Sentences with phrase «lack of diesel power»

Not exact matches

But their economics would really shine for isolated towns whose lack of access to central power grids has forced them to rely on dirty and costly - to - run diesel generators.

The four - banger suffers from typical diesel - like direct injection start - up and lacks the NVH qualities of the V - 6 at idle, though it has more than adequate power for most drivers.

Diesels may benefit even more than gas engines with the proliferation of multi-speed automatics, the extra ratios going a long way to disguising their relative lack of top - end power, not to mention keeping the revs down so that noise, vibration and harshness is minimized.

The only real disappointment is the lack of a diesel option, but that doesn't affect the Power Wagon's styling.

The company had discontinued the eighth generation Accord in the country in December 2013 due to the lack of demand as the market had seen a paradigm shift toward diesel powered vehicles, but is now seriously considering re-launching the model in the country after a gap of two years.

The 3.0 - litre diesel certainly serves up plentiful power and has a smooth character, that blends with the lack of tyre and wind noise to make the Sportback a great motorway companion.

As buyers slowly making a beeline for petrol - powered cars again, popular nameplates that disappeared thanks to the lack of a diesel powertrain in the country a few years ago are now making a comeback.

This immediacy is possibly designed to give the car a sprightlier feel, perhaps masking the relative lack of torque the Optima's engine delivers when compared to other medium sedans — which have largely moved to turbo - diesel or downsized turbo - petrol power.

The engine, which lacks for nothing in the way of power and torque, seems a little agricultural these days, particularly after sampling the D4 diesel of the Volvo S60 and XC60, for instance.