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Originally Posted by mapezzul
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.
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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.