We just posted a few pieces on our gas shortage and why you need to use premium if your car calls for it. Here is a follow up we just read over on The Car Connection. As Colin Mathews put it “Could this Southeast phenomenon be a chilling harbinger of energy crises yet to come?”
Georgia and North Carolina commuters are being forced to telecommute, take public transit, carpool, or wait in 15+ minute lines due to the most significant fuel shortages since Presidents Carter and Nixon. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration and the American Petroleum Institute, by way of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, hurricanes Gustav and Ike bear the main responsibility.
Read on @ The Car Connection
We now have the dates to the tour. Check them out after the jump. Unfortunately, they are not coming our way…
Click image to view galleryAmerica will soon discover Audi TDI® turbocharged clean diesel technology, which has earned media attention and consumer praise throughout the world for its exceptional fuel efficiency and dynamic performance. Next month, the Audi Q7 3.0 TDI will debut in the U.S. during the Audi Mileage Marathon, a two week cross country drive that will display the world’s leading fuel-efficiency technology. Continue reading ‘Audi Clean Diesel to Run in Coast-to-Coast Rally’
Thanks for everything SEAT! Sad to see you go but glad to have the memories.
SEAT UK can reflect on five highly successful seasons in the HiQ MSA British Touring Car Championship after winning 43 races and scoring 101 podium results in 150 races.
Having entered the series in 2004, Jason Plato and Darren Turner closed the chapter on SEAT UK’s motorsport programme by ensuring the Leon TDI was the top winning car in the 2008 BTCC campaign – with 10 race wins to its name. Nine different drivers won races in 2008, but no-one scored more than Jason Plato, who took his BTCC career total to 46 victories and 2136 points (in 276 starts) with eight wins this year. Continue reading ‘BTCC: SEAT UK leaves BTCC with 43 wins in 150 races’
We do not have the exact dates or stops but the marathon will go from New York to Los Angeles, passing major cities like Chicago, Dallas and Las Vegas during the 13 daily stages, as well as natural wonders including the Rocky Mountains, Death Valley and the Grand Canyon. The site is also not up right now.
The TDI is the world’s most successful efficiency technology. Now the latest Audi TDI is making its way to the US: Audi is introducing the world’s cleanest diesel to the streets of America inside the Audi Q7 3.0 TDI with ultra low emission system. Once there, and prior to its market launch, it will prove its supremacy when it comes to driving fun and fuel efficiency in an endurance test – the Audi Mileage Marathon. Continue reading ‘Audi Mileage Marathon: The world’s cleanest diesel in its first endurance test’
Published September 8, 2008
in Golf and TDI.
Volkswagen has today unveiled the remarkable Golf BlueMotion concept vehicle, a car capable of achieving a combined 74.3 mpg while emitting just 99 g/km of CO2. This matches the economy of the Polo BlueMotion, itself among the most efficient vehicles currently on sale. Continue reading ‘99 g/km, 74 mpg: Golf BlueMotion concept sets new benchmarks’
Published August 19, 2008
in TDI.
- Low-consumption direct injection petrol engines from Volkswagen with new output levels and seven-speed DSG
- Common Rail technology for the 2.0l TDI engine in compacts
Volkswagen is standardising the engine range in the Golf segment. For the models Golf, Golf Plus, Golf Estate and Jetta there are now two TSI versions: a turbocharged 90 kW / 122 hp direct injection petrol engine as well as a 118 kW / 160 hp version of the same engine, but with turbocharger and compressor. Furthermore, the TDI programme will also be extended to include the first common rail engine in Golf models. Continue reading ‘Volkswagen TDI and TSI: highly efficient engines for the Golf class’
We do not focus on sales press releases, but with today’s chatter about auto sales taking a plunge, its good to see Volkswagen in the green. We’ve been seeing a ton of the Volkswagen Eos driving around town! With the Jetta TDI demo’s at the dealers now and the Tiguan on sale, it will be interesting to see the next few months.
On the other hand, Chrysler did have one of the biggest hits yet the Chrysler Town & Country and Dodge Grand Caravan posted excellent increases of 21% and 52%, respectively. Where will this put the Volkswagen Routan when it hits dealers in the Fall of 2008?
Best Overall Sales Month Since August 2006
Volkswagen of America, Inc. today announced June 2008 sales of 23,208 units, a 0.3 percent increase over the June 2007 sales of 23,137 vehicles. On a year-to-date basis, 2008 Volkswagen sales remain 0.6 percent ahead of 2007 sales through June.
Continue reading ‘Volkswagen’s June 2008 sales are up’
Maximum efficiency all the way to the finish
Eleven Audi A4 2.0 TDI models take part in efficiency marathon
Target fuel consumption of under four liters per 100 kilometers
New Audi A4 2.0 TDI (88 kW) with just 134 g/km of CO2
Powerful dynamism, stamina and endurance are just as important in sport as out on the road. To be successful, you need to use your energy as efficiently as possible: On June 23, eleven white Audi A4 2.0 TDI models took to the start in the efficiency competition organized by Audi and Auto Bild. To stand a chance of winning, however, the teams have to complete the total distance of over 1,650 kilometers (1,025.26 miles) with an average fuel consumption of under four liters (over 58.80 US mpg). Continue reading ‘Audi A4 2.0 TDI: Long journey with low fuel consumption’
We are still celebrating in the States!!
Audi R10 TDI, Allan McNish, Dindo Capello, Tom KristensenAt one of the most exciting and fastest races in Le Mans history, AUDI AG clinched another triumph at what is arguably the world’s toughest motor race.
For Audi, this marked the eighth Le Mans triumph in just ten races. This puts Audi in third place – just one victory short of Ferrari – on the perpetual list of winners of the endurance classic which has been staged since 1923. Continue reading ‘Facts about Audi’s eighth victory at Le Mans’
