But what would really be good would be for VW and other carmakers that have bet
a lot on diesel engines to find a way to make the emission control system work with B100 biodiesel.
Not exact matches
«Breathing the air in this parking garage can expose you to chemicals including carbon monoxide and gasoline or
diesel engine exhaust,» California says
on its parking
lot warning.
Road tests will expand
on results from the lab, he says, adding, «The
engine has a
lot of controls, so when you put your foot
on the gas, we automatically change the amount of
diesel and gasoline to optimize the combustion process.
And althugh it didn't get a
lot of publicity, Jeep is taking a chance
on the return of the
diesel engine by offering a Liberty with a 2.8 - liter, 160 - horsepower four - cylinder
diesel that Jeep says should get 21 mpg in the city, 27 mpg
on the highway, with a five - speed automatic transmission.
The
diesel engine offers 194 bhp and is fairly quiet, and there is
lots of power
on offer - allowing for smooth performance at low and high speeds.
-- The SUV comes with the M Aerodynamic package — It gets a
lot of M goodies
on the outside as well as inside — The SUV gets a 3.0 - litre TwinPower Turbo 6 - cyl
diesel engine
Customers who opt for the
diesel engine generally put a
lot of miles
on their trucks, and though it would take an awful
lot of miles to save enough fuel to justify the $ 4,720 cost of the Powerstroke, the increased efficiency does help.
To do that, a
lot of work has been done
on exhaust after treatment, including second generation Selective Catalytic Reduction and a particulate filter for
diesel and a new particulate filter to go along with the usual three - way catalytic converter to deal with pollutants from direct injection turbocharged petrol
engines.
The 1.4 - liter D - 4D
diesel engine is the best choice for those who will typically travel a
lot - both around and outside the city - mainly because it offers the best real - world economy in the range: 74 mpg
on the combined cycle.
Having said that, it still has the most powerful
diesel engine in its segment, which again shows that Mercedes - Benz has thought a
lot about ways to make owners of the car slip behind the wheel
on weekends.
Out
on the road, the Cayenne just drives beautifully with the
diesel engine providing a
lot of grunt.
The
diesel -
engine MB B180 I drove carries four to five, a
lot of luggage for something barely 14 feet long, and gets 50 mpg
on the highway.
A
lot of the other tour boats have noisy
diesel engines and as one came round the headland, it startled Mom, and she went to check
on the cubs and call them down.
Also, it requires a
lot less political will to install better filters
on diesel engines than it does to curb activities that are critically linked to greenhouse gas emissions.