Archive for December 4th, 2006
VW Tiguan 2.0L BLUETEC Diesel on the Road and a Video of Young Hollywood at the Launch Event

And here’s young Hollywood in this next video……It makes me wonder why we don’t respect Hollywood’s youth. They like…care….and stuff.

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The Diesels are Coming! The Diesels are Coming!

Marty Bernstein
AIADA Contributing Editor

American’s look to Europe for many things – wine, food, fashion and, of course, automobiles – to name just a few. But one European automotive tradition has not made the journey to our shores: diesel engines for passenger vehicles.

Big, smoke belching 18 wheelers and heavy duty trucks? Yes. Cars? No! At least not yet, but wait … there’s more, much more automotive retailers need to know about what their showrooms will sell and their service areas will repair and service in the near future.

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Trident Vehicles Iceni R Diesel Supercar Update

Trident Iceni R Front
From autoindustry.co.uk

The UK specialist car maker Trident has launched a sports car powered by a 6.6 litre GM diesel, which it says combines a potential 50 mpg fuel economy with the highest torsional rigidity of any car tested. The Iceni R has a stainless steel chassis and ‘unique’ central spine rollover protection, and is also guaranteed for life against corrosion. At a constant 100km/h the Iceni will return a “Smart car-beating” four litres/100km.

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