Vienna Motor Symposium 2008: BlueTDI engine to be introduced in the new Jetta

25 April 2008

German luxury car maker, Volkswagen will introduce the production version of the  BlueTDI  in the Jetta at the 29th International Vienna Motor Symposium held at the Hofburg Congress Centre in Vienna, Austria on the 24 -25 April 2008.

The new Jetta BlueTDI will premiere as one of the cleanest and most economic cars of its class in the world, according to Volkswagen.  (View: Jetta photo gallery)NNhttp://www.domain-b.com/PhotoFeature.aspx?id=154&cu=0&sid=1

A next-generation turbo diesel specially designed for the North American market, BlueTDI was introduced in Europe in 2007 with the Volkswagen Tiguan. The common rail engine is based on the high-tech TDI, which is the cleaner version of the already clean TDI engine and satisfies the Euro-5 emission standard that comes into effect in the second-half of 2009.

The Bin 5, Level 2 emission standards that are in force in five states in the US  including California, Massachusetts, Maine, New York and Vermont  are considered to be the strictest emissions standards in the world.

Volkswagen says that despite the variations in fuel quality in the US, the new BlueTDI meets these emissions standards. It plans to introduce the engine in the US with the Jetta this summer.

In the run-up to the Vienna Motor Symposium, Dr Ing Jens Hadler, director of Volkswagen Powertrain Development noted, ''high fuel prices and a dramatic change in environmental consciousness means that diesel is becoming more and more attractive for American drivers every day.''