VW to Make Next Rabbit a Diesel
Volkswagen has diesels running all over Europe, but it only recently reintroduced diesels to the U.S. after a short hiatus, in the form of the 2009 Jetta TDI. Now, the next-generation Rabbit will also get a diesel option, according to Autoblog Green. Of course, we’ll have to wait until fall 2009 before that happens.
GTI fans will be happy to learn that this faster version of the Rabbit — which still hasn’t been unveiled — will hit the U.S. before the standard Rabbit, sometime next summer.
But most eyes will be on the Rabbit TDI. The same diesel engine returns 29/40 mpg in the larger Jetta TDI. The cars’ current shared gasoline power plants get identical mileage. The current Rabbit weighs about 150 pounds less than the Jetta.
VW Rabbit TDI coming in fall 2009, Tiguan not likely anytime soon (Autoblog Green)
