[getsoutalive]

Very impressive. Sadly, Europe only.

[IamConservative]

I recently saw a diesel dragster do sub-7.9 in the 1/4 mile, over 200MPH in the last trap. This was an exhibition vehicle. There was also many, many diesel pickups in the 10 second range. Amazing what a little manifold pressure and Nitrous or propane injection will do for a diesel engine.

I would like to see an oval or road racing series adopt diesel engines and spur some development. Far more promise in turbo charged compression ignition engines than in hybrid engines.

[TXnMA]

92MPG Bump

-- to check back later and see if this is really true...

[Southack]

Diesel is our future. For one thing, it isn't as flammable as gasoline, you get far fewer car fires from old diesels compared to old gas guzzlers.

For another thing, you can make diesel fuel from coal (e.g. coal oil). Well, the U.S. has more coal than the planet has oil...

...China has already opened up two coal oil refineries in Asia.

China sees the handwriting on the wall. Diesel is our future.

[EEDUDE]

"Very impressive. Sadly, Europe only."


Having worked on Diesel engine control systems for a number of years, I believe that small Diesel engines are the way to go.

High pressure common rail fuel systems, coupled with recent advances in injector technology allow extremely accurate injection timing and volume.

Though they may well pollute more when measured in NOx or particulates per gallon, they are LESS polluting than an equivalent gasoline engine when measured in pollution per mile traveled.

The new Diesels are not the smoky, sooty things of 25 years ago.

Unfortunately, the EPA and CARB seem to have an agenda to kill Diesel engines entirely.

[gaijin]

[UNGN]

84 mph in the standing mile is pathetic. They must be embarrassed it was so slow.

A TDI will run 84 mph in the 1/4 and could run 84 in the mile with the turbo off (but its only 1.9L so I guess its not in the same class).

The only reason this is a "record" is because they paid the FIA to call it a record.

My '86 Pontiac 2+2 ran 157 in the standing mile.

Should I contact the FIA for my trophy for "Over 8.0L Normally Aspirated Sedans"?

I like the 92 mpg, though. Thank Bill Clinton for us not being able to buy those here.

[TWohlford]

Too bad that the libs decided that this technology wasn't green enough.

Instead, they opted for cars with 1000 pounds of heavy metal batteries that will cause the vehicle to be scrapped in 1/3 the time of a diesel vehicle.

[hosepipe]

Whatever happened to that guy with the very small donut engine which could also run on diesel..

[Vinnie]

84.25 mph (1 mile standing start)

Traffic merging acceleration.