Posts Tagged ‘DIESEL’

New A180 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY is the Most Frugal Mercedes-Benz Model of All Time

By Ant On January 11, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/new-a180-cdi-blueefficiency-is-most.html”>A few months after the launch of the new A-Class, the brand with the star is enhancing the range of its compact hatchback with two new eco-friendly BlueEFFICIENCY Edition models, one of which has the distinction of being the most fuel-efficient Mercedes-Benz model of all time.

Said model is the diesel-powered A180 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY Edition sporting a 1.

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2013 SsangYong Rodius gets New Diesel Engine, Keeps Fugly Looks

By Ant On January 9, 2013 No Comments

pot.com/2013/01/2013-ssangyong-rodius-gets-new-diesel.html”>The Big Bertha of Korean minivans, the SsangYong Rodius, is entering the New Year in Britain with an updated diesel engine, while keeping the same looks and a low (for its size) starting price (OTR) of £15,995.

Lurking behind the Rodius’ very Mercedes-Benz-like chrome grille is SsangYong’s latest 2.

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Facelifted Ford Fiesta Van Gains Aston Martin-Esque Schnozzle

By Ant On December 28, 2012 No Comments

pot.com/2012/12/facelifted-ford-fiesta-van-gains-aston.html”>Joining the refreshed range of Fiesta hatchbacks in Europe is the facelifted, commercial version of the series aptly named the Fiesta Van, which is available to order now in Britain, with customer deliveries from early January 2013.

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MG6 Finally Gets Much Needed Diesel Variants in the UK

By Ant On December 21, 2012 No Comments

pot.com/2012/12/mg6-finally-gets-much-needed-diesel.html”>It’s no secret that diesel engine options are necessary for any carmaker looking to succeed in the European market, even more so in mainstream segments.

Chinese-owned MG has been building and selling its MG6 in the UK since last summer, but up until now, it only offered a petrol engine in a category that’s dominated by diesels, which in some models, make up for more than 80 percent of sales.

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Dodge Cummins Drags Chevrolet Silverado Around a Parking Lot During Crazy Tug of War [NSFW]

By Ant On December 18, 2012 No Comments

pot.com/2012/12/dodge-cummins-drags-chevrolet-silverado.html”>Whoever said that watching pickup trucks isn’t fun, hasn’t obviously witnessed a mechanical tug-of-war.

A group of young Americans who didn’t have anything better to do on what we assume to be a Friday night since the video was uploaded on Saturday, Dec. 15, watched two of their peers stage a tugging war at a parking lot with their trucks, a Chevrolet Silverado and a diesel-powered Dodge Ram Cummins.

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Land Rover Graces 2013 Freelander 2 with New Black & White Limited Edition Models

By Ant On December 16, 2012 No Comments

pot.com/2012/12/land-rover-graces-2013-freelander-2.html”>A new limited edition version named Black & White with extra content features and a handful of bespoke styling cues has been added to the range of the recently updated 2013 Land Rover Freelander 2 in Britain.

Limited to 600 pieces in the UK, the Freelander 2 Black & White is available exclusively in two shades, Santorini Black metallic or solid Fuji White, with a 148hp (150PS) 2.

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Clean Diesels are Experiencing a Renaissance in the U.S. as Sales Rise by 25.6 Percent

By Ant On December 16, 2012 No Comments

pot.com/2012/12/clean-diesels-are-experiencing.html”>In contrast to Europe, where they account for more than half of new cars sold, diesel-powered models hadn’t really caught on with U.S. new car buyers. In the past two years, though, numbers show that more and more Americans recognize the benefits of the new generation of “clean” diesel engines.

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Nissan UK Goes Backs to Basics with New Entry-Grade Navara Visia Fitted with 142hp Diesel

By Ant On December 16, 2012 No Comments

pot.com/2012/12/nissan-uk-goes-backs-to-basics-with-new.html”>Nissan is widening the choices for Navara buyers in Britain with the presentation of a new and more affordable entry-level version of its double cab pick-up truck named the Visia.

The new model comes with a de-tuned 2.5-liter diesel engine and is available for order now priced from £17,995 CVOTR compared to £19,411 for the 187hp (190PS) Acenta Double-Cab, with deliveries beginning January 2013.

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Audi to Introduce New Diesel Versions of A8, A7, A6 and Q5 at LA Auto Show

By Ant On November 20, 2012 No Comments

pot.com/2012/11/audi-to-introduce-new-diesel-versions.html”>Audi’s push into the U.S. diesel market will continue with the presentation of four-new models at next week’s Los Angeles Auto Show. Joining the already available Q7 3.0 TDI that went on sale in America this past September, Audi will soon offer the same updated 3.0-liter V6 TDI ‘clean diesel’ on the A8, A7, A6 and Q5 models.

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ABT Sportsline gets Real with Refreshed Audi A4 Avant

By Ant On November 16, 2012 No Comments

pot.com/2012/11/abt-sportsline-gets-real-with-refreshed.html”>Several months after German firm ABT Sportsline introduced an initial batch of performance and styling components for the lightly facelifted Audi A4 sedan, the VW Group tuning specialist has come out with a similar set of goods for the Avant version of the series, and this time, it has released real-life and not renderings of the car.

The engine power packages, which are common for the A4 sedan and estate models, boost the 1.

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