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subaru diesel

The New Subaru EE20 Boxer Turbo Diesel, In Detail

We've known about the new Subaru diesel for some time now, but we haven't had a real good walkthrough of this first-to-market boxer turbodiesel. You know, the whole shebang — specs, dimensions, power, transmissions, tricks. It's high time we rectified that. Luckily, TechOn did a sit-down with the chief engineers of the program a little while ago and got the whole kit, caboodle and whatever else goes along with it. What we came away with — other than a severe case of information overload — is that this clever little 2.0-liter horizontally-opposed four cylinder has some serious tricks up it bores.

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9:40 AM on Wed Apr 23 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
6,364 views, 46 comments

Latest by GTBruiser: @brandegee: Check out this one: [carscoop.blogspot.com] more »

novelties

Diesel Truck Pulling Laughs in Face of Fuel Economy

You know, getting 72 mpg in our nice 2007 Honda Civic diesel was fun and all, but somehow this appeals to us a lot more. There's at least one of us that grew up with this sport of kings as regular Friday night entertainment. Modified trucks with solid suspensions, fat tires, oversized injectors, bus turbos, eight or nine hundred pound feet of torque. Sometimes we wish there was a word for Tim Allen's little man bark, but there just isn't. There's nothing quite so American as hearing a turbo spool up in the distance and then that screaming Cummins shakes your chest as it passes by on its way to a full pull. We need a cold Pabst and a long mullet.

1:15 PM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
5,690 views, 63 comments

Latest by Feds: @smokeydog001: I was going to say... I thought these people banned the Dixie Chicks for pointing out that there were no WMD's... more »

jalopnik reviews

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.

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12:00 PM on Fri Feb 15 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
30,901 views, 85 comments

Latest by laxman15: this might sound dumb but how is it that the Q7 went farther but used less gas? more »

jalopnik reviews

2007 Honda Civic 2.2 i-CTDi

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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12:00 PM on Thu Feb 14 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
7,210 views, 60 comments

Latest by linky: I have oogled this car on the street in europe. I looks a LOT better in person than in photos. You jalopnik boys should be putting a person in the photos standing next to show scale. Its more »

jalopnik reviews

2007 Audi Q7 4.2 TDI

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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12:00 PM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
2,931 views, 34 comments

Latest by AgitpropVT: @Charles_Barrett: You're right. He drove it fairly often during the last season of the UK version of "Kitchen Nightmares". more »

jalopnik reviews

Behold the Power of Diesel

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.

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11:15 AM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
1,454 views, 29 comments

Latest by Drew Didorosi: I actually know EXACTLY where that was taken - I had to reference some past pictures. Who got the permission on that one? more »

tuners

Mercedes E 300 BLUETEC Turbodiesel Gets A BRABUS Boost

Does your BLUETEC E-Class Benz not give you quite the power you were hoping for? Does 400 lb.-ft. of torque leave you cold inside? BRABUS, tuner of all things Mercedes, might have an answer to your uniquely affluent problems. A new upgrade from BRABUS boosts power by 47 horsepower and about 50 lb.-ft. of torque, to 258 and 450, respectively. Besides a lot of power for just over $2,500 (body kit extra), the new modification also meets EURO V emissions standards and is backed by a three year/62,000 mile warranty. The company also offers an E 320 BLUETEC kit for oil-burning yanks. Pics and press release below the jump.

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3:15 PM on Wed Jan 30 2008
By Matt Hardigree
1,630 views, 12 comments

Latest by null: @viergangfuchs: Comment on Mercedes Driving, that was driving???? Nice car though!!! more »

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2010 4.5L Duramax Diesel has Shockingly Brilliant Design

It's not often a design comes along and truly thinks outside of the box. What would you say to a GM developed, 4.5L V8 turbo diesel putting down 310 horsepower and 520 lb.ft. of torque in the footprint of a small block 350? What if we told you that same engine has common rail injection, a variable geometry turbo, no intake manifolds, and the exhaust ports on the valley side? Crazy! Yes - crazy good. More »

8:45 AM on Tue Jan 22 2008
By Ben Wojdyla
8,934 views, 73 comments

Latest by dslpwr: @KVHnik: Hmm.. V4... V4... Oh, right: Revive the Saab Sonnet! more »

spy photos

Jeep Cherokee Diesel

We've been seeing the properly named and for Europe only (for now) Jeep Cherokee running around metro Detroit for a couple of months in various stages of undress. Yesterday the stars aligned and we chased this totally naked Bosch test mule up I75 to a Meijer parking lot, where, after a few glamour shots, our phone battery crapped out. Weak. In any case Jeep fans, prepare for the gnashing of teeth and the rending of flesh, because this was a six speed, turbodiesel rocking the D's highways and byways. That's just rubbing salt in the wound. Far be it for us lowly bloggers to question the wisdom of the newly reminted Chrysler, but it seems that the off roading community would plotz for an oil burning Cherokee with a six speed manual cog swapper, but what do we know. Check that gallery for some exciting chase shots.

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11:00 AM on Mon Nov 19 2007
By bwojdyla
3,235 views, 21 comments

Latest by frank_rizzo: Putting a diesel in the Wrangler seems like such a no brainer. I mean they are slappin them in basically everything else BUT the Wrangler. Tell me how a liberty and now the Grand Cherokee get the goods but the more »

engines

Workhorse Engine of the Day: Mitsubishi Astron

From a distant galaxy of single overhead cam engines comes the Mitsubishi Astron series. The mighty Astron began life in 1972, and is still ticking away under the hoods of everything from Mitsubishi Starions to the panoply of Chrysler K-Car variants. In the beginning, the Flying Sikh himself pummeled an Astron equipped original Lancer to numerous rally victories. Patented silent shaft technology canceled out harmonics as the engine grew in displacement from 1.8 to 2.6 liters of four pot fury. The last production car to pack the Astron was either the the 1991 Pajero or the 1990 Starion, but only if not counting the diesel version of the Astron - which motored on with turbo until 1993 amid Galants. 21 years of Astron! In sourcing a new cylinder head sans jet valves for one of the two 2.6L G54B turbo variants of the Astron in our garage we learned that the 'ol G54B aspirated on propane with propane accessories serves in many forklifts to this day. The odd marriage of Mopar, Mitsubishi, and K-Car station wagons also led to some innovative badging - as seen in the bonus pic after the jump. [Mitsubishi Astron] More »

2:30 PM on Tue Oct 23 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
2,864 views, 26 comments

Latest by Magna260: Mitsubishi Motors Australia actually continued production of the 2.6 Astron at their Lonsdale, South Australia engine plant until 1996 for use in the Mitsubishi Magna sedan and wagon. It was a transverse mounted petrol version. more »

frankfurt auto show

Frankfurt Auto Show: Mercedes-Benz Rekordwagen C111-IID

Wandering around what we seem to remember as the basement of the Frankfurt Auto Show revealed this Mercedes C111 Rekordwagen. The five-cylinder diesel propelled this C111-IID research vehicle to an average speed of 252 km/hr at the test track at Nardo, Italy. The crew set a total of 16 world records in the process. The first versions of the C111 test platform were powered by a wankel engine, which Mercedes engineers ultimately determined to be too inefficient by design. They opted instead for the precision of a turbodiesel.

1:49 PM on Tue Sep 18 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
779 views, 7 comments

Latest by lemondriver: This car is dripping with awesomeness. The only drawback would be the amount of time it would take to put on your "Batman villain make-up" before you drove it. more »

mini cooper clubman

Mini Cooper D Clubman

The third in the trilogy of 2008 Cooper Clubman models, the Mini Cooper Clubman D is the oil-burner revealed at the Frankfurt Auto Show. This Clubman's got a four-cylinder, common-rail turbodiesel, with max torque equaling that of the Cooper S's 177 lb-ft, 110 hp at 4,000 rpm and a top speed of 120 mph. But the real story here's the fuel economy, which BMW says will be a sippy-cup-like 57 miles per the UK's larger Imperial gallons. All the hot shots are below.

12:45 PM on Mon Sep 17 2007
By Ray Wert
2,151 views, 7 comments

Latest by Maymar: Alright, so here's the plan - we make D part of some sporty sounding acronym. That'll fool the buying public, and the EPA! But for serious, this would be a far better base engine than anything we've gotten so far. more »

frankfurt auto show

Frankfurt Auto Show: Honda Accord Tourer Concept

Honda informs us the company will maintain a clear focus on innovation, environmental responsibility, safety, and building machines that are fun to drive. Along with the hydrogen fuel cell FCX, the company plans to push ahead with an i-dtec turbodiesel. The engine requires no urea system to meet emissions standards thanks to superior catalytic converter design. A European version of Accord in will pack the new diesel in 2008, with Japan and the US models being considered for the near future. Honda President and CEO Takeo Fukui then introduced the Accord Tourer Concept, told us the sedan version is coming to Geneva in 2008, and to have a good time at the show. Asimo was taking a break.

11:10 AM on Tue Sep 11 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
4,063 views, 27 comments

Latest by n/a: "Looks like a lowered MDX without that weird amphibious assault-craft bow that the MDX has." More like the MDX looks like a raised Accord wagons. The station wagons were here long before the car-based SUVs (that I can't stand). By all more »

frankfurt auto show

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]

9:00 AM on Mon Sep 10 2007
By Mike Bumbeck
760 views, 5 comments

Latest by abgwin: this isn't the VW version of the new Chrysler minivans, is it? If not, when do they bow? more »