Does todays victory at Le Mans by the diesel powered Audi R-10 mean small, light diesel engines in America?
Will this new generation of reliable and quiet diesel engines developed by Audi for the 24 hours at Le Mons, which is now a proven reality, coupled with the new sulphur standards for diesel fuel in America, mean that Detroit will finally see the viability of this superior, low polluting technology and get on-board with the rest of the world to stop building gasoline guzzling atmosphere polluters and start building small, light diesel engine powered cars. KUDOS TO AUDI AND TO THE 2 CORVETTES… well done at La Mans. A: I currently drive a 3litre BMW turbo diesel. My American friends think it is a gasoline engine. I am about to take delivery of a twin turbo 2.7litre V6 Audi A6. The high boost diesel engine is tremedous, high torque and high power and , when properly designed, quiet. A small (0.8litre) high pressure 4 cylinder turbo diesel could be used to power a car about the same size as a Prius and get 50-60 mpgallon. No complexity, just good engineering. Wake up America! Europe is ah
