Posted in Diesel, Luxury vehicles, New cars on Mar 10th, 2010
GMC, apparently trying to muddy its “Professional Grade” reputation and appeal more to the Ed Hardy and flat-bill crowd, has announced that the 2011 GMC Sierra 2500 will be available in the luxury Denali trim. GMC Because you need 765 lb-ft of torque to haul Creatine and Heineken. It should come as no [...]
The 2010 F-250 Lariat with a diesel engine may be the least fuel efficient vehicle you can buy this year. Consumer Reports has listed the top 10 most and least efficient cars and trucks it tested this year and of all the cars and trucks that were tested, the F-250 had the dubious [...]
Posted in Diesel, Hybrids, Technology, Trucks, Uncategorized on Jan 23rd, 2009
Soda-pop king Coca-Cola recently announced that it will acquire 185 new hybrid trucks this year. That number effectively doubles what was already the largest commercial fleet of diesel-electric delivery vehicles in North America. The company now has a total fleet of 327 of these hybrid vehicles setting the standard in clean commercial fleet transportation.
The diesel-electric [...]
Posted in BMW, Diesel, Luxury vehicles on Dec 14th, 2008
BMW’s new &-Series is already out in Europe and besides the almost one year head start the Europeans also get an engine option we cant get here in the states, a diesel. The new 730d utilizes the newest and latest in turbo-diesel technology.
BMW’s new 3.0-liter turbodiesel inline-six provides 245hp and a healthy 398ft-lbs of torque. [...]
Posted in Automotive, BMW, Diesel on Nov 21st, 2008
BMW of North America recently announced the official pricing on their highly anticipated new diesel vehicles. Both the 335d and the X5 xDrive35d that will be coming to North America will be powered by BMW’s new advanced diesel engines equipped with BluePerformance. The 3.0-liter turbo-diesels use a advanced urea-injection system to clean emmisions to a [...]
Posted in Automotive, BMW, Diesel on Nov 14th, 2008
Those in the know have been waiting a long time for this. Finally, thanks to BMW, we are no longer subjected to the cruel torture of being denied a great modern diesel sports sedan. That’s right, diesel. Thought to be crude technology, and often ignored here in the states, the diesel has been making leaps [...]
Posted in Automotive, Diesel, GM, Luxury vehicles on Oct 22nd, 2008
Talk about interesting news! Cadillac sources are muttering that GM is looking into putting it’s ultra-modern 4.5-liter V8 Duramax diesel in the new CTS. That’s right folks, a turbo-diesel Cadillac. Engineers are quick to point out that this engine was indeed designed for multiple applications, including passenger cars. It is compact enough to fit in [...]
Posted in Automotive, Diesel, SUV on Sep 28th, 2008
Subaru’s have been in the background of the automotive landscape for quite some time now. Though stand out cars like the WRX and Outback models have helped the company move closer to the front of the spotlight, it seems most people you talk to have never owned a Subaru and that’s a shame. Why, you [...]
Posted in Automotive, BMW, Diesel on Sep 3rd, 2008
BMW recently announced that the company is thinking about bringing a 4-cylinder engine to it’s 3-Series lineup here in the states. The most obvious candidate would be the direct injection 2.0-liter in the European 320i. The same engine also powers the 120i and both models have been strong sellers overseas for a few years now.
With [...]
Posted in Automotive, BMW, Diesel on Aug 31st, 2008
When BMW’s newest face-lifted 3-Series arrives on our shores it will be offered in one new tasty flavor, diesel. One of the companies that have been pioneering modern diesel technology in the recent years, BMW has never offered a diesel model stateside. Things are about to change though.
For 2009 the folks in Bavaria have deemed [...]
