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Old 08-17-2011, 08:12 PM   #28 (permalink)
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I would really be interested if they brought more diesels across the ocean to here, but the government would probably just ruin them. I mean look at the newer VW Diesels, they still get decent mileage but there is a considerable difference compared to the older models of the same car. A hybrid diesel would be interesting but it would be complicated to have it work like the prius hybrid. It would have to be more like the honda CRZ. The difference is that in the prius the engine shuts off for coasting but in the CRZ both motor and engine are always on helping each other. Plus like others said to justify the diesel the mileage would have to be marginally better than similar sized gasoline cars.
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