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Originally Posted by thomasj223
I was recently in France and the peugeot 206 I drove around was a small turbo-diesel that had some decent pep and provided me with well over 60 us mpg...
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You probably had a 1.4 or 1.6 HDI diesel then - same engine family as I got in my car.
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I wonder why the us market is so diesel-averse when they are capable of such economy?
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Diesels aren't the ideal solution.
The have better FE, but they also pump out more NOx and microscopic particles.
That's why diesels now get particle filters - eliminating any belching smoke - but particle filters apparently make the tiny particles even smaller and more harmful as a result (the smaller they are, the deeper they go into your lungs).
Diesel particles are a serious source for concern in countries with very high % of diesel cars like France and Belgium