Amidst a tide of unsettling auto Industry revelations, the 2009 edition of the Canadian International Auto Show managed to maintain a credible attendance. Further, a sampling of manufacturers at the show shows strong consumer interest spurred by advantageous pricing and new automotive technologies. The biggest of these technologies? Green technologies! Here’s the first of several posts looking at ‘green’ vehicles making their Canadian debut at this year’s Toronto auto show:

By this time next year Audi’s compact A3 five-door hatchback will offer a 2.0-litre TDI clean diesel engine. Canadian model specs haven’t been completely confirmed but because the A3 TDI lives for fuel efficiency, we predict Audi will only offer a single model with front-wheel drive and the S-tronic dual-clutch automatic transmission. Yes, the 2010 Audi A3 TDI will be one cool cat.