Volkswagen is well known as a leader in clean diesel technology. After ending its cooperation with Mercedes-Benz on the Bluetec Diesel campaign, starting early in 2008 Volkswagen will launch new clean diesel engines in the US market using the CleanTDI branding.
The first models available in US will be the new Jetta CleanTDI and the Golf Variant CleanTDI.
The high end clean diesel engines has been specially developed for the USA and has been designed to also emissions regulations in California – the strictest in the world.
In Europe Volkswagen has a range of TDI engines that already meet the 2009 Euro-5 emissions standards. By the end of 2008 VW will have nine BlueMotion models in their lineup.
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