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2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Edition Review – V-dub's cup runneth over
If you’re in the market for a Jetta TDI sedan and like to drive, this is your car. The firmer GLI suspension, larger brakes, and upgraded antiroll bars go a long way towards making the Jetta sedan exciting to drive.
Read More »2010 BMW 335d Review – Clean and efficient MPG in the ultimate driving package
The Ultimate Driving Machine. That’s BMW’s tagline that they use to describe the vehicles they make. Clearly the reputation has been well earned
Read More »Gale Banks Has A Go At The VW Jetta TDI
Gale Banks might not be a name that everyone on the street might know, but if you know about diesels, or more specifically high output high performance diesels, then you know about Gales Banks. As far as I know, Banks still holds multiple diesel records at the Bonneville Salt Flats. He has been squeezing more […]
Read More »2009 VW Jetta TDI Review – Fuel efficiency for the driving enthusiast
Call us eco-crazy, but here at CarReview.com we’ve gone nuts over the new generation of clean diesels. We’ve already raved about the application of this technology in several large, luxury SUVs (the VW Touareg TDI and BMW X5 xDrive35d) and our first impressions of the popular Jetta TDI have been more than favorable.
Read More »2009 BMW X5 xDrive35d Review – Advanced diesel technology meets the luxury SUV
Ask an American what they think about diesel engines and you’re likely to get one of the following looks: a blank stare, as if the person has never heard of such a thing, or a distasteful frown, like they just ate something past its expiration date. Go to Europe and ask the same question, and people will simply show you by taking you for a spin around the block.
Read More »V-dub Deezul Action
Last year I totally got onboard the diesel train after driving a new Jetta TDI. Basically, hybrids are as much fun to drive as a shopping cart with a broken wheel. And require a totally different mindset from what I have burned into my left hemisphere.
Read More »2009 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Sedan – First Impressions
I’ve been unintentionally green for a few weeks now; my beloved 2000 Audi A6 is in the shop getting major surgery including a transmission rebuild, new power steering rack, and catalytic converters. So I’ve been cycling and
Read More »Gale Banks The King of Diesel Speaks Out
For many years, diesel engines have gotten a bad rap for being smokey and loud, but one man is on a mission to tell people it’s not that way anymore! Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Gale Banks, owner of Gale Banks Engineering. He’s considered by many to be the King of Diesel […]
Read More »2009 Volkswagen Touareg 3.0 TDI Review – $43K, 30 mpg and 406 lb. ft torque = A No-Brainer.
We Americans are stubborn folk. Once we make up our mind on a topic, there’s no going back no matter what. Want proof? Take for instance the antiquated opinion most Americans still have about diesel cars. Despite the horrible reputation of stench, pollution, gutlessness and
Read More »Next Bentley Arnage To Feature Audi Turbo-Diesel
More news about Bentley being slowly dragged, kicking and screaming, into this whole eco-awareness deal. This time, it seems that the next iteration of their Arnage will be available with a diesel mill under its expansive hood. It has long been rumored that Bentley is interested in diesel engines. Bentley is caught between a rock […]
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