It’s common knowledge that the market share for diesel is in the low single digits in the U.S. Currently, only four manufacturers, Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen currently offer diesel-powered automobiles although there will be …
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Does a photo of your diesel-powered automobile belong on a magazine cover? Here’s your chance. Our readers take their fuel-efficient diesels everywhere including some of the most beautiful places on earth.
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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 European Union plans to increase the current tax level for diesel fuel till the year 2023. Algirdas Semeta, the European Commissar for Taxes, presented a master plan for a new tax system which is …
At the 2011, New York International Auto Show, Paul Ferraiola, BMW of North America’s product planning and strategy manager, and Joe Wierda, product manager for the 3 Series, accepted the 2011 Diesel Car of the …
The BMW 335d is the 2011 Diesel Car of the Year, announced Jonathan Spira, editor of The Diesel Driver magazine. The BMW 335d received 29.6 percent of 3,669 votes cast by readers of The Diesel …
BMW unveiled the BMW ActivE in New York City along with BMW EVolve, an app that lets drivers pretend they have an electric car. Available for the iPhone and, later this month, for the Android …
When a model is responsible for 50% of your company’s profit – and you are replacing it with a brand new vehicle – you have to get it right. BMW has been making the 5 …
The all-new 2011 Volkswagen Touareg is the second generation of the SUV built on a shared Volkswagen Group platform in Bratislava, Slovakia alongside its platform cousins, the Audi Q7 and the Porsche Cayenne.
The Touareg, …
On the first of the year, Germany introduced Super E10 biofuel, which is gasoline that is 10% ethanol. Even before the first tank was filled, the matter was the subject of great debate. The …
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 …
Mercedes-Benz, as the inventor of the diesel passenger car in the 1930s, has an unspoken obligation to lead and innovate. In this role, the automaker has been steadily adding to its U.S. lineup of diesel-powered …
An in-depth analysis of new car sales data by The Diesel Driver shows that monthly diesel sales doubled in 2010 and that buyers showed increasingly strong preference for diesel-powered cars compared to the gasoline-powered equivalent models. …
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 …
Volkswagen, the current market leader in U.S. diesel sales, will offer a diesel model of the Beetle and will debut the Beetle TDI (which stands for “turbocharged direct injection”) at the Chicago Auto Show next …
In 1975, BMW introduced the 3 Series, a model that has consistently set the standard for sports sedans. The 3er was introduced as the successor to the BMW Neue Klasse (BMW New Class), which included …
