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      12-09-2011, 05:27 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by mapezzul View Post
Most US drivers commute on highways, a diesel is more efficient than a hybrid in this case as well.... if you are in a city then I get hybrids but otherwise it is the marketing people winning the battle.
In the city, diesels make it so easy to jump off the lights, which is what most Americans feel they need a V8's torque for. Most of us drive like total wusses on the highway and the actual power is wasted on the majority (helped by low speed limits).

I used to work for Lufthansa and foolishly picked a 525iT the first time I used the carpool. I was immediately amazed at how much quicker the various diesel cars were on the Autobahn and never made the mistake of picking a gas motor again.
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