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That’s pretty miserable efficiency. Lots of diesel cars can do as low as 3-4 l/100km.
by dontlaugh 3y ago
That’s pretty miserable efficiency. Lots of diesel cars can do as low as 3-4 l/100km.
- systems_glitch 3y agoIndeed, our 2002 Jetta TDI has 300K miles on the clock and still does 40-45 MPG highway.
- rootusrootus 3y agoIs that with functioning emissions controls, or without?
- wkat4242 3y agoThose weren't affected by dieselgate
- systems_glitch 3y agoCorrect, not a "we cheated on the emissions" model.
- dontlaugh 3y agoMy Peugeot 207 was doing up to 60 mpg (UK). Newer small diesel cars beat that easily.
- systems_glitch 3y agoI wish we could get them in the USA :/
- dontlaugh 3y agoSurely you get small petrol cars. My petrol VW Polo manages up to 50 mpg (UK, different gallons).
- _yb2s 3y agoThat's a decades newer engine design, in a smaller vehicle, and a much smaller engine. I'm not sure if everyone here realizes this is a late 70s or early 80s Volvo. The late 70s/ early 80s Volvo diesel uses a 6 cylinder version of the VW 4 cylinder engine used in the old Golf/Jetta, and is a historical precursor to the more efficient engine in your TDI. It was incredibly advanced and efficient for its time- it's competition, the Mercedes 300TD wagon, only got 22mpg at the time, and gasoline station wagons of that size would be lucky to get 15mpg.
- _yb2s 3y agoIncredibly - mind blowingly good for a full sized station wagon from the 1980s… most vehicles this size were getting 15mpg at the time. The 245 has massive storage area and with the optional 3rd row seat can seat 7.