Gasoline Is Here To Stay, But It's Greener Than Ever
By Chuck Squatriglia
The Detroit auto show also will see the first rounds fired in the coming clean-diesel revolution. The BMW X5 xDrive35d and Mercedes-Benz GLK Freeside concept are among the diesels appearing in Detroit. But the one that will get the most attention will almost certainly be the 500-horsepower V-12 Audi R8 diesel.
Audi wants to build on the success of its R10 TDI LeMans racecar to start pushing diesel in a big way. The company plans to produce a diesel R8 if the car is well received in Detroit.
Ron Cogan, editor of Green Car Journal and GreenCar.com, said high-performance diesels like the R8, BMW 335d and Mitsubishi RA concept would go a long way toward dispelling the perception of diesels as loud, dirty and slow. Read the full story.
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