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  • 'Diesel fuel only' caution on Audi Q7 TDI

    You have just two weeks left to vote for the Diesel Car of the Year award, which is organized by The Diesel Driver website. Every year, that site asks green-car advocates, diesel fans, and its readers to chose from its list of nominees. That list (below) includes all 13 passenger vehicles fitted with diesel engines that are sold in the U.S. as 2012 models. Last year, the winner was the 2011 BMW 335d, but that model isn't sold for 2012. So the field is wide open. The list of nominees is split into passenger cars (seven of them): Audi A3 TDI Mercedes-Benz E 350 Bluetec Mercedes-Benz S 350...

  • Best Car To Buy?
    Green Car Reports To Name '2012 Best Car To Buy' Next Week

    'Tis the season for 'car of the year' awards, and we're right there with the rest of the media. Next Monday, we'll announce the winner of our second annual Green Car Reports "Best Car to Buy" Award winner for the 2012 model year. At the same time, our sister sites--MotorAuthority and...

  • 'Diesel fuel only' caution on Audi Q7 TDI
    What's The Best Diesel Car Of 2012? Cast Your Vote Now

    The prospects for clean-diesel passenger cars are, slowly, looking up. Long-time diesel stalwarts Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen were joined in the U.S. market by BMW and Audi a few years ago, and the number of diesel models rises this year with the addition of the new 2012 Volkswagen Passat TDI and...

  • 2011 Nissan Leaf
    2011 Nissan Leaf Voted Car Of The Year In Europe

    Our sister site GreenCarReports voted it the Best Car to Buy for environmental conscious customers and it looks like the judges in the European Car of the Year panel agree, awarding the 2011 Nissan Leaf this year’s winner in the prestigious awards. The all-electric hatch beat out the likes of...

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