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VW completes production of BlueTDI for U.S., 60mpg Jetta on the way

omarrana submitted on 4/24/2008 Official Bell & Ross Timestamp: 12:20:02 PM

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Volkswagen has completed its production version of the BlueTDI, a next-generation turbo diesel developed especially for us on the stateside.

First introduced in the Tiguan in Europe in 2007, Volkswagen will unveil a Jetta BlueTDI at the International Vienna Motor Symposium for the U.S.

The Volkswagen Jetta BlueTDI will debut as one of the cleanest and most economic cars of its class in the world. Power comes from 2.0L engine that produces...

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VW completes production of BlueTDI for U.S., 60mpg Jetta on the way

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investor27

I'm not such a big fan of diesel anymore. The price of diesel here fluctuate greatly locally. We need to make diesel fuel the same price as premium fuel to take full advantage of the benefits of diesel cars.

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Posted on 4/24/2008 5:11:06 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

bagwell

my thoughts exactly...however brewing your own biodiesel would work (probably would void the warranty)

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Posted on 4/24/2008 7:13:19 PM | | Votes: 1   

blacktip007

Took a 3 week vacation several years ago and rented a passat tdi..drove like a bat outa hell on the autobahn..about 125mph fully loaded with suit cases etc...didnt fill up till I had to turn it in...thats 7 years ago.

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Posted on 4/24/2008 6:11:58 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

aarononymous

7 years on a tank? Wow!

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Posted on 4/24/2008 7:51:49 PM | | Votes: 3   

huu76

Where does it say in the actual press release that this car gets the same mileage as before, let alone 60mpg? The note in the first paragraph is simply a baseless comment.

All I see is that they've finally attained the bare minimum to be allowed to sell diesels here again.

ULSD gets a little less mileage than the dirty stuff, so any improvement will more than likely be offset by this.

Wake me up when the Germans decide to burn less oil in a sedan.

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Posted on 4/25/2008 12:11:14 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

AlexTx

That TDI destroys the Prius in Gas mileage and in Co2 release.
Even the current 2.0TDI beats the Prius.
Ironic isn't it?
A diesel cleaner than a Hybrid....

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Posted on 4/25/2008 2:12:20 AM | | Votes: 0   

IamEvilHomer

ok WAKE UP

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Posted on 4/26/2008 5:04:34 PM | | Votes: 1   

mpls

5th Gear did some tests with Bluemotion, the claimed 60-70mpg was not attained, they only got around 40mpg..

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Posted on 4/25/2008 7:28:54 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

IamEvilHomer

wow 40 mpg sucks lol

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Posted on 4/26/2008 5:04:58 PM | | Votes: 1   

huu76

AlexTX,
Would you like to prove this? The dinky little Polo 3L barely beat the Prius and it had to use a lawnmower motor to do it.

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Posted on 4/27/2008 2:55:53 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

avanti64

That's if it can go 60 miles before it breaks down.

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Posted on 5/1/2008 11:25:26 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

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