Carbuyerz » diesel http://carbuyerz.com buy and sell cars Fri, 31 May 2013 18:47:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.7.41 Mercedes Announces Diesel for 2015 Mercedes C-Class http://carbuyerz.com/2013/05/03/mercedes-announces-diesel-for-2015-mercedes-c-class/ http://carbuyerz.com/2013/05/03/mercedes-announces-diesel-for-2015-mercedes-c-class/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 20:17:56 +0000 http://carbuyerz.com/?p=40 Mercedes-Benz_LogoAs demand for diesels is growing in the United States, Mercedes is jumping in with a turbo-diesel engine in their 2015 Mercedes C-Class.

The new Mercedes C-Class will come with a 2.1-liter turbo-diesel engine, and Mercedes is already promising that the new engine will have somewhere between 20 percent and 30 percent improved fuel economy that. The new GLK250 BlueTec crossover will also be equipped with the 2.1-liter engine and will most likely replace the 3.0-liter V6 diesel engine option available now for the E-Class.

Right now, there are no other diesel options currently in the compact luxury segment. BMW premiered the 328d at the New York Auto Show, but the 328d won’t be available until later this year. Audi has also hinted that they will be adding diesel models as well, but it isn’t confirmed yet. With these announcements, however, it is clear that there will be many more diesel options for compact luxury auto buyers in the next few years.

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New data from R. L. Polk and Company shows that clean diesel registrations went up almost 25 percent from 2010 to 2012, hitting 796,794 in 2012. Texas, California, and Florida had the most diesel registrations during that time, and in the United States, there are currently 6.65 million registered diesel vehicles. During that same period, hybrid vehicle registrations also soared with over a 25 percent increase, coming out to 2,290,903 hybrid vehicles.

Car makers have offered more diesel and hybrid versions of their popular models in recent years, so there is a “chicken-or-the-egg” question of whether automakers are going with a trend or if buyers are responding to more availability of diesel and hybrid vehicles.

We want to hear from you, our readers. If automakers started making a diesel or hybrid version of your favorite vehicle, would you head out to a dealership for a test drive? Leave a comment below and sound off!

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