Audi TT coupe diesel

Once upon a time diesel engines were only used for trucks, tractors and buses but of late many manufactures are turning to diesel powered cars as they are more environmentally friendly and the technology has come along way providing much better fuel economy, Audi are the next company to jump on the diesel train.

Audi are set to release their first consumer diesel powered production diesel sports car coming in the way of the Audi TT coupe diesel. Audi have proven there is a market for diesel sports cars as they were the first company to win the 24 hours Le Mans with a concept diesel driven vehicle.

The Audi turbo diesel TT quattro has some impressive features and boasts an enormous amount of power, below are a list of features:

• 5.3 litres/100km (very impressive ratio)
• 0-100 km/h in 7.5 seconds
• Top speed 226 km/h
• 2.0-litre TT TDI
• six speed manual
• 125kW
• 350Nm torque
• Very low noise levels
• sports steering wheel

The Audi TT turbo coupe diesel is set to sell for $70,900 (AUD, including GST) and should be a hit amongst motoring enthusiasts, diesel powered family cars have risen by 1000% over the last few years, Australia & Europe are leaning towards diesel while the Asia markets are leaning towards the hybrid technology it should be interesting to see sales numbers of diesel powered cars in a few years time they are becoming more and more popular each and every day.