... But man, talk about unfair! First of all, those bad old GM diesels were designed and built over thirty years ago - ... point out that there is a section of the automotive landscape still not smitten with diesels, despite all of these advancements. Who? Driving enthusiasts, that's who. Hey, ... xDrive35dREPORT: BMW plans to offer four-cylinder diesels in the U.S. originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, ...

Today we got some optimistic news from BMW on the future of diesels in the United States. In talking to journalists at the BMW University program at the company's U.S. headquarters in New Jersey, Tom Baloga, vice president of engineering for BMW of North America, expressed confidence that a four-cylinder diesel will show up in a range of U.S.-bound models during the next decade. ...

... go into the 3 and maybe 1 series cars with the six being reserved for larger cars like the 5, 7 and X5. Gallery: ABG Garage: 2008 BMW 123d HatchbackBMW's Baloga confirms four-cylinder diesels for U.S. market originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:04:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

If you’ve been reading BimmerFile over the last year you’ll know we broke the news of BMW’s plans for four cylinder diesels hitting the US market quite awhile back. However today the news was confirmed at a press event by Tom Baloga, vice president of engineering for BMW of North America by Insideline. As we’ve mentioned, look for a version of 2.0L diesel found in the 320d ...

  SEATTLE -- Are eco-diesels an oxy-moron? Volkswagen, after already having conquered the diesel-friendly European market, is determined to do the same in the U.S. But the company faces an uphill battle convincing Americans that today's Golf TDI is not like the noisy, smelly and polluting diesel your pipe-smoking uncle drove. The truth is that the U.S.

... in under 7 seconds and still get 40+ mpg. BMW has acknowledged that it plans to bring its four cylinder diesel to the U.S. market and MINI has also said it would love to sell the MINI D here. We say, bring it on. Spy shots: Higher performance MINI diesels spotted testing originally appeared on Autoblog Green on Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Go to Source

... the summer and topping 210km/h on the autobahn while getting an average of 6.2L/100km on the same tank I can say that I'd take the diesel equivalent of most vehicles on the road today. And I'm certainly not alone. When Jeremy Cato of The Globe and Mail asked Rob Dexter, BMW Canada's PR man what BMW had planned for diesels in Canada, well, he didn't receive a very detailed answer.

America needs more diesels. They get great fuel mileage and tend to require less work than traditional petrol engines… plus they sound freakin’ sweet when coupled with turbochargers. And they make gobs and gobs of torque. I love torque. I also love the MINI. These spy photos show a MINI mule being tested with a diesel engine, and BMW has been saying for some time that they are considering a ...

... Year by the Green Car Journal at the LA Auto Show. That's the second year in a row a diesel has taken home top honors. The nominees for 2010 included 3 hybrids and two diesels. Last year, the Jetta TDI won and the year before it was the Chevy Tahoe Hybrid. So, obviously, green car of the year is not 'Greenest Car' for that year. Instead, the qualification require a new ...

Over the next decade, we can expect to see four-cylinder turbo diesel engine BMW’s in North America, according to Inside Line. Tom Baloga, VP of engineering for BMW of North America, to Inside Line that “You’re going to see it of course in the 3 Series, and the 5 Series is a good possibility. If the performance is sufficient in the X3, U.S. customers would likely accept it in ...

Inside Line has the story of the day: BMW plans to bring the highly awaited four cylinder diesel engines to the U.S. If you have been a long reader of our website, you probably remember the rumors that started a year ago and then recently they somewhat become more real. BMW is indeed planning for new diesel engines in the U.S. offering a smaller displacement. Along with the new diesel four ...

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Geoff asks readers for advice on selecting an era to model and about mixing steam and diesel on the same layout. I'm sure some you experienced model railroaders will have some thoughts on the matter to guide Geoff: "I am new to this hobby and cannot make up my mind as to which era I'd like, my leaning is more toward the steam era but I also like the diesel and electric. Would it ...

Volkswagen’s Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Golf and Touareg TDI diesels sold 3,667 total units in the US November, accounting for 23% of the brand’s total sales of 16,250 units. November 2009 sales were up 13.7% increase over November 2008. November marks Volkswagen’s fifth consecutive sales month above last year. The Jetta, Volkswagen’s top selling nameplate, ...

While some of us here at ABG HQ are major fans of BMW's diesel engines, we were disappointed when BMW opted to enter the U.S. market only with the twin turbo 3.0-liter six cylinder diesel. As fantastic an engine as that is, the 2.0-liter four cylinder is also plenty strong and yields even better fuel efficiency. At an event at BMW's North American headquarters this week, VP engineering ...