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- uglybanana, on 01/24/2009, -4/+43There are diesels that do 75 mpg plus you know and have been for years. Amazing how far America is behind with stuff like this and how surprised you seem by things like this.
Not being anti American here just making a point. - NeverGoHome, on 01/24/2009, -4/+28It's all about Vdubs.
- jerryjamesstone, on 01/24/2009, -3/+25Dude, and this one will come to the US...usually Europe gets the good stuff
- olafcore, on 01/24/2009, -3/+24because you touch yourself at night
- jerryjamesstone, on 01/24/2009, -4/+25Yes but diesel engines get about 1.7 times the fuel efficiency. Like a gasoline car that gets 27 mpg gets about 45 mpg on diesel. Only for a dollar more? Sign me up!
- BlakkSheep, on 01/24/2009, -6/+24German quality - is goot ya.
- DavidGuetta9, on 01/24/2009, -1/+17Or you could get a polo bluemotion which can get up to 74 MPG.
- MaLLiii, on 01/24/2009, -0/+16Roadster =/= family car
- inactive, on 01/24/2009, -6/+21Diesel is like a Dollar or more than regular gasoline.
- Rudegar, on 01/24/2009, -1/+15odd here in Europe diesel is cheaper then normal petrol
oil for private burners in houses even cheaper which is why they add dye in it
as people can and will otherwise fill it in their diesel tanks as you can run on it - wassamatta, on 01/24/2009, -4/+18because we have retarded trade agreements and emissions standards?
- Willravel, on 01/24/2009, -0/+13That's what I was thinking. The issue is with hp obsession in the US. When people see anything under 100 hp, regardless of torque, they get turned off. Hopefully the BlueMotion can be produced so that your average coupe consumer understands that torques are important.
And hopefully certain states can update their laws concerning diesel vehicles. *clears throat* California *clears throat* - URnotheonly1, on 01/24/2009, -2/+12see! was it that hard to get it into a nice body style? Make better looking cars and they will sell, this car will sell, I will buy one
- BeatPunchbeef, on 01/24/2009, -2/+12Nein. 90% of the people I know that have had their VW for more than a couple of years cant stand them and wish they had bought something else. My wife's Jetta? Almost a complete POS. Was good initially (very good in fact) but went downhill rather fast with cheap parts breaking and random electrical anomalies. Hers has actually fared better than most everyone elses that I know. She would have bought a Honda in retrospect.
M2C, YMMV - MisteR2, on 01/25/2009, -0/+10You seem to have it wrong. It should be 54.7 miles per imperial gallon which comes out to 42 miles per US gallon. One US gallon is equal to about 4/5ths of an Imperial gallon.
- george2gfm, on 01/24/2009, -2/+11only 54mpg?
- Zcott, on 01/24/2009, -3/+12Woah, a whole 54mpg? Seriously?
I've been averaging more than that in my diesel Peugeot for a while now. Nothing to report other than decent mpg. - socomoddjob, on 01/24/2009, -1/+10Whats the cost on this car?
- partysan, on 01/25/2009, -2/+10You'll probably get dugg down by the fanboys, but my friend has a Jetta and random ***** just keeps falling off of it, like that decorative plastic on the front bumper for example. All minor things, but annoying as hell. Engine runs great though. My Honda Civic runs like a dream, and never had any problem with it (especially no parts falling off).
- ninjacow89, on 01/24/2009, -4/+12My dad's TDI Jetta has been getting 55 mpg since 2000...
- jamesdew, on 01/25/2009, -0/+7Has been amended
- StuartGibson, on 06/14/2009, -0/+7Except the UK where diesel runs 10-15p more per litre than petrol.
- crazzy88ss, on 01/24/2009, -1/+8Why's the US version get less MPG? :(
- morcheeba, on 01/24/2009, -0/+7My guess is that part of it might be the EPA's test (which has changed over the years) vs. the EU's test methods.
- WeaponAlpha, on 01/24/2009, -0/+7Ya but that's 258 lb-ft of torque. (Where it counts)
- lead2thehead, on 01/24/2009, -0/+7Diesel VWs have been getting 50+ miles to the gallon since at least the early 80s.
- bazzz, on 01/24/2009, -0/+7Some additional information from a german motor forum (http://www.motor-talk.de/news/vw-concept-bluesport ...
Weight: 1200kg (2650 lbs), 0-62 in 6.6 seconds, 140 miles top-speed, not your typical concept car, most of the stuff (except parts of the interior design) is already in use by VW/Audi today (the diesel engine, direct shift gearbox, etc.), mid engine, rear wheel drive (exotic for veedub).
Build IT, damn, want one :) - peters1023, on 01/25/2009, -0/+7Family car!? Did you even open the link?
- rolf, on 01/25/2009, -1/+7I have to agree with BeatPunchBeef. A couple of repairs on a German car can set you back - parts AND labor are expensive in this area. And German cars typically have electrical problems of one type or other - anything from the windshield wiper motor, to the windows switch, to the engine harness. Unless you drive a lot, it's better to get a reliable Japanese car. Look in consumer reports for reliability.
- Amazetbm, on 01/24/2009, -0/+6Or just demand that they give us the regular diesel polo and call it a day. The technology is more reliable any way.
- xdarkfluxx, on 01/25/2009, -0/+6Yea thats wrong its 0-60 in 6.2 seconds according the to Volkswagen website.
http://www.volkswagen.co.uk/volkswagen-world/news/ ... - stealth31, on 01/24/2009, -0/+6Wow, looks sexy.
- greeneee, on 01/24/2009, -1/+7I dont know were you live but here in SoCal it is 30 cents more than 87 cheap gas. I traded a VW Jetta gas in for a VW jetta TDI. For $3.50 more per tank we get about 150 more miles to a full tank. Other than a small wine after you turn off the engine, I tell a difference between the two.
- dark_helmet, on 01/25/2009, -0/+6That's because most of the VWs in North America are made in Mexico. The ones in Europe for the most part, are not.
- smacksaw, on 01/25/2009, -1/+7Well, you have the right username and picture for a statement such as yours.
- BinaryFragger, on 01/25/2009, -0/+6Diesels have improved a lot in the last few decades, ignaramus.
- hangman16, on 01/25/2009, -0/+5The engine is tuned for performance and it is geared for performance, not for fuel efficiency. A car that is able to do 0-60 in 6 seconds and go 140 mph and still get 54 mpg is actually pretty impressive.
- 4NDr01D, on 01/25/2009, -0/+5it's Taxed higher by States because all the big trucks use it to bring you groceries, tv's and clothes to all your big box retailers...
take a look at the big picture once in awhile
i'm definitely into this VW - dsmx, on 01/25/2009, -0/+5and as top gear showed that polo blue motion has a range of over 750 miles.
- MacBandit, on 01/25/2009, -0/+5Having worked on BMW motorcycles for 12years and having had several friends with VW cars. I would say yes and no. Not the best and not the worst.
- smacksaw, on 01/25/2009, -0/+5It's $0.20 more per gallon where I live. $2.29 vs. $2.09 for 87 octane.
I'm fine with paying 10% more to get 40% more fuel economy. The standard Jeep Liberty is good for about 16-20 MPG. I get about 22 in town and 32-33 on the freeway. - pkjohnson17, on 01/24/2009, -3/+8i think she's trying to say that cost wise it's no different than a 40 mpg car then and theres a lot of those out there
- Amazetbm, on 01/24/2009, -0/+4I test drove one at my local dealership. Really impressive. But I would have liked from them to bring the 330d here as well. Since it comes with a manual transmission that can handle the torque that the diesel puts out.
- mantis108, on 01/24/2009, -0/+4The 64K question as always being, when does it arrive? In the meantime, the BMW 335d's a great option if you can get your hands on one.
- suprememilo, on 01/24/2009, -1/+5My dad had that bike, I tried to ride it once, too much wheelie, dad demanded that I get off :(
- Ryanw430, on 01/24/2009, -0/+4That's the problem--the tech is more reliable. The car companies don't want to make engines too efficient because cars would wear down and break less often and you wouldn't have to go to the dealer for a $500 sensor that no one else knows about (I have a check engine light on right now for a swirl-air-control valve; wtf is that?)
- Terasiel, on 01/25/2009, -0/+4The most screwed up thing about that is the fact that diesel is a biproduct of gasoline manufacturing. It's not harder to make. It's not a rarer more complicated formula. It was always considered to be inferior to gasoline.
It was almost always less than regular until the "Great Gas Hike" happened. Now it wont go down under a dollar more than regular at best. - WeaponAlpha, on 01/24/2009, -5/+9Is your Dad's Jetta a sweet roadster?
Didn't think so. - bobbknight, on 01/25/2009, -0/+4Way back in the prior century when regular gasoline was 29.9 cents a gallon. Diesel was like 19.9 cents a gallon.
I know that when you warm that oil and it goes up the pipe you get more Diesel than regular gas. So why does it cost more today?
Nuclear power making electricity, cracking sewage and waste water to make O2 and H2O, use the H2O to power transportation. that's clean and will give us the power we need. - fredinator, on 01/25/2009, -0/+4Yeah, cause veyrons are totally "teh gay", right?
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