Embraced by Europeans, misunderstood by Americans. No, not Jerry Lewis, I m talking diesel engines. While they re a large part of the US transportation system, it s in the form of large trucks.

Fuel-thrifty, smaller cars aren’t always plain, utilitarian and boring. Audi’s entry-level car, the A3, proves it. For the first time since its U.S. introduction in 2005, the five-door A3 adds a ...

The 2010 Audi A3 TDI was awarded the 2010 Green Car of the Year Award today at the Los Angeles Auto Show by Green Car Journal, which has presented the award for five years. It follows last year's ...

The sport package. And those sexy LED daytime running lights. That's why you buy an Audi A3 over a run-of-the-mill compact sedan or hatchback. Balance is why you buy an A3 TDI diesel over a hybrid.

Finding a balance between fuel economy and performance is never easy; and all cars must compromise somewhere. Take the Tesla Roadster. Fast, emissions-free, and nearly zero maintenance. The compromise ...

Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2006 Volkswagen Passat sedans and wagons, 2005-2013 Audi A3, and 2006-2009 Audi A4 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of ...

Fuel-thrifty, smaller cars aren't always plain, utilitarian and boring. Audi's entry-level car, the A3, proves it. For the first time since its U.S. introduction in 2005, the five-door A3 adds a ...

It was an Academy Award-esque shocker at the Green Car Journal’s 2010 Green Car of the Year awards on Thursday. The award, bestowed at the LA Auto Show each year, honors the vehicle that had the ...

We like the idea of the 2009 Audi A3, a small, sporty five-door hatchback (Audi refers to it as a Sportback). It seems rather like the grownup big brother of the 2009 Volkswagen GTI, which which it ...

With electricity slowly taking over a world until now ruled by the all mighty oil, it's no wonder fans and supporters of the good old internal combustion engine (ICE) try to find as many ways as ...

Tops drop on two popular Audi models for 2010 for the first time. The Audi R8 Spyder debuts with the supercar's V-10 engine and the 2010 A5 now appears as a Cabriolet. The sport-oriented, ...

The 2.0 TDI engine is the new optional powerplant for the A3, Audi's small-car offering that first arrived here for 2006. The TDI certainly makes a lot more sense than the 3.2-liter V-6 (which has ...