Re: Diesel Passat Wagon coming to U.S.?

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In article <40a1796b_5 (AT) newsfeed (DOT) slurp.net>,
"kokomokid" <kokomoNOSPAMkid (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

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Diesels are better than gas for fuel economy, but they are worse in regard
to virtually all emissions. Compared to gas engines, diesels emit more
hydrocarbons, more partuculates, and a lot more nitrogen oxides which cause
photochemical smog. I have a Jetta TDI wagon which I bought to save fuel,
and to make a statement that I can get 45 mpg doing the same thing that a
lot of people do with 14 mpg SUV's. If I lived in southern California or an
other big city area where smog is a problem, I probably wouldn't have bought
the diesel, even if I could. In the two places I spend most of my time,
central Indiana and the space coast of Florida, smog producing emissions are
not an issue.

BTW, the states where diesel cars are not currently sold are California, New
York, Maine, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. All of these states, except
possibly Maine, have areas where smog is sometimes an issue.

Diesels are lower than gas cars in hydrocarbon emission and particulates
are getting less as sulfur content goes down. Nitrogen oxides could be
controlled with a different kind of catalytic convertor but the high
sulfur content of US diesel makes this impossible. On a mile to mile
comparison, diesels beat gas engines for emissions per mile driven.
hayden

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Re: Diesel Passat Wagon coming to U.S.?

Volkswagen Golf, Jetta, Corrado, Vanagon, new models, etc. (rec.autos.makers.vw.watercooled)

Re: Diesel Passat Wagon coming to U.S.? - 05-11-2004 , 10:49 PM