The VW Diesels where great on mileage - until the government JBT environazis decided that they weren’t meeting emissions standards. 50 mpg in a Jetta - nice, but the powers that be wanted us to choose a different fuel and were using their government power to force that change.
VW had the audacity to torque-off envirowhack bureaucrats. They sit around sipping wine after a hard day at the EPA sharing fourth-hand stories from the Karens and Chads of how dirty diesel fuel is. Those pencil-necked office pukes can’t even spell the word “diesel”.