2014 Audi A4 TDI for American consumers

Audi recently announced plans to expand their diesel engine line up in the United States, American consumers will have the option of a TDI engine in Audi AG's next-generation A4 sedan.

The decision to add more diesels to its lineup clearly comes from rising corporate average fuel economy standards without sacrificing torque.

"This deep in its life cycle, it didn't make any sense to do all that dramatic re-engineering and re-architecting of the car to basically only have a two-year selling period," Keogh said.

The 2014 Audi A4 will be offered with a 2.0-liter TDI engine that develops 184 HP (135 kW) and 380 Nm (280 lb-ft) of torque.

Audi sold 35,415 units of the A4 or its S4 performance variant last year in the United States, accounting for one in four of the 139,310 Audis sold in the country.

The new A4 is expected to launch in 2014 as a 2015 model.

Source: Automotive News