Well, I’ve heard wackier notions, but according to Australia’s Drive.com Subaru is considering producing a diesel version of the far-too-fun WRX sport sedan.

Personally, I like diesels on a number of levels, and as I recall, there was a North American rally team running a Golf TDi with some success for a while. More, fun to drive diesels are a good thing, if you ask me.

Yes, I know, Audi is making a diesel engined R8, but I mean a high performance diesel I can afford.

And I bet I could afford a WRX.

I know, to some, this could be seen as another troubling step in the WRX world. A lot of people were pretty peeved when they new WRX turned out to be a five door only, near-wagon layout, and the possibility of an oil burning engine in the WRX would probably peeve them even more.

Honestly though: Deal with it.

So they might (as this is all still very much wind in sails) make a diesel version. The gas engine isn’t going away, they’re not forcing you to buy one … all is not lost, remain calm.

This years New York International Auto Show (NYIAS) was quite the gathering. We had the opportunity to view some amazing debuts from major manufacturers. Car makers such as Subaru, Audi, Hyundai and Infiniti showed off some their latest models at the show and gave great presentations.

One of the interesting aspects of the show was the promotion and display of green technology. Of course with rising gas prices, one would expect for this trend to catch on. A unique exhibition at the NYIAS was the taxicab centennial display. There will be a special posting for this exhibit later on. Now, on to the cars!

Audi showed us the sport tuned version of their new coupe model, the S5. The S5 is based off of the A4 platform and is a hardtop but Audi will eventually release a convertible version by years end. Audi will be using the same 4.2 liter V8 used in the S4 with some updated injection technology for the S5 version. The horsepower rating for the engine is 354hp and will be paired with a six speed manual transmission to Audi’s all wheel drive system.

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Have you ever wondered what a Subaru would look like if the Devil redesigned it? Well, neither have I, but now we know. In the spirit of today (6/6/6,) I bring you the Prodrive P2. Ignore the “meh” name which sounds like a Playstation 2 peripheral; this thing is friggin’ awesome.

Based on a Subaru Impreza, Top Gear verified this car runs from 0 to 60 in 3.8 seconds and keeps going up to 174 mph. The real amazing part of this car is it’s grip, which literally made Jeremy Clarkson vomit due to the cars computerized differentials.

Sadly, this car will never see the day of production. It is basically just a showcase of Prodrive’s technology, which has created quite a few track-bound cars.