The gap between petrol and diesel prices at the pump seems to be increasing so is it worth buying a diesel car any more?
When it comes to analysing the difference in fuel costs it is not the gap in cents per litre that matters, it’s the difference once you take into account the lower fuel consumption of diesel. A typical diesel car uses 25 per cent less litres of fuel per 100 kilometres than the equivalent petrol car. For example, at a diesel price of $1.80 per litre, petrol would have to be 25 per cent less or $1.35 per litre to be cheaper per 100 kilometres of travel.
