Building a TDI diesel engine

Posted By on October 24, 2009

2010 Audi A3 TDI

Although the Science Channel program “How It’s Made” isn’t one of the most exciting television programs, it does offer a glimpse as to what it takes to manufacture complex items. I happened to watch an episode on how Audi builds its 6-cylinder TDI diesel engine the other day and found it interesting (video clip below). Although I’m currently not a big fan of the recently imported behemoth Audi Q7 TDI seeing their price-point, performance and fuel economy still too low, I do believe their smaller A3 TDI diesels (above) will have some appeal … especially if they offer a manual transmission choice and quattro in the U.S. — yet to be seen.

How the Audi 6-cylinder TDI diesel engine is made


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Comments

  • Matthew

    I asked about the A3 TDI a few months ago at a local dealership (after seeing “Audi TDI” ads on the NY Times website.

    They said—and they may not know—that there would only be A3′s, only front-wheel drives, and they would start arriving in October.

    I sat in a non-TDI A3 and was a little disappointed. My Golf seems bigger—the A3 was just a tiny bit cramped.

    And I am totally with you on the quattro. I so hope they do an A4 TDI.

  • Matthew

    I asked about the A3 TDI a few months ago at a local dealership (after seeing “Audi TDI” ads on the NY Times website.

    They said—and they may not know—that there would only be A3′s, only front-wheel drives, and they would start arriving in October.

    I sat in a non-TDI A3 and was a little disappointed. My Golf seems bigger—the A3 was just a tiny bit cramped.

    And I am totally with you on the quattro. I so hope they do an A4 TDI.

  • http://www.myarchive.us RichC

    Matthew — thanks for the info and keep us posted. Interesting on the “cramped feel” in the Audi A3 — I have to admit I haven’t actually sat in one although did like the more luxurious feel a few year ago at the auto show.

  • http://www.myarchive.us RichC

    Matthew — thanks for the info and keep us posted. Interesting on the “cramped feel” in the Audi A3 — I have to admit I haven’t actually sat in one although did like the more luxurious feel a few year ago at the auto show.

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