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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bbsam" data-source="post: 1036170" data-attributes="member: 22662"><p>Here we go with the diesel thing again.  Why?  Every major car company could do what VW does.  So what if it is expensive?  They choose not to because it's cheaper to get 38mpg from gasoline technology.  What's wrong with that?  And I think I read somewhere that it takes somewhat more crude oil to produce a gallon of diesel fuel than gasoline so some of the efficiency one first sees isn't even there.  Besides, diesel engines have ALWAYS been more expensive to design and build.  It's only a matter of time before they will be able to meet standards without DEF.  And no, I am not against diesel engines, but I am impressed with what the gasoline engine has become in terms of power, efficiency and longevity.</p></blockquote><p></p>