Not exact matches
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Because of the extra equipment and process needed to clean their
diesel exhaust,
diesel cars are more expensive than their gasoline counterparts.
Driving palladium's rally this year, though, are bets that European
car buyers will soon be switching from
diesel - burning to gas - burning
cars because of emissions concerns.
Because a significant proportion are
diesel and their average annual mileage is usually considerably lower than that of a
car or van, at that age they still have a long and useful life ahead of them.
That said, it is true that older
diesel cars do pollute more than gasoline
cars,
because they don't have DPFs, and
diesel cars in general emit far more nitrogen oxides, which cause smog and acid rain, the study also noted.
For example, European Union standards favoring fuel - efficient
diesel cars over gasoline
cars may lead to more warming,
because diesel engines release 40 to 250 times as much soot as gasoline engines.
Europe's cities have some of the highest NO2 levels in the world,
because diesel cars produce a lot of NO2 and in Europe a much higher proportion of
cars run on
diesel than elsewhere.
If I loaned my
car to my mom or a friend for some reason and they forgot to use
diesel because they used gas all their life, i would have a heart attack receiving that call that my
car is on the side of the road ON FIRE!
The tow truck driver made me feel hopeful
because the
car was still firing up and such, and I'm hoping the fuel lines just need to be drained, replace the fuel filter, and flush it with fresh
diesel.
When VW began building Passats in its Tennessee plant, it allocated nearly 50 percent of production to
diesel models
because of the popularity of the
cars» high fuel economy.
If you make this mistake don't drive the
car, don't even start it
because it's much easier and cheaper to deal with it if the
diesel is still just in the tank.
Part of Lexus» future strategy is to take advantage of the move against
diesel - powered
cars in city centers
because of their higher NOx emissions compared to hybrid - and gas - powered
cars.
When you're cruising down the interstate in the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze
Diesel, you're pretty happy,
because there's enough acoustic insulation to isolate you from the
diesel's clatter of combustion (though it's loud if you're standing outside the
car), and the real strength of the Cruze chassis compared to its competition lies in its composure on the highway.
Here's another downside — for both Chevrolet and the clean -
diesel movement: From an outside inspection, you wouldn't know the Chevrolet Cruze Clean Turbo
Diesel is a Cruze Clean Turbo
Diesel,
because even though Chevrolet goes out of its way to emphasize the clean, the turbo and the
diesel in the
car's name, the exterior is even more muted than the engine.
Performance — Even though demand for petrol - powered luxury
cars is on the rise, Jaguar has chosen to launch the F - Pace with
diesel engines only, yes, you read that right, engines
because the F - Pace is offered with two oil burners.
Nissan will be launching only the hybrid version of the
car in India
because it doesn't make sense to launch a
diesel car at a high price point where there is also a lot of competition.
With its
diesel emissions cheating, Volkswagen lost the trust of the American people, which is a shame
because its gasoline - engine
cars are still quite good.
This trend will only increase
because of the disparity in the cost of both
diesel and petrol fuels which is why by 2020 the proportion of
diesel and petrol
cars sold will be 50 - 50.
While the
car may pollute more than originally thought, I still feel good about the purchase
because diesel fuel is more efficient than gasoline.
Now hybrids are nicer to the environment compared to your regular petrol or
diesel powered
cars because these are more fuel - efficient.
A possible reason for not launching the
car is
because Maruti wants the XA - Alpha to use its self - developed
diesel engine from Day 1.
Mercedes C - Class
Diesel Review
Car Tested: 2015 Mercedes - Benz C220 CDI Price OTR Mumbai: Rs. 51.86 — 55.74 lakhs The C - Class is highly appealing inside - out and the
diesel model has ample performance Although
diesel fuel has been deregulated and the price of petrol fuel seems quite attractive,
diesel cars still rule
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When asked if JLR planned to accelerate the launch of petrol variants of its different models, including the popular Range Rover Evoque, he said: «We are adapting our portfolio, not just
because of the ban (on big
diesel cars and SUVs) but also due to the increasing preference for petrol vehicles.
According to JLR, sales are down
because buyers are weary of
diesel cars due to a proposed tax hike as well uncertainty due to Brexit.
That's
because the four - wheel - drive system uses more fuel and the petrol
car has an excellent stop - start system, meaning that the petrol
car's 51.4 mpg is only just beaten by the
diesel's 57.7 mpg..
Toyota has managed to enter the mass market for hatchback and entry level sedan via the Etios and Etios Liva but the both the
cars are not doing that great
because of no
diesel engine option.
Like the Sorento, the Santa Fe only comes with one engine, but we aren't complaining,
because this 2.2 - litre
diesel with 197bhp is ideally suited to the
car.
Their
diesel and
car shop has been in business for more than 34 years, but they wanted to get into customizing
because they felt that they have the capability of building a beast of a project.
That has something to do with the fact the 508 SW is a
diesel - only model,
because very few buyers choose petrol engines in this type of
car.
Please Hyundai could you put one of your
diesel engines in the new Sonata,
because that would make a good
car even better, and attract new customers!
Hybrid
car sales may be growing as buyers look for an alternative to
diesel - engined
cars, but many are reluctant to jump in to a hybrid
because they're -LSB-...]
We decided to use a
diesel - powered
car as a starting point
because in the mid-term, we don't see a demand for gasoline hybrids in Europe.
As for the turbo lag expected from
diesel mills, this one has none
because of the Power Pulse system that the
car comes with.
Only two engines are available, a 156bhp petrol and a 148bhp
diesel, and it's the latter that suits the
car best,
because it has more low - rev pulling power.
The Honda CR - V has a reputed fan following in India despite the low sales, that's mainly
because of the fact that majority of the
car buyers in India prefer
diesel powered SUVs.
It also makes life much better in the bike lanes, where cyclists are often sucking
diesel fumes and
car exhaust,
because as one study noted, «Cyclists, she said, «tend to have higher breathing rates than other pedestrians, so whatever they're inhaling is going deeper into their lungs.»
That's all very well but the govt had spent years amid much propaganda to persuade people to buy
diesel cars over petrol
because of lower co2.
It will be successful
because it will be a fully qualified member of the «outside lane club» yet be more economical at all but insane speeds than the
diesel members of the club, leave alone the other gasoline powered
cars.
6) The only reason Europeans have so many
diesel cars is
because the governments of the EU have tax preferred
diesel fuel and
cars for years.