VW: U.S. built sedan comes with turbo-diesel

The rumored US-built VW Sedan will also come with a turbo-diesel variant.

The car will go into production in early 2011 and will be slightly larger than the Passat. Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn says that it will be built on an existing vehicle platform and that the sedan is “proof of Volkswagen’s future in the United States.” A future, that Winterkorn hopes brings U.S. sales to 1 million in the U.S. by 2018.

Jochem Heizmann, head of production on the new model said that it was very crucial that Volkswagen built a sedan that suits and satisfies its American consumers. He said that the sedan will be offered in a dual-clutch transmission and will come in two engine types: gasoline direct injection and direct-injection turbo-diesel.

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Source: eGM Cartech

VW: U.S. built sedan comes with turbo-diesel

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