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Formula One phenom, Lewis Hamilton appears on Top Gear and is interviewed by Jeremy Clarkson. On the racetrack he pilots the McLaren Mercedes MP4-23 but on the road he prefers the Mercedes GL420 Diesel with 24" rims. "It's a pimp wagon." Hamilton takes the Suzuki Liana around the Top Gear track to try and beat the Stig's time. Unfortunately it's on a wet track and the times aren't comparable.

Top Gear's polar special puts Jeremy Clarkson and James May in a diesel Toyota Hilux against Richard Hammond with sled dogs in a race to the magnetic North Pole. No one has ever driven to the Pole before and the crew see if the Toyota is up to the task. From tv.com The distance between Resolute in northern Canada and the magnetic North Pole at Ellef Ringnes Island is 320 nautical miles [450 miles]. It's a journey across sea ice and unforgiving mountainous terrain where temperatures can drop to minus 65ºC - a temperature at which exposed skin can freeze in less than 30 seconds. Only fools would attempt such a journey. So Jeremy and James are attempting to do it in the now legendary Toyota Hilux and Richard hopes to make it on a sled pulled by ten Canadian Inuit dogs. Watch the complaints from environmentalists roll in. Here's the modified Toyota Hilux by Arctic Trucks that went on this expedition.

36 Mercedes Benz E320 with diesel engines trekked from Paris to Beijing. It was a based on a 1907 transcontinental rally but in reverse. The winner of the rally completed it only using around 34mpg of diesel fuel! Congratulations to MB and their diesel technology. I can't wait to buy a diesel fueled car.

The biggest news about the tiny little 1 series is that BMW debuts several new technologies with it's introduction: Brake Energy Regeneration (iGR) - The system uses an Intelligent Alternator Control (IAC) and an Absorbent Glass Mat battery to recycle previously lost energy, in turn saving fuel. This is achieved as the IAC reduces drag on the engine by only engaging when required to charge the battery , whereas a traditional alternator is always pulling power from the engine. Additionally, the energy generated by the engine on over-run (under braking or descending a hill) was previously wasted. Now this lost energy is utilised by the IAC to charge the battery. iGR alone is responsible for a three per cent improvement in fuel economy . Automatic Start-Stop function to cut fuel consumption. Standard on all manual transmission models (except 130i), the system automatically switches the engine off when the vehicle is stationary and the driver puts the car into neutral . To restart t...

This concept car from Peugeot uses a V12 diesel engine which Peugeot plans to race in the 2007 24 hours of Le Mans. If the engine wins in Le Mans, it will immediately legitimize the 908 RC concept and hopefully for Peugeot to manufacture it.

It's not built to go to the grocery store. It's not built to go to the mall. It's not built to go antiquing. It's built for rough terrain and carrying gear! The fun starts at around the 3:50 mark. I can't wait for the BMW diesels to arrive in the colonies.

You've read the articles now here's the video. I love the Touareg and it's v10 diesel engine. I believe it to be the bets SUV at the moment. Although Lamborghini is testing a new SUV.