First Look At The New 2018 VW Tiguan

First Look At The New 2018 VW Tiguan

A bigger VW Tiguan

2018 marks the year of some bigger vehicles for Volkswagen with their all-new Atlas ( aka. At last) which is a stylish 7 seater SUV. Maybe you don’t quite need something that big though.  Well here comes the long-wheelbase Volkswagen Tiguan. With the option of a third row or up to 57 percent more cargo space, there’s more room for minions of the child variety or another suitcase.

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What Is Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)?

What Is Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)?

In 2007, the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) starting putting out legislation to hugely reduce diesel emissions from heavy-duty trucks 1.

This lead to the introduction of the SCR (Selective Catalyst Reduction) and DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid) in most heavy duty diesel pick-ups by 2013. Some manufacturers, such as General Motors, introduced the system a little earlier, with the Duramax getting it in 2011.

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What Vehicle Invention Would You Make?

What Vehicle Invention Would You Make?

Ford Inventions

What Vehicle Invention Would You Make?

Ford is currently topping the industry for patents granted in 2016. What is really cool about that is the Ford Employees are responsible for a lot of those. “U.S. Patent and Trademark Office granted Ford approximately 1,500 U.S. patents to Ford employees so far this year – more than any other automaker, according to agency data”  1

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