Boost Mileage with Diesel Engines … Just Ask Volkswagen!

By: | November 13th, 2014

With the high price of gas these days, drivers are looking for ways to boost their mileage. One alternative that isn’t your gas-electric hybrid solution just happens to be a diesel engine.

Hybrids get incredible mileage on city streets but diesels, on the other hand, excel on long hauls.

Volkswagen’s new EA228 diesel features 150 horsepower, up 10 hp, and 236 pounds-feet of torque.

The current diesel engine in the VW Passat easily garners 50 mpg on the highway. Car experts are calling the 2016 diesel engine from Volkswagen a groundbreaker in the diesel industry!

Michael Cooney

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