VW introduces revised diesel engine in the UK

It's not Blumotion - VW uses the name Blumotion to signify their most eco-friendly models, and having a Touareg Blumotion is a bit of a paradox. VW doesn't have a system like Mercedes' 'Bluetec', the names are similar but they are completely separate.
And they don't need to have Blumotion or Ad-blue or whatever on the European cars, it would just be adding technology for technology's sake, they don't need it to pass the emissions levels. It would make it expensive.

It is Euro 5 compliant though, has a particulate filter and drops CO2 and becomes quite a bit quicker - 8.3 seconds to 60 (down from 9.2) in a car as heavy as the Touareg is no mean feat, especially from a 3.0 diesel. It's now faster than the 3.6 V6, and yet gets 8 more UK mpg.

The RX is a lot smaller, can't go off-road and is more expensive.

240 hp and over 400lbs of torque from a 3 litre !!! a short time ago this horse power was excellent for a gasoline engine and now diesels are putting this out but with soooo much more torqe than an equivalent gas engine. When these motors from Audi, BMW and Merc hit the US it will shake up the market for sure.

This set up is coming to the U.S. in 2009 in a Touareg TDI and a Q7 TDI (VW and Audi respectively), only with SCR, NOx-abating technology that will achieve T2B5 for all fifty states.

Now whether or not it is greener (or faster at the drag strip) than some V-6 Lexus Hybrid, I could care less, but when one pumps in twenty percent renewable fuel (biodiesel, renewable diesel, or green diesel) in the tank, it will be far greener than the standard, gas-powered SUV, will require far less crude oil for operation, and will emit 25-30 percent less CO2 (as a life cycle figure) as compared to the gas-powered variant, not to mention other harmful pollutants out the tailpipe.

Also, a diesel has far superior torque, which makes for fantastic driving dynamics that cannot be described with 0-60 times or dyno scores. It is best understood on the highway with cruise control on, with the RPM gage remaining steady throughout one's trip. It is absolutely a fantastic driving experience.

If one drives a hybrid and likes it, buy it! If one drives a clean-diesel and likes it, buy it! Some of one's decision should depend on whether or not one likes to use renewable fuel or petroleum-based fuels and whether or not one does alot of hwy or city driving. My situation is perfect for a clean, efficient diesel. I don't need a 5K lb. SUV, but a small diesel car works out perfectly for me. I'm getting 44 mpg running B20 in a 3200 lb compact car right now. I would love to have a subcompact, commuter diesel with a three cylinder engine, for sixty-five mpg, but there are no such offerings in America. Maybe soon, but not now!

The TDI variants coming late summer from VW/Audi will be the competitive badge to BlueTec, since all new VW/Audi diesels will fifty-state emission certified and so will all new MBs, and all new BMWs. MB will change their badging from CDI to BlueTec, but VW/Audi and BMW will not.

VW/Audi have taken the same road as BMW. Fifty-state, emission certified diesels will have conventional diesel bandging (TDI and D respectively). They have even further eco-friendly diesels which use other, advanced fuel-saving techniques besides the diesel engine, when combined with a diesel engine, take on another name (BlueMotion and BluePerformance, respectively). Time will tell whether the U.S. will get BlueMotion or BluePerformance, but for now, we will get TDI and D.