Audi TDI® Innovation

Audi TDI® Powerful, Efficient, Clean

Today's new clean diesel variants have gained wide acceptance due to their unique characteristics including excellent performance, high fuel-efficiency, low-emissions output and low-maintenance.

Audi is a recognized leader in the design, development and sales of diesel engine vehicles. In Europe, where more than 50% of all vehicles sold each year are diesel powered, Audi clearly ranks as a leading brand.

Audi TDI® Brings a New Era to the USA
Hybrid-level efficiency without its disadvantages: Audi TDI® means enjoying a new kind of driving pleasure with a clear conscience. Audi TDI® combines efficiency with sportiness and superior luxury. Audi TDI® protects resources and is designed for tomorrow's world.

Audi will be putting the cleanest diesel engine technology in the world into production vehicles in the USA. The Audi Q7 TDI® 3.0 with the ultra-low emission system will initially be available and the Audi A3 TDI® 2.0 clean diesel is to be introduced to the USA in the fourth quarter 2009 as a 2010 model year vehicle.

Explore this section to learn more about the advantages of Audi TDI® and the vehicles offering this cutting-edge technology.

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  • TDI® Experience

    TDI® clean diesel power is much more than an engine technology. It provides an opportunity to significantly decrease our dependence on foreign oil and counter the effects of global warming.

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  • 20 Years of Audi TDI®

    Audi is the pioneer in turbocharged diesel engines with direct injection. Explore the engines, highlights and technologies from the last 20 years of Audi TDI®.

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  • Learn more about clean diesel

    Visit www.clearlybetterdiesel.org for more information.

Truth in TDI®

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