Autoblog Audi High Mileage Marathon Blog Hit with Existential Crisis
 

I have no idea why Autoblog transcontinental trekker Sam Abuelsamid has suddenly and finally "woken up" to the fact that the U.S. new car market- indeed the entire U.S. economy- is in a deepy parlous state. But some prince has kissed our sleeping beauty. And now Sam is beginning to realize what we've been saying [...]
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Re: Autoblog Audi High Mileage Marathon Blog Hit with ExistentialCrisis
 

On Oct 14, 9:14 am, sjmmail2000-...@yahoo.co.uk wrote:
> I have no idea why Autoblog transcontinental trekker Sam Abuelsamid has suddenly and finally "woken up" to the fact that the U.S. new car market- indeed the entire U.S. economy- is in a deepy parlous state. But some prince has kissed our sleeping beauty. And now Sam is beginning to realize what we've been saying [...]
> Read More:http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/aut...eage-marathon-...
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I do think that we should not mix things here.
Firstly, the application of diesel technology to small cars.

Secondly, buing a car with a loan.

On the first issue there, Diesels have been sold in Europe for a long
time. There is a war going on between Peugeot and VW for doing the
world´s best diesel engine. Even recently, BMW has commenced to catch
up with them.

Even in the very cold Canada, VW has been selling the diesel engines
for quite a while. I remember my father who came with his Jetta
powered by a 1.6 L TDi. I did not laugh for long since his car made
200 000 km without a glimpse in the harsh weather of Quebec. Myself, I
have bought a ten year old Audi 80 powered by a 1.9 L TDi delivering a
real 105 HP at 3000 RPM. The torque values are incredible and the car
handles the road better than most of those fake sports cars made in
the USA. For a family, this is maybe the best and safest car available
and if you buy them used, you will go far on a low budget and a small
amount of fuel.

This means that the US has some catch up to do and Audi has a great
idea to make the TDi visible to a big market which should be level
with the European one.

The second issue is one that many have been forecasting. The US banks
are not chartered banks like they are in Canada or in France and these
brokers have been giving too many risky loans, putting the lives of
many families at stake there. Now, those wheeler-deelers pushed it so
far that all our countries´ economies went down and it is the taxpayer
´s money that will save the sinking ship. This fraud shows that
liberal capitalism does not work without safeguards to corner the
careless economic leaders.

I think that people who buy a car with a loan are throwing monies out
the windows if this car is not going to be payed back by an economic
activity. I prefer to buy a used car such as an Audi TDi since they
can run forever in diesel format. This reduces my carbon foothprint
and this means less petrol consumption. Moreover, if, like Peugeot,
you fit them with particle filters on the exhausts, then pollution is
much lower than with petrol cars.

If people cannot afford even a used car with saved cash, they should
just use the transit systems which are starting to be family friendly.
Then it is time to improve the public transit systems with proper
modern train, tram and metro technologies. For example, every big
cities should have a train system or even Maglev from city center
reaching their airport to make it in 15 minutes.

LHR

Re: Autoblog Audi High Mileage Marathon Blog Hit with Existential
 

i have heard that the new Audi will be introducing the new, clean version of its TDI diesel engine in Europe and the U.S. beginning mid-2008 -- an engine it claims will be the cleanest diesel in the world.

Exceeding new stringent European emissions regulations as well as the Tier2/Bin5 regulations mandated in such U.S. states as California and New York, the 3.0-liter V-6 TDI will be available in all 50 states. Audi says the engine will be good for 240 horsepower with 369 pound-feet of torque and 406 pound-feet of torque in the A4 sedan and Q7 SUV, respectively. Audi will be expanding its diesel lineup to include other vehicles by 2010.

Audi claims a 35-percent fuel savings with the new TDI engine over the average comparable gasoline engine sold in the U.S. Nitrogen oxide emissions are reduced by up to 90 percent through the use of Audi's patented direct-injection system and the incorporation of a biodegradable additive dubbed AdBlue.

It appears Audi will release its clean diesel engine in the U.S. ahead of its rivals, a good move to get a head start on diesel sales. Most automakers with clean-diesel plans, i.e., Honda and Mercedes-Benz, aren't projecting launches until 2009 or 2010. Still, we can't wait for a lower-cost TDI Audi, such as a four-cylinder diesel A3.