Articles in Diesel Grand Touring
Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec Test Drive and Report: The Road to Kennebunkport
Situated along the Kennebunk River, the city of Kennebunkport is a small town just one mile away from the Atlantic Ocean. Although the city is home to only 3,474 inhabitants, it is particularly well known …
2011 BMW 335d Review and Final Drive: The Road to Stuttgart and Munich
Our fascination with the BMW 335d started almost two years ago, when Jonathan Spira took delivery of our 2010 BMW 335d at the BMW Welt. The successor to the E90 BMW 3 Series has just …
The Road to Maastricht – Driving the Mercedes-Benz E350 BlueTec Diesel Sedan
Maastricht, the capital of the province Limburg, is located in the southern part of the Netherlands. It was also our first destination after taking delivery of The Diesel Driver’s new long-term test car, a Mercedes-Benz …
The Road to Sélestat – Driving the BMW 520d Sedan – Review and Test Drive
Sélestat, also known as the city of Schlettstadt, is a small town located in north-eastern France, in the province of Alsace-Lorraine (Elsaß-Lothringen). The cities of Freiburg (Germany) and Strasbourg (France) are only a drive …
From Argentina to Alaska in a Volkswagen TDI
Known for his long-distance drives in Volkswagen alternative-fuel cars, German off-road driver Rainer Zietlow, along with his team, plan to take a Volkswagen Touareg TDI on a two week, 16,000 mile (25,750 km) drive from …
Driving the BMW 520d – The Road to Frankfurt – Review
Frankfurt am Main, Europe’s largest and most important financial center, is situated along the Main River in the south-western part of the German state Hessen (Hesse). Germany’s fifth largest city is home to over 672.000 …
The Road to Bratislava – Driving the BMW 535d Sedan
Bratislava, known in many regions by its German name, Preßburg, is the capital of Slovakia. It was the destination for a long distance road trip with the all new BMW 535d sedan. The drive from …
BMW 318d Review and Road Test – The Road to Venlo
In Roman times, the Netherlands city of Venlo (then known as Blariacum) was a major trading post. Today, thanks to the city’s location directly on the German border, Venlo attracts shoppers from Germany thanks to …
The Road to Munich – Driving the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition Review
Would it be possible to drive from Munich to Hamburg and back using only one tank of diesel fuel? With fuel consumption of 4,1 l/100 km (57 mpg) in the combined EU test cycle and …
Driving the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition – The Road to Hamburg – Review
With a population of more than 1.8 million people, the Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg) is the second-largest city in Germany. Only Berlin, Germany’s capital, has more inhabitants. Similar to …
BMW Performance Center Delivery – Diesel Style
Wow, what an experience. While I had been to the BMW’s South Carolina outpost in the past for an M Driving School, and I was familiar with the setting for the delivery process, nothing prepared …
BMW 335d Fall Foliage Drive
New England is famous for its autumnal foliage and the start of the fall season on September 22 was the perfect time for a diesel-powered drive in the region, and the BMW 335d continues to …
