Articles in Diesel Road Tests
2011 Volkswagen Jetta TDI and SEL – First Road Test and Review
Highway 1 runs along much of California’s Pacific coast and some of the most beautiful coastlines in the world. Portions of it are known as the Pacific Coast Highway, the Cabrillo Highway, and the Shoreline …
Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen TDI Review
The Jetta SportWagen TDI is a clean, green money-saving machine, with plenty of cargo space, all in a sporty, stylish package. Featuring the award-winning 2.0 –liter clean diesel TDI engine—the same engine that snagged Volkswagen …
BMW ActiveHybrid 7 Review
BMW’s quest for fuel efficient engines goes back to the BMW 132 aircraft engine of the 1930s. More recently, for the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, BMW provided a fleet of orange-colored BMW 1602 sedans …
BMW Hydrogen 7 Review
BMW has been a thought leader and pioneer in the efficient, ecologically sound use of resources. Indeed, according to the Berlin Institute for Future Studies and Technology Evaluation (IZT), BMW manages its financial, ecological, and …
Volkswagen Touareg TDI Review
Diesel-powered automobiles are more popular than ever in the U.S. and more buyers are opting for the diesel version of a car where both petrol and diesel versions are available. In 2009, 33% of Volkswagen …
The 2011 BMW 5 Series – 530d Review
BMW has been making the 5er Series sedan since 1972, when the line replaced the BMW Neue Klasse (New Class) which included the 2500, 2800, and Bavaria. The 5er was the first BMW to carry …
Honda Fit Sport Review
The 2010 Honda Fit, which was completely redesigned for 2009, is confusing. Its measurements are those of a subcompact but the interior is actually spacious (and not much smaller than that of the larger Honda Civic …
Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid Review
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 …
Review: Nissan Altima Hybrid – Hertz Green Collection
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 …
Volkswagen Golf TDI Review
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 …
Toyota Prius Review
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 …
BMW ActiveHybrid X6 Review
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 …
