to 7-series, 730d rated at 34.6 mpg (U.S.) 7 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2009 BMW 750i – Click above for high-res image gallery This fall, BMW will be introducing two new upgraded diesel engines to the recently launched 7-series in the 730d and 740d. Both engines have a 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder layout with common rail injection and turbochargers. The 740d ...
Fisker Karma Sunset, Converj, BlueSport Roadster win Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards 8 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Fisker Karma Sunset Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery Fisker's undeniably gorgeous Karma Sunset concept was named the 2009 Production Preview Vehicle of the Year at the North American Concept Vehicle of the Year Awards last night at the Automotive Hall of Fame in Detroit. ...
Nissan issues update on "Green Plan 2010", EVs progressing, AT diesel coming to Japan 8 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Nissan EV-02 prototype - click above for high res image gallery A couple of years back, Nissan announced its Green Program 2010 which was a comprehensive plan to reduce the energy consumption and emissions of both its vehicles and operations. The automaker has just issued an update on its ...
BMW to introduce more powerful and efficient version of twin-turbo 3.0-liter diesel 9 days ago on AutoblogGreen
BMW has just announced an upgraded version of its 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder diesel engine. The new version retains the same displacement, yet output for the European spec version is increased from 286 horsepower and 428 lb-ft of torque to 306 hp and 442 lb-ft. At the same time, fuel consumption ...
Demand for VW Jetta TDI remains strong in U.S. 10 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI - Click above for high-res image gallery Volkswagen seems to have a nice success story on its hands in the form of the latest Jetta TDI. In April, VW moved 2,253 Jetta TDIs. Last month, that number surged to 3,862, which accounts for about 36-percent of total Jetta ...
Daimler loses European urea injection patent, U.S. could be next 10 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Mercedes-Benz ML320 BlueTec - Click above for high res image gallery Urea injection systems for diesel vehicles might soon be less expensive thanks to a recent ruling in a European patent case. Daimler was part owner of a patent covering selective catalytic reduction systems for diesel engines. ...
Drive your green vehicle at Laguna Seca during Refuel 10 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Ever wanted to take your green vehicle to a world-renowned race track, show it off to the masses and maybe even try a little race-against-the-clock action? Well, soon you can. On July 19th, Speed Ventures is presenting a day at Laguna Seca for owners, builders and manufacturers of ...
REORT: Chrysler kills light-duty Cummins engine for Dodge Ram 1500, at least for now 14 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2009 Dodge Ram - Click above for high-res image gallery According to court documents, Chrysler has put at least a temporary halt to the expected light-duty Cummins diesel engine for the Dodge Ram 1500. Mark Land, director of public relations at Cummins, tells our sleuthy friends at ...
REPORT: Mahindra capitalizes on Detroit 3 dealer closings, picks up new outlets 14 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Many communities have felt the sting of closing dealerships, but it appears for some that capitalism Mahindra is coming to the rescue. The Indian truck manufacturer is sweeping in to sign up recently booted Chrysler dealers to sell their fuel efficient diesel pickups. Mahindra had earlier announced ...
Toyota not working on diesel hybrid 14 days ago on AutoblogGreen
2010 Toyota Prius - Click above for high-res image gallery There's no doubt that the Toyota Prius is the most well-known green car in the world, a fact that's as often attributed to the car's distinctive styling as it is to the car's impressive fuel efficiency. The latest 2010 model pushes that ...
Ford adds new 2.0-liter, 45.2 mpg (U.S.) Mondeo ecoNetic in Europe 14 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Ford of Europe is expanding its Mondeo ecoNetic line with a new 115 hp 2.0-liter model. The latest variant gets a CO2 rating of just 139 g/km on the EU drive cycle and consumes diesel at the rate of 45.2 mpg (U.S.). Like other ecoNetic vehicles (and the low CO2 models from other automakers) the ...
Is the Mercedes S400 Hybrid $17K better than the S350 CDI? 15 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid - Click above for high-res image gallery With the Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid about to hit the market, the very important question of value arises. Until now, for most automakers, there has not been an opportunity to compare basically the same vehicle with hybrid and ...
Citroen unveils new new 3.0L V6 diesel, more power, less fuel 15 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Citroen C5 3.0HDi 240 - click above for high-res image gallery Citroen is replacing its existing 2.7-liter diesel V6 with a new 3.0-liter model that, thanks to the latest technology, allows it to make more power from less fuel. That also means it emits less CO2 along the way. Output in the new ...
Diesels finish 1,2,3 again at 24 Hours of Le Mans! 17 days ago on AutoblogGreen
At this weekend's 24 Hours of Le Mans, the Peugeot 908 HDi finally broke Audi's decade long stranglehold on the endurance classic. For the past two years, Peugeot had clearly had the speed advantage over the Audi R10 TDI but the team failed to keep the cars running reliably enough to beat the more ...
Carbon Motors reports 10,000 preorders for diesel-powered E7 police car 20 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Carbon Motors E7 - Click above for high-res image gallery As it turns out, there's quite a bit of pent up demand for a purpose-built police car. Who knew that law enforcement officers were so fed up with their current fleet of Crown Vics, Chargers and Impalas? Apparently, that would be Carbon ...
MCN gets first ride on Evaproducts Track T800CDI, results mixed 20 days ago on AutoblogGreen
EVA Track T800CDI diesel motorcycle - Click above for high-res image gallery Curious what it's like to ride a diesel-powered adventure motorcycle equipped with a CVT transmission? So are we, but at least we can get a general idea from Motorcycle News in the UK, which is the first media outlet to ...
Volvo S40 DRIVe awarded What Car? Green Car of the Year title 23 days ago on AutoblogGreen
The What Car? Green Car of the year title given out at the completion of the Brighton to London eco-race at City Hall in London. The winner? The Volvo S40 DRIVe, which the company has been making since late last year. The model, which is mated to a PSA-sourced 1.6 diesel engine, has Start-Stop ...
Mercedes offering three cleaner, more powerful engines for C-class BlueEfficiency models 24 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Mercedes-Benz is now offering three new direct injected engines in its C-Class BlueEfficiency models. Two of the three four cylinder engines are diesels while the other is fueled by gasoline. The 2.2-liter diesel is available as a single turbo 170 hp version or a dual turbo 204 hp variant. The ...
REPORT: Volkswagen BlueSport ready for production, estimated cost: $30k. Will it happen? 27 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Volkswagen Bluesport Concept - Click above for a high-res gallery After getting an exclusive first drive of the Volkswagen BlueSport roadster, the lucky scribes from AutoWeek write of the machine as if it's likely headed for production. This is contrary to earlier reports coming from an unnamed ...
REPORT: Independent Hummer sees alt-fuel model within five years, still looking at H4 28 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Hummer HX Concept - Click above for a high-res image gallery Now that General Motors has officially offloaded the HUMMER brand to Chinese machinery and equipment manufacturer Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company Ltd., the next logical question is where does the brand go from ...
VW clean diesels have best sales month since launch in June 29 days ago on AutoblogGreen
May was another dismal month for car sales pretty much everywhere, including Volkswagen. There was however one bright spot at VW: sales of its Jetta TDI. Overall, sales of the Jetta were up 27.6 percent in May and it appears that most of that gain was due to the new Sportwagen and TDI versions. The ...
Audi adds new 1.6-liter TDI to European A3 lineup 29 days ago on AutoblogGreen
Audi A3 TDI – Click above for high-res image gallery Audi has added a pair of new 1.6-liter TDI diesel engines to its home market A3 lineup with fuel economy up to 57.4 mpg (U.S.) on the EU combined driving cycle. The engines are available in 90 hp and 105 hp forms with both of them ...
EPA will push clean diesel grant money in Ohio on Wednesday 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
In a rare move that probably won't attract the level of controversy or public comments that seem to be standard for EPA announcements these days (e.g.: California waiver), administrator Lisa Jackson will be in Ohio on Wednesday to talk about American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 grants for ...
UK paper gets to drive prototype BMW X1 xDrive 23d 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
BMW will unveiling the latest edition to its sport activity vehicle lineup this fall, probably at the Frankfurt Motor Show. While the new X1 isn't ready to be shown publicly just yet, the Munich automaker did let a writer from the Times of London take one for a preview drive in Spain. The X1 is ...
REPORT: Subaru to launch diesel cars in Japan in 2011 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
The Japanese market has never been particularly fond of diesel cars, but Subaru is getting ready to try anyway. Subaru launched its first diesel boxer engine in Europe in 2008 and so far has sold over 30,000 examples. The diesel accounts for 54.1 percent of Legacy sales in Europe right now. With ...
REPORT: Tata may add diesel engine and three-door version to the Nano 1 month ago on AutoblogGreen
Tata Nano - Click above for a high res image gallery After 203,000 firm orders, Indian automaker Tata found out that most buyers had opted for the more expensive variants of the Nano: only 20 percent of orders have been placed for the base model. The consequence is that Tata is considering a new ...
