2006-2010 Audi TT & A3 NHTSA recall for fire hazard
Volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 Audi A3, TT, and TT Roadster passenger vehicles manufactured between September 29, 2005 and August 26, 2009. The closing force of an internal spring of the fuel tank ventilation valve is not adequate enough to hold the valve closed under extreme driving conditions possibly allowing fuel to leak. Continue reading »
Posted: October 9th, 2009
at 7:55am by The Editor
Tagged with Audi A3, Audi TT, recall
Categories: European Cars
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Audi A3 1.6 TDI gets 78 mpg in efficiency challenge
On its very first outing under real-life traffic conditions, the Audi A3 1.6 TDI is already turning in impressive consumption figures. The other models of the Audi range also shone on the first three days of the “Efficiency Challenge A to B”, which covers 2,613 miles from A on the Norwegian Lofoten Islands to Bée in northern Italy. Continue reading »
Posted: September 27th, 2009
at 9:25pm by The Editor
Categories: European Cars, Green Cars
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Top 10 cleanest gasoline and diesel cars
French car magazine, l’Automobile, believes that considering CO2 as the only pollutant to adapt legislation is unfair. Hence the magazine editors came up their own list that includes all pollutants coming from the exhaust pipe. Continue reading »
Posted: May 17th, 2009
at 4:15pm by The Editor
Tagged with Audi A3, BMW 3-Series, fiat 500, Ford Ka, Honda Civic Hybrid, honda insight, Mini Cooper, Scion iQ, Seat Ibiza, Suzuki Alto
Categories: Asian Cars, European Cars, Green Cars
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