Can I order one of these with a 3.0L TDI and six-speed Quattro? Wow, what a nice looking car. This is the upcoming Audi A5 that will be showing in the Geneva Autoshow. Due to circumstances of how these photos were attained it’s unsure whether this was a purposeful leak or not. Either way though I’m glad they’re out there. Another great design comes from Audi and if you look at the pictures you can see a small 3.0L TDI badge. 3.2L and 4.2L gasser engines are expected to be other options along with an S model. The S model was originally going to be debuted with the A5 at Geneva, but word is it will now be pushed back and possibly revealed at the New York Autoshow or the AMI in Europe.

The folks at Volkswagon AG must really be really seeing a future for diesels in the US. They just launched a new site specifically for Audi’s upcoming diesel-powered offerings, www.audiusdiesel.com. Check it out to see TDI news, films about the race-winning R10 and upcoming Q7, and information on Bluetec and the environment.

Government interest drives new momentum for diesel

Pressure on Government ministers to drop their gas-guzzlers in favour of greener options adds new momentum to the swing towards cleaner diesel power according to Peugeot New Zealand.

Peugeot’s diesel-powered 607 HDi 2.2 is one of three cars selected for evaluation as part of the government’s development of a New Zealand vehicle efficiency strategy.

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