![]() Just a year after Volkwagen's BlueMOTION, BMW introduced a new generation of small capacity engines which also feature fuel-saving technologies, but with a slightly more geeky approach. Although completely killing the petite driving pleasure left in a modern family car, the 10 to 15% reduction in fuel consumption seems to be worth the price. I'm not talking anything spectacular here, just minor spoiler redesigns, lower ground clearance, aero-enhancements underneath the car, special low-rolling resistance tires, longer transmission ratios and different ECU mapping for the engine. The way VW engineers managed to improve the fuel consumption using technology that already exists was by focusing on three main areas: aerodynamics, transmission ratios and engine ECU remapping. Without exactly being a “pie in the sky” sort of thing, the BlueMOTION emblem does guarantee some pretty good mileage compared to the regular models. ![]() Volkswagen's marketing department first started putting a “BlueMOTION” badge on every fuel-sipping TDI model that was specifically designed to. or whatever you want to call them (read BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen) to implement distinct fuel-saving measures using available technologies on some of their cars. The boys in Wolfsburg were the first of the “Big Three”, “Three Musketeers”, “Three Stooges”, “Three Little Pigs”. ![]() ![]() The “blue” part in it also echoes part of the name given by Volkswagen to its current TDI models equipped with special fuel-saving technologies. was the chorus to a catchy/crappy song by an obscure European band called Eiffel 65. ![]()
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