Tag: TDI
Test drive: 2014 Volkswagen Passat TDI SE
This Volkswagen Passat was introduced in 2011, as a car designed and built specifically for the North American market. It's larger than the Passat sold in Europe, with a 110” wheelbase and some 2” wider than the Jetta...
Volkswagen TDI Scandal: Week One Update
A week ago the equivalent of a nuclear bomb landed on Volkswagen with the EPA's announcement they've been cheating smog laws with their TDI engines. Now a week into this breaking news, a lot has happened. And here is ...
Motoring Monday: 2015 SEMA Show Preview
On Motoring Monday we have a preview of some hot concept vehicles coming next week at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, from Ford, Chevrolet, and Hyundai. And, in our reality check, we're gonna catch you up on what's bee...
Motoring Monday: Volkswagen TDI Scandal Update
We have a special edition of Motoring Monday to round up the latest news surrounding the Volkswagen TDI scandal known as dieselgate. I hate that term, but it's what it is. Since our last update the list of vehicles...
What You Need To Know: Volkswagen TDI Dieselgate Settlement
What you need to know about the landmark settlement today between Volkswagen and the U.S. Government over the 2.0 liter Volkswagen TDI emissions cheating scandal. VW and U.S. agreement settles DOJ and FTC civil...
Quick look: Volkswagen Amarok TDI pickup
Have you ever asked yourself what if Volkswagen built a pickup? Well you might know they already do, it's the sporting and edgy Volkswagen Amarok. It's just not sold in North America. The Volkswagen Amarok is avai...
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 ...
Reality Check: Volkswagen Golf TDI World Record
We've achieved as much as 10 mpg over EPA estimates in a Volkswagen Golf TDI, but fellow auto journalist Wayne Gerdes has once again put us to shame. On a planned road trip of the lower 48 states, closely monitored...
Motoring Monday: December 7, 2015
On Motoring Monday we show the next-generation of Volkswagen, Porsche and Audi vehicles that will feature electrification instead of diesel power. There is no doubt the implosion of Volkswagen AG's TDI Clean Diesel...
Quick Drive: 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI
With the all-new 2015 Volkswagen Golf TDI going on sale in North America this month, we recently got our first impressions behind the wheel. Redesigned from the ground up, the 2015 Golf TDI has an all-new engine as we...
