Latest Automotive Industry News Discussion of all topics pertaining to future automobiles or all Fuels that move them - Gasoline, Diesel , Bio Diesel , E85 , Battery , Hybrids , Electric , Hydrogen Powered , Solar Panel ..

Mini Wants To Bring A 50mpg Diesel To The US

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 07-29-2008, 12:40 PM
Diesel Bombers's Avatar
Staff Reporter
Thread Starter
Join Date: May 2007
Posts: 16,834
Likes: 0
Received 52 Likes on 48 Posts
Default Mini Wants To Bring A 50mpg Diesel To The US

From just-auto.com

As the US car shows signs moving towards small, fashionable and fuel-efficient vehicles, BMW’s Mini unit is preparing its first electric vehicles for launch there in 2009 with a small crossover utility vehicle to follow.

Mini would also like to offer a diesel engine if it can develop one that gets at least 50mpg on the highway in EPA tests and meets strict emissions standards in California and northeast states, Jim McDowell, vice president of Mini USA, told the Detroit Free Press earlier this week.
(more…)



More...
 
  #2  
Old 07-31-2008, 10:52 PM
Ppump12v's Avatar
Diesel Fan
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 23
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Jet A Fuel
6.7 Liter Dodge Cummins 2013+
8
10-21-2015 03:30 PM
Jet A Fuel
6.7 Liter Dodge Cummins 07.5-12
3
08-03-2015 10:45 AM
tbreddiesel
Contests And Give Aways
0
07-21-2015 07:28 AM
Diesel Bombers
General Diesel Related
0
03-18-2015 07:30 PM
wolfnexus
Ford Powerstroke 99-03 7.3L
6
11-04-2014 10:04 PM



Quick Reply: Mini Wants To Bring A 50mpg Diesel To The US



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 02:12 AM.