Skeen explains that although new diesel vehicles are cleaner than ever before, some of the latest generation gasoline engines emit as much particulate matter
as older diesel engines.
Not exact matches
Volkswagen was a particularly ardent
diesel promoter, with a marketing campaign featuring
old women that sought to dispel notions that
diesel engines were loud, smelly, dirty and underpowered on the highway
as literal
old wives» tales.
As with the
old car 2.0 - litre and 3.0 - litre
diesel engines are joined by 2.0, 2.5 and 3.0 - litre petrol units all in mildly tweaked form.
The
engine uses some advanced new tech to boost efficiency and performance, but we'd be surprised if it didn't turn out to be
as reliable long - term
as the
old - tech
diesel units.
The biggest change
as part of the update is the switch from the
old 2.2 - litre
diesel engine to the new 177hp, 2.0 - litre Ingenium series
diesel engine that debuted in the country earlier this year with the new Jaguar XF.
Its 1.3 - litre, four - cylinder, turbo -
diesel engine makes the same power and torque
as on the
old car (75hp and 190Nm), but with gearing being significantly taller here (the final drive is different) in the interest of efficiency, there are no performance gains borne out of the weight reduction.
The new Swift's
diesel engine spins at a relatively relaxed 2,300 rpm at 100kph in fifth gear
as opposed to a busier 2,600 rpm in the
old Swift.
The
old Audi A7 Sportback is available with a variety of petrol and
diesel engines, with displacements
as small
as 2.0 - litre.
The owner (identified by Yahoo UK
as 29 - year -
old Gerogiy Kosilov from the Ukraine) saw the Smart's trailblazing potential when he discovered it came with a rear - mounted turbo
diesel engine.
As if the traditional Land Rover wasn't archaic enough, a pensioner has swapped the
old diesel engine for a coal burner and steam power
Sharp looks, an efficient
diesel engine and generous standard equipment are key to its appeal, but unlike Hyundais of
old, it's no longer a budget choice and costs around the same
as most of its key rivals in the large family - car class.
In doing so we'll also prevent some 1.5 million premature deaths annually due to improved air quality.Soot Comes Out of the Atmosphere in Weeks, Not Decades Since soot — which in this context comes from
older diesel engines and burning other fossil fuels, industrial sources, inefficient biomass cookstoves used in many developing nations — comes out of the atmosphere in a matter of weeks, not decades or centuries like carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases, removing the source of pollution is highly effective in both stopping the warming effects
as well
as improving air quality.