Cleaner diesel engine = cleaner air
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Earlier this month Volkswagen announced that it has plans to include it’s EA288 TDI Clean Diesel engine in the 2015 Golf, Beetle, Passat and Jetta models.
According to Volkswagen, the new EA288 diesel engines in some VW and Audi models will eventually replace the current generation of 2-liter TDI engines.
The new diesel engine will be quite different from the current, VW says, boosting a 10 horsepower increase. There will also be an improved emissions control system that will enhance throttle response paired with a diesel filter and selective catalytic reduction system. This pairing will help to reduce engine emissions, thus making it cleaner.
And for fuel efficiency…the EA288 is said to have low-friction bearings on the crankshaft and balance shafts, and a two stage variable flow oil pump.
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