Small / economy car deathwatch: we've passed "peak econobox" again

[Shaneajanderson]

Originally Posted by iikhod

To be honest, i think that it is not that important to know how much one has burned fuel in a lifetime. At least for me that is the last thing i want to discuss on my last moments. Is it not enough to try and consume as little of resources as possible? That is what i do.

And yes:I do think that my saying does not need editing. L/100km is the most logical way IN MY OPINION. May it be wrong or right in YOUR OPINION.
If you quote someone, please quote it as it was written.

The (sic) was noting a grammatical error, specifically it would be grammatically correct to use "logical" instead of "logic" in that specific context. The (sic) notation in no way challenges the truth of the statement made.

[iikhod]

Originally Posted by Shaneajanderson

The (sic) was noting a grammatical error, specifically it would be grammatically correct to use "logical" instead of "logic" in that specific context. The (sic) notation in no way challenges the truth of the statement made.

Oh, okay.
I first thought it was grammar related but then thought nah, it really can't be that someone would actually have time to correct other peoples grammar mistakes over the internet. No harm in that, though. One reason i keep posting here is to get better in my english. Thanks.

Could someone now kindly bring this thread back to topic?

[Xist]

There is always someone on-line willing to make time to correct each other's grammar.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by Shaneajanderson

The (sic) was noting a grammatical error, specifically it would be grammatically correct to use "logical" instead of "logic" in that specific context. The (sic) notation in no way challenges the truth of the statement made.

Which makes the whole thing even more hilarious considering that person uses grammatically incorrect pronouns, and purposely misspells things, making their comments difficult to read.

No attempt at all to achieve the 2 main purposes of discussion:

1. To learn
2. To persuade

[Shaneajanderson]

Originally Posted by iikhod

Oh, okay.
I first thought it was grammar related but then thought nah, it really can't be that someone would actually have time to correct other peoples grammar mistakes over the internet. No harm in that, though. One reason i keep posting here is to get better in my english. Thanks.

Could someone now kindly bring this thread back to topic?

Correcting someone's grammar is bad enough, but now I see you aren't even a native English speaker it's that much worse. For what it's worth I've seen you post a number of times and wouldn't have guessed you were from Finland from your writing.

[freebeard]

There is always someone on-line willing to make time to correct each other's grammar.

They have their own logo

Originally Posted by Shaneajanderson

The (sic) was noting a grammatical error, specifically it would be grammatically correct to use "logical" instead of "logic" in that specific context. The (sic) notation in no way challenges the truth of the statement made.

Which makes the whole thing even more hilarious considering that person uses grammatically incorrect pronouns, and purposely misspells things, making their comments difficult to read.

No attempt at all to achieve the 2 main purposes of discussion:

1. To learn
2. To persuade

So we've all learned a little Latin.

Sic - Wikipedia
The Latin adverb sic ("thus", "just as"; in full: sic erat scriptum, "thus was it written") inserted after a quoted word or passage indicates that the quoted matter has been transcribed or translated exactly as found in the source text, complete with any erroneous, archaic, or otherwise nonstandard spelling.

Next up—stet

Stet - Wikipedia
Stet is an obelism, used by proofreaders and editors to instruct the typesetter or writer to disregard a change the editor or proofreader had previously marked. It is a form of the Latin verb sto, stare, steti, statum.

Originally Posted by iikhod

Could someone now kindly bring this thread back to topic?

Good luck, y'all.

[JSH]

Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr

AFAIK it's scheduled to be implemented here around 2022 or 2023.

2022 for new certifications and 2023 for existing vehicles.

Brazil has been Euro V since 2012. Mexico just switched to Euro V in July (That was my project) but they are scheduled to quickly jumping to Euro 6 in 2021 (if the new president doesn’t delay it)

[JSH]

Originally Posted by Bicycle Bob

The main advantage of diesel is that it can run at a higher compression, and achieve higher carnot numbers.
Not having a throttle plate is not necessarily an advantage. It could also be replaced by a windmill. I'd really like to see an Eaton electric supercharger used as a generator as well. The numbers on my envelope are quite encouraging.

Production gasoline cars are running 14:1 compression ratios these days. That is getting pretty close to the 16.5:1 in my Jetta TDI. Also the higher the compression ratio the harder it is to meet emission standards. VW has been dropping the compression ratios in their diesels.

[litesong]

Originally Posted by JSH

Production gasoline cars are running 14:1 compression ratios these days. That is getting pretty close to the 16.5:1 in my Jetta TDI. Also the higher the compression ratio the harder it is to meet emission standards.

Fifty+ years ago, jet engines had the same problems, as they tried to raise burner can temperatures for better efficiencies.

[Bicycle Bob]

Originally Posted by litesong

Fifty+ years ago, jet engines had the same problems, as they tried to raise burner can temperatures for better efficiencies.

That is why turbines remain less efficient than diesels. Metal can't take the peak temperatures needed for efficiency on a continuous basis, no matter what we spend. Unfortunately, those temperatures burn nitrogen.