VW Jetta to be offered with BLUETEC TDI in 2008
January 18, 2007 10:07AM by Michael Savio
Volkswagen has confirmed that the Jetta sedan will its first vehicle to be offered with a BLUETEC-branded TDI diesel engine beginning in 2008. The Jetta will be powered by VW’s cleanest turbodiesel ever with a 2.0L common-rail diesel, featuring an oxygen after-treatment system and a diesel particulate filter. The engine will meet 50-state diesel emission requirements.
Volkswagen announced it would join in a BLUETEC alliance with DaimlerChrysler, but while the automakers will both market cars with the BLUETEC name, they will use different technologies.
The BLUETEC TDI diesel-powered Jetta is not expected to be available until Spring 2008.
## Source: The Car Connection ##
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January 24th, 2007 at 7:32AM
[…] Yesterday at the Washington Auto Show, Volkswagen officially unveiled its cleanest diesel ever, which will be found in the next Jetta TDI. As we told you about earlier this month, the new diesel Jetta is powered the 2.0L BLUETEC diesel four-cylinder, which will meet emissions standards in all 50 states without the use of urea injection. […]