Audi has announced that it will bring its 3.0L clean diesel to the U.S. market in 2008, coinciding with the engine’s European debut. The first U.S.-spec Audi vehicle to receive diesel power will be the Q7 SUV, followed by Audi’s all-new A4. Audi failed to mention a time frame for introduction, but a late 2008 debut is likely.
Output for the 3.0L TDI V6 is rated at 240 horsepower and 406 lb-ft of torque. Despite all that power, Audi claims the new engine is 35% more efficient than a comparable gasoline engine and can get up to 40 mpg highway. The engine is also clean enough to earn it certification in all 50 states.
Earlier this year, Audi announced it would introduce a hybrid version of the Q7. It remains unclear which model will achieve better fuel economy, but the diesel variant will undoubtedly have better performance numbers.
10/18, 3:24 PM
posted by:
Commodore
Good. Put them into Saturn’s next, then into Pontiacs, and then in to Chevrolet
10/18, 3:28 PM
posted by:
autonut
Screw that I want Sirius! I want to listen to Howard!
10/18, 3:52 PM
posted by:
autonut
Commodore Porsche is buying into WV, Audi is not buying into GM. Where GM going to get diesel? Duramax will not fit (I don’t mean Honda)! BTW, we’ll see that motor here in 2009 model year, based on this story. And why A4 not A6? With this torque you would want it into heavier car to help to motivate it and produce decent economy.
10/18, 4:46 PM
posted by:
Jazz
wrong topic autonut
10/18, 4:47 PM
posted by:
Jazz
oops my bad- thought this was the GM-XM satellite topic
10/18, 4:50 PM
posted by:
CTS DRIVER
it was that topic half an hour ago.
10/18, 4:57 PM
posted by:
A4
i want an A4 diesel.
10/18, 5:40 PM
posted by:
67_L-88
WOOO! Yes please more North American Diesels
10/18, 7:53 PM
posted by:
1c3d0g
Great move, Audi!
10/18, 8:07 PM
posted by:
Scott Kempton
There sure is a lot of talk and enthusiasm about diesels lately, but so far, none of them have actually hit our shores. I wonder how the driving experience is compared to a gasoline engine? And does the extra fuel economy more than offset the increase in the per-gallon cost of diesel fuel over regular gasoline? In my area, diesel is about $.30/gal higher than regular.
The pessimist in me says that as soon as diesels become popular (and probably even sooner), the oil companies are going to go ” Ah-hah! Increased demand = increased prices! We’ll make even MORE money off of the public!”. Assuming I’m right, that will quickly erase any cost of driving benefit diesels may presently have over gasoline-powered cars.
I hope I’m wrong.
10/18, 10:20 PM
posted by:
Impulsive
‘Scott’, grasshopper, you know of what you speak.
10/18, 11:05 PM
posted by:
Commodore
You guys, my comments got messed up. My comment in this article applies to the ‘XM Radio’ article above, not to the diesels.
And to answer your question AUTONUTT, GM will get its diesels thru a little Italian company called VM Motori and their partership with Isuzu (they still maintain a relationship)
10/19, 6:47 AM
posted by:
Get Real
YEAHH !!!!!
Can’t wait for Peugeot to come back with their diesel.
Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
………Just kidding
10/19, 10:42 AM
posted by:
jonmiles
The Q7 deisel is going to be hot as ****
10/19, 10:29 PM
posted by:
Htay5500
A6 diesel sounds nice.