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Old 07-25-2011, 02:34 PM   #10 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by EdKiefer View Post
The biggest issue i see with diesel engines in US is fuel prices are a lot higher and availability is not as good .
hmm, they claiming 41 mpg , but the gas cruze eco does 42mpg AFAIK .
So I think it would need to be like somewhere in 42+ -45mpg range to make it worth while .
Yeah, there's just no point to diesel engines in the US especially considering how efficient the latest gasoline engines are. Hybrids are a lot more practical.
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