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Kudos to technology and good ol’ creative thinking. Without you, we’d live in a world devoid of pairings like vanilla ice cream and chocolate chip cookie dough, or cell phones that allow us to access our email or browse the hardware store’s assortment of hammers. There are countless such examples of matches painfully obvious with the benefit of hindsight, but on the flip side are marriages that will be forever puzzling. That’s especially true with words. In fact, until recently the words “clean” and “diesel” were not normally paired together. That changed with the debut of a new generation of so-called oil burners, including Volkswagen’s Jetta TDI , Jetta SportWagen TDI , and Touareg 2 TDI . Not only do these models run on cleaner fuel, they also deliver more torque and superior fuel economy* while providing what many classify as a fun driving experience. Best of all, VW’s TDI engine-equipped vehicles meet the same strict emissions standards set for gasoline-powered vehicles. Drive down any U.S. highway and you’re apt to encounter more diesel engines than you can shake a sustainably-harvested stick at, but chances are the vast majority will be powering big rigs delivering goods. In contrast, diesel-powered passenger cars have accounted for only 3.

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