Rabbit Tdi

When you say that diesel cars, car buyers will assimilate to soot spewing and stinking vehicles. But it was a thing of the past. If you can still remember the Oldsmobile line in the 1980s, you will agree that diesel cars do not stink.

Volkswagen of America is on a mission to eliminate this concept immediately. The company earlier announced a new step in the strategy of the company Diesel USA in Washington, DC Auto Show, showing a Jetta TDI, which uses a new 2.0-liter diesel engine common rail, which is designed to meet emissions requirements in all 50 states where it rolls by 2008.

While the Jetta carries the Bluetec badge, mirror Volkswagen AG and Audi AG alliance with DaimlerChrysler AG on diesel emissions technology, the car does not use AdBlue urea liquid additive to comply with federal standards. Why?

This is because the engine is smaller than the diesel 3.0-liter V6 that the company will install in the Touareg SUV in 2008, which will employ AdBlue, "said Norbert Krause, director of engineering and VOA the desktop environment.

According to the manufacturer estimated the Volkswagen Rabbit radiator , Bluetec refers only to the vehicle's capacity to meet federal Tier II Bin 5 emissions standards. This means that the car will not only be available in states that are governed by national standards but also in the five states that follow California emissions rules. The four northern states and California that have separate, tighter requirements, account for 40 percent of U.S. sales of VW, said Krause.

"The new VW engine abandons the old mechanical fuel injection for a common rail system with piezo injectors. This technology provides higher injection pressures, which better atomize the fuel and helps control Pollution, "added Krause.

Note, diesel engines specifically struggle with oxides of nitrogen (NOx) pollution, and the Tier II bin 5 standard allows only 0.05 grams per mile. The German automaker will use a NOx trap and two oxidation catalysts to clean up emissions of the Jetta TDI.

The new engine is smoother, quieter, more powerful and more efficient than the old Jetta TDI, Volkswagen said. But the manufacturer said that it would not cost more. Fuel economy should be better, in the order of 45 mpg, while the engine produces 140 horsepower and 235 lb-ft of torque, according to Krause.

Jetta TDI production will begin in January 2008, with U.S. availability scheduled for May next year at a starting price of about $ 23,000 and a list of commonly equipped car for $ 25,000, which is consistent with the outgoing model, according to spokesman Keith Price.

The manufacturer has prepared a traveling road show called the Dieselution Tour. In a couple of semi-trailers, Volkswagen has packed interactive exhibits extolling the virtues of diesels. On display are a Touareg TDI, a diesel Rabbit in 1977 (the oldest Volkswagen diesel in America) and the Jetta TDI 2009. The tour will stop at events of the environment, various universities, the Super Bowl, and more.