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Originally Posted by benamen
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An interesting read, but unless I'm mistaken the amount if diesel cars sold in Europe is still on an upward trend year after year. I do agree for the very small engine sizes the improvements in gas may be more viable. As I examples with the little ford fiesta which they also used as an example. The gains in moving to a diesel are less worth it.
But for bigger cars or SUV/trucks diesel makes a lot more sense. Especially for the torque gains which what make a real world difference. I'd prefer torque over hp any day for real world driving.
Hybrids kind of make sense in Europe when there's a lot more city driving in heavy traffic. Here with our big open highways a hybrid is a waste of time.