As a major component of the
Volkswagen Group, the
Audi division is already strongly committed to
diesel engine technology. They build diesel versions of most of their models in Europe and they'll be bringing a diesel
Q7 to the U.S. market later in 2008. The lone holdouts to the diesel cult are the
R8 and
TT sports cars. The latter model could be wearing a TDI badge as soon as the next
Geneva Motor Show. Audi is reported to be working on diesel TT using the 2.0L engine that features in much of the
VW lineup including the upcoming
Jetta CleanTDI. Under the hood of the TT the diesel could be bumped up to 200 hp making it a serious
challenger to the
BMW 123d. Perhaps if Audi decides to offer the TT-TDI in the US, BMW will finally follow suit and do the same.
[Source: Left Lane News]
[Source: Left Lane News]
