A fortnight before Karnataka goes to polls, PSU oil firms have stopped revising petrol and
diesel prices even though benchmark international rates have gone up by almost $ 2 per barrel.
Not exact matches
Feb 2 U.S. food companies called out rising freight costs as a reason for lower profit margins in the holiday quarter, with more pain seen in 2018 as a dearth of drivers and higher
diesel prices make it
even more expensive to transport products to stores.
«The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria wishes to warn the Senate against further plans to impoverish Nigerians with the recent move to hike the
prices of fuel,
diesel, and
even factor in other assorted charges and surcharges «to fund the Proposed National Roads Fund».
But today's high gasoline
prices mean U.S.
diesel owners can enjoy short payback periods and
even some additional savings.
On sale Early 2013
Price $ 28,000 - $ 35,000 (est.) Engines 2.5 L I - 5, 170 hp, 177 lb - ft; 2.0 L turbo -
diesel I - 4, 140 hp, 236 lb - ft; 2.0 L turbo I - 4, 200 hp, 207 lb - ft Because It's
even more huggable.
(I have been around allot of mower engines, and seldom do they need 64 oz of oil, and
even then it is usually with a higher
priced diesel engine.)
Volkswagen may
even start buying back those
diesel models involved with the emissions scandal, or at the very least, offer them a new model at a heavily discounted
price.
The
diesel engines come at a hefty
price premium, though, and only really make sense if you plan on covering some serious miles;
even on a PCP deal you'll be paying around # 60 extra per month compared to a petrol.
At this
price, the base variants of the Brezza have become
even more expensive than before compared to its arch rival, the Tata Nexon (
diesel), which is
priced between Rs 7.18 lakh and 10.59 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
And
even if you forget extremely expensive GT version more lowly models remain premium -
priced, the EX costing more than either the most expensive
diesel Ford Focus, Alfa Romeo Giulietta or non GTI - chassis'd
diesel Golf you can buy.
Comparing the Subaru Outback and Volkswagen Passat Alltrack — both in high - grade turbo -
diesel guise — we find roominess, performance, fuel economy and off - road ability equivalent to, or
even better than, similarly -
priced SUVs.
* Straight and simple lines on the new Elantra makes it look classy * The all - black styling gives you the feel of a German car * The list of features is unlimited and many of them are segment first * Both
diesel and petrol engines now offer better NVH * Ride is extremely good and
even the handling has become sharper * Well
priced variants considering the rivals
(For 2014, the Volkswagen Jetta TDI is now available
even with the Trendline version, which reduces the
price of the
diesel compact by around $ 2,000 (currently starting at $ 22,490).)
Even the Brits can't say for sure how the new Swift will be
priced and specified, but they seem pretty certain that the small Suzuki will offer a 1.3 - litre
diesel and a 1.2 - litre petrol engine when it arrives there.
The break -
even point for the Equinox
diesel, where
diesel's lower per - mile driving costs outweigh the
price premium, would be on the high - side of 100,000.
Even though the
diesel version does provide more torque (380Nm), the new BMW X3 xDrive20i undercuts the 20d on the
price front, kicking off at $ 59,200 compared with the 20d's
price of $ 62,200.
Whilst the oil
price may be low I suspect that tax revenues from oil production in particular far exceed subsidies (look at the tax on petrol and
diesel) and most certainly will be
even more so in the event of oil
price increases.