Tag: diesel
2015 Volkswagen Touareg TDI: Trail Ride
The Volkswagen Touareg TDI though branded with the modest “People’s Car” moniker, credibly dukes it out with the likes of BMW and Mercedes-Benz in its category. It it a significantly fortified upscale vehicle not o...
2016 Nissan Titan XD: Cummins Engine Assembly
As it's now well known, the 2016 Nissan Titan XD pickup will be arriving late this year with a new Cummins turbo-diesel V8 under its hood. Cummins is well known in the diesel business, and as I found out on tour o...
2016 Nissan Titan XD: First Drive 10 Questions
Hey friends, Sam Haymart for TestDrivenTV. During my first test drive of the 2016 Nissan Titan XD I had a chance to ride along with Nissan Senior Product Planner Brent Hagan to get answers to many of the questions I'v...
2017 Chevrolet & GMC Duramax: Inside Look
At the Texas State Fair today, GM has announced details on their next-generation 6.6 liter Duramax turbo-diesel V8 that will power both the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado HD and the GMC Sierra HD Pickups. The long awaite...
Detailed First Look: 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty
At the Texas State Fair in Dallas today, the all-new 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty trucks were unveiled. Long awaited, the all-new aluminum bodied trucks will be lighter, more capable, and offer more stuff than ever b...
First Drive Impressions: 2016 Nissan Titan XD Cummins
At the Texas Auto Writers Truck Rodeo event last October, I was one of the first journalists in the United States to test the all-new 2016 Nissan Titan XD with the Cummins turbo-diesel engine. Only now the embargo has...
First drive: 2014 Audi A6 TDI
Audi has retained its style throughout the decades, evolving ever so slightly as each generation of their cars comes along. The A6 has continued to get sharper and sleeker, with an ever lower looking silhouette. Ou...
First Drive: 2015 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4×4 Duramax
With the exception of its sparkling optional 20” chrome wheels, the 2015 GMC Sierra 2500HD Denali takes on a more understated look and presentation than the jazzier cowboy western store top trims of other brands. It h...
First Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen TDI
This week, we finally got behind the wheel of the all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen TDI for a test in the mountains above Phoenix, Arizona to see if it can really achieve its promise of 40 plus mpg. The 2015 ...
First Drive: 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax
We test drove the new 2016 Chevrolet Colorado Duramax, which goes on sale soon with its new 2.8 liter four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine, a powerplant also available in the GMC Canyon. Our test vehicles were both Z-71 ...
