Re: [alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #105

["Gwynne W. Spencer" <gwynnes1@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

According to numerous reports I have read, The new Mercedes "E" class cars 
are faster accelerating with the 3.x liter diesel engine than they are with 
the 3.X liter gasoline engine as well as being much more fuel efficient 
(that is, in miles per gallon regardless of fuel pricing games)

Gwynne Spencer

At 08:36 PM 5/23/2004 -0600, you wrote:
>Diesel engines noisy? North American Diesel engines, like most commercial 
>vehicles over here are extremely noisy. Why? Because there are no noise 
>regulations that apply to commercial vehicles as far as I can tell. Why 
>anyone in North America would even consider buying a diesel powered 
>passenger vehicle is beyond my understanding. Anything a diesel can do can 
>be done better by gasoline in a passenger car application. However, 
>European designs of diesel engines for passenger cars are amazing 
>powerplants. Useless for North America though, our fuel tax and pricing 
>regimes do not favour diesel powered passenger cars.
>
>Modern passenger car diesel engines from outside the US market are a 
>revelation. However, the advantage of diesel is largely illusory,dependent 
>as it is upon lower fuel taxes on diesel to make it attractive.
>
>Fundamentally, a diesel engine has to be heavier to resist the extra 
>stresses of compression ignition. Unless the fuel is cheaper, gasoline 
>engines make more sense for passenger vehicles. Of course, there is also 
>the problem that refining crude produces diesel and gasoline in relatively 
>fixed proportions, so it makes sense to reserve diesel for commercial 
>applications and gasoline for the more interesting car market.
>
>Cheers
>
>
>Michael Smith
>White 1991 164L
>Original owner
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