Volkswagen will add a new diesel engine for its car lineup in North America starting in the second half of 2014.The German automaker’s newest and most fuel-efficient diesel engine will debut on the 2015 Golf, Jetta, Passat and Beetle, the automaker announced today at the Management Briefing Seminars automotive conference near Traverse City.
The new turbocharged engine will eventually replace all the 2.0-liter TDI Clean Diesel engines in VW and Audi TDI diesel models, said Oliver Schmidt, general manager of the Energy and Environmental Office for Volkswagen Group of America.
It is a four-cylinder, direct-injection engine that makes 150 horsepower which is 10 more than the engine it replaces and it also has fewer emissions.
VW has sold more than 47,000 vehicles with diesels in the U.S. so far this year – almost 78% of U.S. diesel sales for passenger cars.
“The Volkswagen Group is a leader in clean diesel technology,” said Schmidt, adding he is excited that the VW family of diesel vehicles continues to improve.
In North America, Canadians have embraced diesels more fully than Americans who prefer gasoline enginesand hybrids.
Most automakers have limited diesel offerings in the U.S. but a small uptick is underway with diesels as options in such vehicles as the Chevrolet Cruze and Mazda6.
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