That's pretty good, though in Europe Toyota will have a lot of competition, especially
from small diesels.
I'm happy to say a lot of what I like so much about the GL translates well to its sibling: tons of smooth, quiet power from low revs, excellent steering weight and fantastic cabin visibility, all coupled with the efficiency inherent
from a small diesel powerplant.
With a decent electric range, such a car could be used for weeks without burning a drop of fuel, and during longer trips, it would get very good fuel economy
from the small diesel generator.
Not exact matches
Unlike the much - maligned black smoke emitted
from older
diesel engines, soot emitted
from gasoline direct injection engines is invisible to the naked eye because of the particles» very
small size.
From then on there were the also the 0.9, 1.0, 1.2 lt turbo engines by most carmakers but since the emissions tests are now going to be based on real life conditions and not lab conditions, even those displacements apart from the diesel ones will prove to pollute more than what is claimed and as such, especially in the non-turbo small petrol engines the only way to meet the emissions is to upsize in order also to maintain and improve performa
From then on there were the also the 0.9, 1.0, 1.2 lt turbo engines by most carmakers but since the emissions tests are now going to be based on real life conditions and not lab conditions, even those displacements apart
from the diesel ones will prove to pollute more than what is claimed and as such, especially in the non-turbo small petrol engines the only way to meet the emissions is to upsize in order also to maintain and improve performa
from the
diesel ones will prove to pollute more than what is claimed and as such, especially in the non-turbo
small petrol engines the only way to meet the emissions is to upsize in order also to maintain and improve performance.
They're pretty rough too, Merc's
small diesel engines not offering the sort of smooth refinement that even some mainstream makers now deliver
from their turbodiesels.
Power comes
from a twin - turbo BMW 3 - litre
diesel, which is limited to around 300bhp by a
small restrictor plate.
Overseas, the Ducato is available with a range of
small - displacement
diesels ranging
from 1.4 - 3.0 liters in displacement.
There are no comparable models
from luxury brands, so the HS will compete with any other
small, efficient luxury car, like the Acura TSX and the clean -
diesel BMW 335d.
There are no comparable models
from other luxury brands, so the HS competes with any other
small, efficient luxury car, like the Acura TSX and the clean -
diesel BMW 335d.
One Hummer engineer shared his interesting idea for greener paths — use technology
from the upcoming Chevy Volt to build a hybrid Hummer, since the torque of an electric motor paired with a
small diesel engine could make for an even more impressive off - roader.
We are able to unleash performance
from small four cylinder
diesel engines up to V12 supercars.
Great Mileage
from smaller and
diesel engine.
Four - cylinder
diesel editions will cost
from # 44,830 - almost # 15,000 more than the most basic Evoque, but only about # 5,000 up on the average transaction price for the
smaller car.
Seriously, the 6.7 - liter
diesel engine blocks the 6.2 - liter
from the sun and it seems to get
smaller and
smaller.
Diesel fuel in the USA (prior to late 2006) had a significantly higher level of sulphur than the fuel used in Europe, which meant that
diesel cars
from European makers had to either be fitted with specially developed fuel and emissions control system for the (prohibitively
small) North American market, or simply could not be sold in that market.
After shopping around and considering everything
from a hatchback
diesel Golf to a
small SUV / crossover, I decided on the Frontier as my primary vehicle for a mix of highway and city commuting.
While the word
diesel may be a dirty word on the other side of the Atlantic, here in the U.S. we're seeing a
small rebirth with
diesel engines now showing up under the hood of several models
from the Big 3.
The
smaller 1.5 dCi
diesel engines will come
from the partner Renault and will offer 95 and 122 HP.
Previously, Mitsubishi bought in the 2.2 - litre
diesel engine fitted to the Outlander
from PSA Peugeot Citroen, but the company launched its own 2.2 - litre
diesel, when the new Outlander range was launched, based on the
smaller 1.8 - litre
diesel launched in 2011 in the ASX.
The Lion V - 6
diesel's benefits are two-fold: First, it provides tremendous torque
from a
small, light package: 440 - ft.
But the 3.6
diesel TDV8 continued, offering a tempting concoction of decent performance and economy (for a Range Rover) and a wall of torque that allowed the Range Rover to tow a
small planet and jump away
from the lights ahead of the hot hatches.
That will include not just the big - selling 4 - cylinder
small diesels but a couple of AMG options too, with a GLC450 Sport likely to offer around 360bhp
from a turbo 3.0 litre V6, as well as a range - topping GLC63 AMG with anything up to 500bhp.
It will feature a
small displacement
diesel engine, possibly the 1.6 Liter TDI
from the Golf BlueMotion making 104 HP.
Power for BMW's new FWD city car will come
from a line of both N38 petrol and N37
diesel engines
small enough to fit under that short hood.
Unlike some
diesel small cars, the i30 does not appear to suffer significantly
from the extra weight of the
diesel powertrain over the front - end either.
Inspired by the Alfa GT 1300 Junior (a
small - engined Alfa GT
from the 1960s, built to beat the tax on bigger engines) the MiTo Junior comes with the 0.9 litre TwinAir for # 14,870 (or you can have the 1.3
diesel instead for # 15,415).
A
small SUV with a
small diesel engine is missing
from the U.S. market, and we think the Mazda CX - 5 would fill that hole nicely.
While these are very capable turbo
diesel engines — especially the punch that's delivered
from the
smaller 2.0 litre sibling — they're still considered pretty simple in the way that they only use one turbo for boost.
It is on trend, though, by offering a trio of
small displacement turbo petrols, to complement the one
diesel for those not yet ready to make the step away
from DERV.
It is powered by a
smaller but more powerful 2.4 - litre
diesel engine developing 147bhp — a power gap of 45bhp
from the current model's 2.5 - litre unit that makes 102bhp.
We've gone on record saying that DS would have to move its focus away
from small hatchbacks and
diesels in order to appeal to US buyers.
The
smaller 5 seater variant could get the 1.0 liter mill
from the current WagonR, while the bigger 7 seater variant will get a 1.2 liter petrol mill
from the Swift and 1.3 liter
diesel engine.
Oil is a much
smaller contributor to CO2 emissions than coal, and if its users switch
from petrol to
diesel (eg double the km / litre) and
from fuel oil to gassification etc its contribution to GHG will diminish still further.
Apart
from the obvious and major disadvantage of pollution,
diesel powered generators, that will only be needed a
small percentage of the time, will be ideal for the needed rare peaking power in exceptionally high demand times in the short - to medium - term.
It is clear, however, that even a leak of very
small amounts of pollutants, be it oil or residue
from a ship's
diesel engines, could have dramatic consequences in the polar region.
Geothermal and Wind Energy Projects 9 St. Lucia Energy Week n December 6th to 10 th, 2004 — Theme: A Vision for St. Lucias Energy Future u Minister of Energy's address on Television and Radio u Energy Supplement Placed In the Local Newspapers u Energy Exhibition and School Project Competition — 50 participants, 10 projects u Seminar On National And Regional Energy Initiatives n Energy / n Renewables supply 25 % of all energy needs and cost less than
diesel u Geothermal —
from the volcano u
Small hydropower /
Having manufacturing facilities on both coasts — near Los Angeles and in Greenville, South Carolina — has helped midsized and
smaller cities in the middle of the country make the shift
from diesel, because Proterra's focus on local economies helps take politics out of the equation.
I think the highlight of the survey - which, to be fair, was taken
from a relatively
small sample, though it might still be representative if the methodology was good - is the finding that more than half of LEAF owners said that they would not go back to a «conventionally - powered car» (gasoline or
diesel).
Far
from having a substantial impact on reducing net emissions of GHG, Wolf says, European rapeseed oil - based
diesel and U.S. corn - based ethanol have in fact only made
small contributions - 13 % less than conventional
diesel and 18 % less than petrol, respectively.
The team then calculated the estimated GHG emissions associated with the three different types of foods
from «cradle to gate», which are primarily due to the farm's
diesel fuel and fertilizer use, and found that the meat and protein category «represents the largest embodiment of GHG emissions» in both pre - and post-consumer food waste, despite ranking being the
smallest category by total weight.
Small - scale energy storage, the technology used in solar - plus - storage systems, can also be charged with electricity
from the grid to provide backup power without the use of a
diesel - powered backup generator.