Monday, May 18, 2009
Meet the Volkswagens - Jetta TDI Meets Prius
What a great TDI commercial. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.
Monday, May 4, 2009
A coffee filter shows how clean TDI clean diesel is.
The myth is that diesels are dirty. We dare to put the new Touareg TDI to the test to expose the truth.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Electronic Stability Program (ESP) Explained
I came across this helpful youtube video below and thought I would share. Quite a nice demonstration to have a look at if you would like to see ESP in action.
If you are not sure just what difference ESP can make when the going gets a little tricky, check out the following video provided by Volkswagen.
Volkswagen’s ESP system uses a number of electronic vehicle controls to assist the driver in maintaining control of the car in difficult conditions. Using a variety of sensors that measure variables such as yaw rate and steering angle, an ESP system has the ability to predict where a driver is intending to steer a vehicle and brake wheels individually or collectively in order to correct the cars attitude in the event of traction loss or excessive over or understeer.
In VW’s case, the ESP system works in conjunction with the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Anti-slip Regulation (ASR) system as well as components of the Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) system.
At the time of writing, providing ESP on all 2009 models is a VW North American market initiative only but could be the start of similar moves by other manufacturers.
With recent calls for ESP to be made a mandatory fitment on new vehicles in Australia it shouldn’t be long before we see Volkswagen and other manufacturers take ESP off the options list and make it standard fitment across their model ranges.
[taken from The Motor Report]
If you are not sure just what difference ESP can make when the going gets a little tricky, check out the following video provided by Volkswagen.
Volkswagen’s ESP system uses a number of electronic vehicle controls to assist the driver in maintaining control of the car in difficult conditions. Using a variety of sensors that measure variables such as yaw rate and steering angle, an ESP system has the ability to predict where a driver is intending to steer a vehicle and brake wheels individually or collectively in order to correct the cars attitude in the event of traction loss or excessive over or understeer.
In VW’s case, the ESP system works in conjunction with the Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Anti-slip Regulation (ASR) system as well as components of the Electronic Differential Lock (EDL) system.
At the time of writing, providing ESP on all 2009 models is a VW North American market initiative only but could be the start of similar moves by other manufacturers.
With recent calls for ESP to be made a mandatory fitment on new vehicles in Australia it shouldn’t be long before we see Volkswagen and other manufacturers take ESP off the options list and make it standard fitment across their model ranges.
[taken from The Motor Report]
Thursday, April 23, 2009
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Saturday, April 11, 2009
2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI - COMING SOON!
2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI is coming!Boston Volkswagen will be receiving the one and only 2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI in the next few days! If you're interested in learning more or scheduling a test drive, please contact us at 617-783-1300 or email jasongiacoppo@bostonvw.com
Volkswagen is continuing its diesel story in the United States with the 2009 Volkswagen Touareg TDI. VW sold its first diesel vehicle in the U.S. way back in 1997 and introduced the turbo-diesel engine to the States in 1992. The latest chapter in this story is the 2009 Touareg with the 3.0-liter V-6, which will be available in the spring of 2009.
You may remember Volkswagen's monster V-10 turbo-diesel Touareg, which churned out an incredible 310 hp and 550 lb-ft of torque with little regard for fuel economy. Thankfully, this time VW is bringing us a Touareg TDI that's all about fuel economy, a much better fit in the current economic and political landscapes. This V-6 should return 17/25 mpg. For comparison, the gasoline V-6 engine gets 14/20 mpg and the V-8 is rated at a mere 13/18 mpg. With 221 hp and 407 lb-ft of torque, the Touareg TDI V-6 doesn't sacrifice performance; a 0-60 mph sprint should take about 8.5 seconds.
Perhaps more amazing than the increase in fuel economy is the reduction in emissions Volkswagen has achieved through the years. Emissions have been reduced by 90 percent when compared to the original VW diesels sold here and the Touareg meets the Tier 2, Bin 5 requirements, so it can be sold in all 50 states. The complex exhaust system, which uses a selective catalytic converter and AdBlue, removes 90 percent of the NOx emissions and 95 percent of particulates in the exhaust. There's no black smoke, soot, or smell associated with this SUV. Full Article at Automobile Magazine
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