Wow, another breaking news about our favorite brand. The Audi TT is going to receive a diesel engine.
Audi want to make use of the new Common-Rail diesel engines and therefore we have to wait a bit, but it will have a minimum of 170 bhp.
Great news!
Source: germancarblog.com
Even with a 143 pound weight penalty nothing could stop the Audi R10 from winning the Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta this past weekend. This makes it seven races the team has won for the Audi. Three of these races were the biggest endurance races of the year at Sebring, LeMans, and now the Petit LeMans.
Audi is currently the only one running a diesel in these races, but that will change in 2007 when at least Peugeot will be joining them. Hopefully when people see that diesels not only win fuel mileage races, but road races also popular opinion of them will change.
Performance and mileage…..you can have your cake and eat it too.
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I’ve seen prices as low as $2.49 in the D/FW area. It figures since I just filled up at $2.69 a couple days ago. Oh well, it doesn’t mean as big a difference as it does to truck drivers. My tank is considerably smaller so I’m only losing out on $2-3.
WASHINGTON — The average weekly retail on-highway price of a gallon of diesel nationally continued to decline, falling 4.9 cents to $2.546 for the week ended Oct. 2, according to the Energy Information Administration of the Department of Energy.
Since the average price peaked at $3.065 the week ended Aug. 14, the average price has fallen 51.9 cents, or 16.9 percent.
The current average price is 59.8 cents lower than one year ago, but that comparison must be made against the surge in diesel prices in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita.
The average for the week ended Oct. 2 is the lowest since the average of $2.543 posted for the week ended March 13.
The largest decline for the week ended Oct. 2 was 14.8 cents to $2.679 in the Rocky Mountain states where only two weeks ago, the average price was $3.052.
The lowest regional averages were $2.467 in the Midwest and $2.49 along the Gulf Coast.
It looks like AMSOIL will be ready for your 2007’s first oil change. AMSOIL is introducing their Synthetic 5W-40 Premium Diesel Oil. All 2007’s should be requiring API CJ-4 emission quality oil so it’s good to see manufacturers getting ready.
Formulated with the latest additive technology and the most advanced synthetic base oils, AMSOIL Synthetic 5W-40 Premium Diesel Oil exceeds the higher performance demands of modern engines. The product withstands the stress of heat, soot and acids to help prevent deposits, corrosion and wear, and its broad viscosity range offers superior protection over a wide temperature range.
AMSOIL Synthetic 5W-40 Premium Diesel Oil resists breakdown and is recommended for the longest service interval established by the engine, vehicle or equipment manufacturer. Drain intervals may be extended when monitored by oil analysis. The new oil is a low sulfated ash, phosphorus and sulfur formulation that meets and exceeds modern specifications for emission quality diesel oil. It is compatible with all exhaust treatment devices and designed to extend the service life of particulate filters.
AMSOIL Synthetic 5W-40 Premium Diesel Oil replaces 5W-40, 10W-40 and 15W-40 viscosity oils. It is “backwards compatible” with pre-2007 diesel engines and recommended for newer and older diesel and gasoline engines and other applications requiring the following worldwide specifications: API CJ-4, CI-4+, CH-4, CF, API SM, SL, SJ, ACEA E7, Mack EO-O Premium Plus, DDC Power Guard 93K218, Caterpillar ECF-3, ECF-1, Cummins CES 20081, Volvo VDS-4, MB 228.3, MTU Type II.