Sentences with phrase «than petrol engines»

I was told the old diesel engines would run much longer than a petrol engine.

The average diesel engine has a poorer power - to - weight ratio than the petrol engine.

There is obviously some turbo lag below 1800 RPM but even then, the low - end is actually good, way better than the petrol engine.

Diesel engines produce more torque than petrol engines for a given displacement due to their higher compression ratio.

Combined, the two drive units peak at 91kW and 174Nm, but the electric motor produces its output at lower speeds than the petrol engine does.

Well, it's not surprising to discover — despite Renault's claims of quieter - than - usual diesel operation — it's more rowdy and less refined than the petrol engine.

Naturally aspirated diesels, almost without exception, have a lower power output than a petrol engine of the same capacity whilst the same time requiring stronger (and thus heavier) internal components such as the pistons and crankshaft to withstand the greater stresses of the diesel engine's operating cycle.

European carmakers have invested heavily in diesel engines, which produce less carbon dioxide but more of other pollutants blamed for causing respiratory disease than petrol engines.

The better fuel economy of diesel engines means they emit less CO2 than petrol engines, but their exhaust gases are a lot more richer in nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter.

As compression - ignition engines produce more power when you add more fuel, they are much simpler devices than petrol engines, and these so - called «interceptor» boxes worked just fine by simply adding more fuel.

While running on battery power they produce no tailpipe emissions but, critics note, the coal - intensive grid electricity they use surely produces more greenhouse gases than a petrol engine does.

This assists in making diesels much more efficient than petrol engines.

Similarly, the Nexon's diesel engine also produces more torque than its petrol engine, even though the 1.2 - litre petrol motor is also turbocharged.