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03 Ford F350 SuperCrew KingRanch 6.0L Powerstroke
04 VW Jetta GLS TDI
05 VW Passat GLS TDI
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
Yes, I think you can switch between fuel sources of your choice...of course, you'll want seperate tanks I think.
That is a good sign for expanding diesel vehicles of all sizes. I would really consider a Wrangler diesel for beating around the back country. I love the torque of my VW TDI, I imagine the CRD is even better.
The gap is getting smaller, 50 ppm vs. 15 ppm.
http://www.aiada.org/article.asp?id=39023
http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/p&r/concepts/2005/PDF/Ch3PDFs/CP05%20Ch3P2%20GCEP%20pg%2016- 0_Internally%20Transportable%20Vehicle.pdf
http://washdateline.mgnetwork.com/index.cfm?SiteID=wsh&PackageID=46&fuseaction=article.mai- n&ArticleID=6891&GroupID=181
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/business/11505235.htm
Very promising for the new V6 diesel engine being certified for sell in all 50 states once low sulfur diesel is available.
M
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/03/diesel_passenge.html
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/05/clean_diesels_o.html
We Americans are just plain slow to reconsider something that left such a bad impression on us in the past. That will be the biggest hurdle for selling diesels in this country, past images and perception.
M
The gist is, re: diesel cars in general:
"Should we care? The car guy in me says don't bother."
The problem is that diesel fuel prices are likely to go up in 2006 when new sulfur regs kick in. New pollution equipment will also give diesels a minimum of a $4500 sticker premium over that of gas engines, worse than even hybrid premiums.
The essay ends with, "It's hard to see a payback on a 2007 diesel car in the U.S. in less than 200,000 miles. That's efficiency you couldn't sell at gunpoint. And every cent that diesel fuel rises above gasoline pushes the payback out farther."
Most hybrids won't pay for themselves in 500K miles, yet they are touted as the saviour of the auto industry and our oil independence.... At least a diesel has a chance of actually going 200K miles...
He had a whole column once, where all he did was [non-permissible content removed] about a car re-locking the doors if you opened it with the remote and then didn't open a door within 30 seconds.. As anyone with OCD could tell you, without this feature, you'd never be able to leave the car without worrying that you had bumped the remote in your pocket and accidently unlocked the doors..
But, he was just ticked off that he couldn't unlock the car from his balcony.. then carry something downstairs and open the door of the car a couple of minutes later... Must be a California thing... where I come from, we use things called pockets...
Sometimes I wonder if he got his engineering degree off the back of a box of Lucky Charms...
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kyfdx
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I really hate the fact that the issue in the media seems to be diesel vs. hybrid when, in fact, I see hybrid drivers and diesel drivers as being on the same side - on the side of innovation, economy, the environment, and even on the same side on geopolitical issues.
It's important to note that two pages after Bedard's column, Brock Yates wrote one lambasting hybrids. It seems that the mainstream automotive journalists have little interest in anything beyond normal gasoline-fed internal combustion engines. I wouldn't have expected that.
I totally agree with you. I started researching Edmund's several years ago looking for a small diesel PU. When hybrids hit the scene I thought that might be the answer. Hybrids seem to be headed in a different direction. I follow the hybrid threads closely and feel like an outsider because I consider diesel an alternative to gas guzzling vehicles. I think the HCH & Insight best exploit the hybrid technology. I think the Toyota HSD is too complex and expensive to attract mainstream attention. I'm glad that the congress is considering all high mileage vehicles when they consider tax incentives. To me any vehicle that gets 45 MPG is a good choice. For my TDI I will use low sulfur diesel whenever possible as it is better for the TDI that was developed on ULSD. I believe there is room for all alternative ways of saving our fossil fuel.
If you live in the US or Canada "NO DIESEL FOR YOU". Wish we had access to the light truck and car Toyota diesels.
http://www.newcarnet.co.uk/newsarchiveitem.html?id=4624&pos=1
Nice.
http://www.autoweek.com/news.cms?newsId=102354
M
The California car market is the tail that wags the dog...
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A lot of transportation companies work very hard at developing more efficient commercial vehicles.. Hybrid diesels are being tested by UPS and Fedex right now..
I agree... there are loopholes that should be closed... The idiotic 6000 lb. GVWR tax credit is one of them..
You sure this isn't about not being able to import that gray-market Mercedes?
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kyfdx
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I do find there is some hypocrisy in the rules, though. An overcompensating dork with his big diesel dually truck is not a commercial user. A lot of these vehicles that are held to different standards of accountability are not sold to truly commercial users. Consumers contribute to the economy as well...but seeing in this society that business has less and less responsibility as time goes on, it shouldn't be a surprise.
That tax credit is a crime, and it shows the mettle of some of the people who have been allowed to make the rules.
Anyway, I think luxury diesels could be a big hit again.. If they can ever manage to actually get them here...
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At the Vancouver auto show I asked a MB rep about any plans for a S class diesel. He looked at me like I was speaking Greek.
If they bring the 330d here, i'm putting a deposit on one!
dave
A diesel hybrid really sounds like the best combo to me, but such a thing is very complicated from what I understand. Though Mercedes has shown one it is years off from production.
M
Ford has shown one in their Lincoln Meta One concept in this years auto show. It is a motor developed for Jaguar but here's hoping it makes it. Not a cast iron block from what I remember reading but a light weight composite.
Yes this is the ultimate power train combo.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/06/AR2005060601842.html