The Tesla Semi is unveiled — a semi-truck that can go 0 - 60 mph in just five seconds, which is three times
faster than a diesel truck
The Tesla Semi is unveiled — a semi-truck that can go 0 - 60 mph in just 5 seconds, which is 3x
faster than a diesel truck
The petrol - powered Q7 accelerates from 0 - 100kmph in 6.8 seconds, which is 0.3 seconds
faster than its diesel - powered sibling, the 45 TDI.
At least you have the direct drive of the electric motors at your disposal, and that means a claimed 0 - 62mph time of 11.0 seconds, which is reasonable enough for an SUV of this size, and is six - tenths
faster than the diesel automatic Outlander.
Producing 404kW / 770Nm, the big Bentley can shrug off its near -2.4-tonne kerb weight and hit 100km / h in just 4.5 seconds — only 0.4 seconds slower than the 6.0 - litre flagship and 0.3 seconds
faster than the diesel.
Not exact matches
The
diesel powered GTD, with 181bhp and a 0 - 62mph time of 7.5 sec, is only a little bit
faster than the GTE and it's # 3410.
In fact,
diesels can't rev
faster than about 5000 rpm.
Diesels make loads more torque, though, so they feel even
faster than they are.
The
faster speeds and the lower cost, 7 - cents per kilowatt - hour versus $ 2.50 per gallon for
diesel, means «you're earning 50 - percent more per mile
than in a
diesel truck.»
The manufacturer quotes a 0 - 62 mph time of just 5.7 seconds, just a tenth of a second slower
than the gas - powered Cayenne S and a full 1.5 seconds
faster than the standard Cayenne
Diesel, which makes due with a 3.0 - liter turbo -
diesel V - 6
If you're a
diesel fan, and have somehow avoided the news for the past year, you might be disappointed to find that there won't be a turbo -
diesel - powered Q5, but there is a turbocharged gasoline 2.0 - liter I4 good for 252 hp and 273 lb - ft of torque, which can fling the Q5 from a standing start to 60 mph in only 5.9 seconds — a second
faster than the current model.
The range of engines range from the economical
diesel, capable of more
than 55mpg, to the
fast V6 petrol, which manages to launch the Cabriolet from 0 - 62mph in just 5.3 seconds.
While it'll be more expensive to buy and run
than the 187bhp 2.0 - litre
diesel, our experience has shown it to be smoother and
faster — although this will be of little consequence if fuel economy is your priority; the
diesels simply make more sense from the point of view of running costs.
It has more power now but less torque
than the 230kW / 650Nm
diesel SQ5 launched in 2013 and although the stats insist the old
diesel was
faster to 100km / h (5.1 vs 5.4 sec), the new SQ5 is still red hot.
Chevrolet is quick to mention that's quicker
than the Jetta TDI DSG, although they fail to mention it's only by one - tenth of a second, and I doubt the kind of person that would buy a compact
diesel cares all that much about how
fast it gets to highway speed, so long as it actually does get there.
It'll return a measly 29.4 mpg and emit a colossal 223g / km of CO2, yet is only one tenth of a second
faster to 62mph
than the top - spec
diesel.
It's smoother,
faster and quieter
than the
diesel, but you pay a very high premium.
Big
diesel Mercedes cars were among the most popular luxury cars of the late» 70's, but my wife and I test drove one and both checked to see if the parking brake was on (it was not)-- very slow and not much more efficient
than a standard car (we eventually bought a smaller,
faster 190 turbodiesel, but the traditional
diesel was fairly noisy).
The
diesel, however, will be better if your driving includes highways since it rolls on
faster than the petrol, making it better at executing clean overtakes on the highways.
With just a driver and front - seat passenger aboard, the Grand Cherokee
diesel is downright
fast; while we didn't tow with it during our weekend stint, Jeep claims up to 7,200 pounds of towing capacity properly equipped, and we have no doubt the
diesel model will be a better - behaved tow vehicle
than any gasoline counterpart.
It isn't hard to find rival family hatchbacks that do better
than the Mazda 3 in terms of fuel economy and emissions, but when you consider the size of the 2.2 - litre
diesel and how
fast it is, the 3 does extremely well for itself.
The 40e is also
faster than any of the 2.0 - litre
diesel X5s.
At less
than 0.4 seconds, i - stop achieves the world's
fastest diesel engine restart time.
Unless you plan on covering a very high mileage, the petrol is the best choice, returning up to 61.4 mpg and getting the Toledo from 0 - 62mph in 9.8 seconds —
faster than either
diesel.
They're far rarer on the used market
than the
diesels and will depreciate
faster.
Although
diesel vehicles offer lower carbon dioxide emissions and higher gas mileage
than gasoline vehicles, some expert scientists, like Stanford University Mark Jacobson, have argued that controlling
diesel emissions could be the
fastest and «most effective» way to slow climate change.
New
diesels also are smoother,
faster, and quieter
than previous generations.