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The Audi V12 TDI Le Mans looks a bit different under the Geneva spotlights than in the press shots, but the nonetheless bad child of the Audi stand still looks ravishing in crimson. The 12-cylinder TDI, producing 500 hp and and 737.56 lb-ft of torque is also a sexy beast of tubage and whirly parts. Its 0-to-62 time of just 4.2 seconds is a fine number. Though we're wondering how the boffins can keep the tires from powdering with peak torque at 1,750 RPM. Questions, questions.
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Hypermiling the 2007 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDi and 2007 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI
We'll admit it, we've been teases this week. Two forbidden diesels and nary a whisper of fuel economy. Well, today you get the goods. We aren't going to give you the standard "this is what we got in the city and this is what we got on the highway" spiel, because you can find that anywhere. Officially, the Civic does about 41/56, Q7 does 19/21. Booorrr-ing. What we're going to do is hypermile these cars. Although, much like Jack Nicholson in A Few Good Men, we're not sure you can handle the truth. To be perfectly honest, we were shocked ourselves. Shocked and giddy, like a bunch of little girls splashing around in a pool of glistening diesel. Before you click through and watch the video, we need to lay down some facts. What we did can be repeated by anyone. There were no tricks, no cheats. Hell, we didn't even make that much of an effort. The footage you're about to enjoy isn't necessarily exciting, but from an engineering standpoint, it's smack-you-in-the-mouth amazing.More »
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While the 2007 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI admittedly lived at the higher end of the impossible-to-get-in- the-US diesel market, todays review subject is a far more attainable unattainable. The 2007 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDi doesn't just have a power train we all lust after—it's a platform we don't see in the domestic market. We're going try to limit direct comparison against our domestic version and consider this car on its own merits. Those merits will have to stand up at the premium compact price-point, though, since if the U.S. market did get this car, it would certainly be planted firmly in that segment.
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2007 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDi
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326 horsepower, 550 lb.ft. or torque, 0-62 mph in 6.4 seconds, top speed of 146 mph, acres of leather, panoramic sunroof, auto-manual six speed, multi-setting air suspension, power everything, parking assist... the Audi Q7 4.2 TDI practically bribes its occupants into loving it. It's hard to provide an objective review of a car which seems to do everything better than any other car in its class. Spending time with the Q7 oil burner, you get the distinct feeling we are getting the shaft with the gasoline versions.
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2007 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI
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In the wake of the diesel tide that was the Detroit Auto Show, we decided to hoodwink talk our friends at Honeywell into providing us with some of the most forbidden fruits of the Euro-spec diesel world. As a result we've been living and commuting with the not-for-the-USA 2007 Honda Civic i-CTDi and the 2007 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI for the last week. Over the next three days we'll be laying out our reviews of these cars and of how they fit the driving habits of the average American consumer. We'll be reviewing them separately today and tomorrow, with something special planned for Friday so sit back and enjoy the oil burning ride.
Behold the Power of Diesel
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Here are the first shots of the Audi R8 with all of that oilburning V12 TDi goodness you've been waiting for. Confirming the well supported rumors that we heard, the Audi R8 V12 TDI is all the power with slightly less of the petroleum depletion. As we thought, the V12 displaces six liters and produces 500 horsepower and 738 lb-ft of torque while still achieving a mileage of nearly 23 MPG (US/Highway). Below is the press release, which required us to listen to Bryan Adams to get to you.
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Detroit Auto Show: Audi R8 V12 TDI Live
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Detroit Auto Show: Audi R8 To Feature V12 TDI Engine, We Sort Of Called It
When all of those R8 mules started bursting into flames the blogosphere bit down pretty hard on a description from Quattro GmbH that they were packing V10 twin-turbo'd engines. We quickly posted a response from J.F. Musial claiming that we should expect anything but that V10 for the next R8. Thanks to an embargo break from Auto Motor und Sport, we now know that the R8 coming to Detroit will be featuring a V12 TDI turbodiesel. Booyah! It's good to be skeptical. More »
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Abt Audi AS5 turbodiesel ich bin Bat Guano
A few months back we told you about the Abt AS5 which is a tweaked version of Audi's 3.0-liter TDI A5. Well guess what? They went even harder. Horsepower, originally up from 240 to 272 hp, is now an even 300 ponies. But the real news is the torque. Are you sitting down? Yeah? OK: 442 ft-lbs. of the stuff. From a 3.0-liter engine!! Wasn't it not long ago that heavy duty one-ton pickups stonked way, way less twist? All that torque shows up at 2,400 rpm, 60 mph happens in 5.3 seconds on the car's way to a 164 mph top speed. It always bears repeating: Americans buy horsepower but drive torque. Can we get some decent diesels over here, or what? [via Motor Authority]
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Volkswagen promises to improve the active interface between SUV and car with the Tiguan, and has thankfully have dropped the Fauvist exterior color choices and 30-inch hoops. Along with plenty of off-idle torque from gasoline or TDI engines, the Tiguan will nearly automatically park itself with park assist, and exhibit van-like interior cargo room. A Haldex 4motion awd system sends power to the road or rock. Come on, Rabbit. Let's you and me bounce. Full and entertaining press release after the jump.
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Frankfurt Auto Show: Volkswagen Tiguan
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Frankfurt Auto Show: Volkswagen Caddy Maxi to Transport European Passengers, Luggage
The ketchup-obsessed Finns over at World Car Fans report the coming of a newer and slightly larger Volkswagen transporter. The Caddy Maxi lands in between the T5 and the standard Caddy, with choice of 1.9L and 2.0L diesel TDI or 100hp gasoline engine. The Caddy Maxi will house seven passengers, all their luggage, and comes complete with stoic yet personable doorman, as shown here. [Volkswagen Caddy Maxi via World Car Fans]
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The Other Sporting Diesel SUV: Audi Q7 4.2 TDI Revealed
Fourtitude reports Audi's boss man says the bruiser Audi V12 TDI concept shown in Detroit may be US-bound. Nonetheless, those in Herr Rupert Stadler's charge have more definitive news on the other hot Q7 diesel arriving one ocean away. It's the 4.2-liter TDI, which produces 326 hp and 561 lb-ft of torque. Audi says it's the most powerful diesel SUV on the world market. It barely edges out its cousin the Touareg V10 TDI, which produces 310 hp and a near-miss 553 lb-ft of torque. But edges out it does. In the Q7, zero to 60 takes just 6.4 seconds and it tops out at 147 mph. No word yet on price, but the sporting TDI will arrive in Euro dealerships this summer. More »
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Confirmed: Volkswagen Building R Touareg
According to Holland's AutoTelegraaf, an overzealous media employee spilled the beans on a closely guarded secret among V-dub brass. That is, the company is building an R edition of its Touareg SUV. Not a mere R Line appearance package, like the Touareg above, this is a real R-spec performance truck, with a tweaked version of the 4.9-liter V10 TDI diesel. No word on performance numbers, but we're betting something in the 400-hp range and torque in the uprooting-an-elm range. More »ALUMINUM UND SNOW!(?) The Q7 V12 TDI's Playful Cargo
Your intrepid in house hipster Davey G. covered the unbelievable precision of Seal unveiling the Audi Q7 V12 TDI last Sunday, but he left out a very important and improbable part: cargo room. Tucked into the boot of this 738 foot-pound monster of metal, plastic, rubber, glass and bleached calf skins was one of the raddest sleds I've seen in a long time. Crafted of aluminum and rubber with a seat finished in alcantara, it practically begs to be thrown down a mountain against lesser competitors from Peugeot, Citroen, and Subaru. Just look at those controls, the graceful arch of the rudders, the ergonomic rider position; such, I don't know, precision? More »
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Detroit Auto Show: Audi Q7 TDI V12 Concept
Yesterday, Audi rolled out its Q7 TDI V12 concept — an ultra-swank wrapper for the Le Mans winning dozen-banger that will show up in a production Q7 this year. As announced earlier, the pedestrian version of the largest and most precise of Audi's TDIs will have 500 hp and 738 lb-ft of torque. Plenty enough to pull horse trailers on Sunday and chase the pool boy down the drive in a jealous, gin-and-tonic-induced rage on Monday. More »
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Over the Back Fence: Audi Execs Considering R8 TDI
According to Motor Trend, the rumor Audi's planning to launch a version of its new R8 powered by the LeMans-winning TDI V12 is more than just casual speculation. More »
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Out of the Mouths of Executives: Audi R8 TDI?
Wolfgang Hatz, head of engine development at Audi AG recently told Italian auto mag Quattroruote he'd like to mount the company's V12 TDI diesel in a supercar like the new R8. That desire, however, will likely rest on engineers' ability to build a high-performance version that's quieter and more roadworthy than the LeMans-winning version of the TDI, with driving responses closer to its V8 gas engine counterpart. It's far from an admission such a car is in development — as had been rumored early on in the R8's gossip cycle — but it does indicate the company is at least considering amortizing its investment by putting the oil-burner more vehicles than just the Q7. [Gallery] More »
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Prodigal Diesel: Volkswagen's TDI Touareg Returns
With low-sulfur diesel finally taking hold in the US — as of last week — VW is back-dating a bunch of 2006 V10 TDI-powered Touaregs for stateside importation. With their particulate filters in place, the Touaregs meet 2006 emissions standards, making them legal for sale. Now, Americans who'd lamented the loss of the 310-hp, 553 lbs-ft trailmonsters, and who can float the $67,750 sticker are in luck. Volkswagen's hoping for plenty of overlap in those two groups. More »
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