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Originally Posted by euromodder
Let's see what it actually delivers.
It's tough attaining or beating the EU fuel consumption figures.
Oversized, overpowered engine.
On spritmonitor.de, none of these engines fitted to a Volvo V50 beat 6L/100 km or 39.2 mpg (US) in actual driving.
It makes me laugh, as it ain't gonna happen.
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You have to remember it's a plug in hybrid so that 1.9l/100km consumption are probably figures based on normal city/highway cycles. Also , the 50 km electric-only range is maybe included in their expected figures.
Let's face it, the average Joe in Europe does not travel more than 100 km daily, in most cases it's less than that. I might even say that the 50km (30miles) is enough for most European drivers for their daily commutes to work and back.
One thing that Diesel's aren't too adapted to is the start/stop systems; I figure out that in -10 to 20 degrees temperatures in Northern European winters, driving the car in city traffic, the start/stop system will not agree too much with the slow-warming Diesels
So far, the only start/stop systems coupled with Diesels engine on a long term basis that I know of was the 1.2TDI (VW Lupo/Audi A2) which is around for a decade or so.