I've had the good fortune to drive the Autobahn, and I'm telling you .. YOU'RE RIGHT.
Last time I was in Germany, I had a Mazda 6 Turbo-Diesel for a rental. I was doing 135kph (85mph) on the Autobahn in the right lane and getting my doors blown off. It wasn't until I was driving at about 170kph (105mph) that I was "keeping pace" with the other cars on the road.
Funny thing, that turbo-diesel didn't seem to be straining at all and still did better than 30mpg. Go figure.
>>>>>Funny thing, that turbo-diesel didn’t seem to be straining at all and still did better than 30mpg. Go figure.>>>>>
Mazda has to offer diesels in Europe to feed demand but Japanese diesels no matter how good it felt for you are stone age comparing to latest European technology.
BMW 730d has a tiny 3 liter 6 cyl turbo diesel making 333 hp. Just imagine it. It is a full size sporty luxury sedan making 170+ mph at 34 mpg city/hwy.
Go figure. They are laughing at Volt and Prius.