In the next issue of The Diesel Driver Diesel Grand Touring: Prague First Drive: Mercedes-Benz S400 Hybrid First Drive: BMW 530d First Drive: Mercedes-Benz GL350 BlueTEC The BMW Museum First Drive: BMW ActiveHybrid 7 First Drive: BMW 524td
If you regularly drive a diesel (or gas-electric hybrid, for that matter), you may wonder what options for fuel-efficient rental cars exist when travelling. In Europe, renting a diesel is the norm; an online search on Hertz’ Web site showed multiple diesel options including a BMW 118d, a Mercedes ML280 d, and a very expensive […]
From time to time, The Diesel Driver test drives non-diesel powered fuel-efficient automobiles. Here is one such review. The Toyota Prius, the world’s first mass produced gasoline-electric hybrid automobile, was first introduced to the domestic Japanese market in 1997 and launched worldwide in 2001. Buyers in the United States have comprised more than half of […]
Diesel (as well as gasoline-electric hybrid) automobiles are typically sold at a higher price point than their petrol-only counterparts with the difference typically being several thousand dollars. For example, the BMW 335d’s list price is $43,950 while a similarly-equipped 335i is $41,975. The diesel-powered BMW X5 Sports Activity Vehicle (BMW parlance for SUV) has a […]