Mercedes-Benz introduced the world’s first diesel-powered automobile in 1936 and the company has been offering its customers fuel-efficient vehicles ever since. The S-Class, Mercedes’ flagship sedan, has been around since 1972 and got its …

If you regularly drive a diesel (or gas-electric hybrid, for that matter), you may wonder what options for fuel-efficient rental cars exist when travelling.  In Europe, renting a diesel is the norm; an online search …

The Volkswagen Golf, launched as the Rabbit in the United States, has been in the VW lineup since 1974, introduced as the front-wheel-drive replacement for the air-cooled Volkswagen Beetle (Käfer).   The name Golf is derived …

From time to time, The Diesel Driver test drives non-diesel powered fuel-efficient automobiles. Here is one such review.
The Toyota Prius, the world’s first mass produced gasoline-electric hybrid automobile, was first introduced to the domestic Japanese …

One of the most remarkable things about the new BMW ActiveHybrid X6, besides its performance (0-60 in 5.4 seconds) and fuel economy (20% better than the standard X6), is that the driver might never know …

The diesel invasion from Germany continues with the Audi A3 TDI.  Audi started its clean diesel lineup in the States last spring with the big Q7 TDI that is now joined by the compact A3 …