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Originally Posted by bhtooefr
The Ruggerini MD191 and Lombardini 25LD425-2 (same engine, really) are better options if you can find them. Significantly lighter weight, significantly better build quality.
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No doubt, Lombardini engines are good.
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Originally Posted by bhtooefr
And, not sure how Brazil's laws are, but in the US, running one of those on public roads is just as legal as running a diesel Smart engine - that is, not at all. (Unless you build a three-wheeler, and then license it as the one EPA-exempt motorcycle that you are allowed to build in your lifetime. Or, if you make a serial hybrid, with the generator not being a part of the vehicle, then it only needs to meet off-road emissions standards.)
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Diesels in Brazil are illegal in vehicles with a payload below one ton, unless they're either fitted with dual-range 4WD (altough if they have a single-speed transfer case a granny gear is a valid alternative to the low-range) or have more than 9 seats. But nothing would prevent me to title it as an experimental vehicle fueled with vegetable oils
