What are the pros/cons of buying a diesel car rather than a petrol car?
Diesel Pros: Lower fuel consumption (more mpg, less frequent fill ups) More torque at low revs – less need to rev the engine hard for decent acceleration, no need to change down a gear for motorway overtaking, lower noise levels at a high speed cruise. Lower CO2 emissions Diesel cons: More noise/vibration at idle More expensive to buy Not as quick at full-bore acceleration (although much closer in many cases than they used to be) Higher emissions of visible particulates. Hybrid Pros: Better fuel consumption in urban stop/go use – once you learn how to adapt your driving style to it. Hybrid cons: Very expensive to buy No more economical than a normal petrol car on the motorway, so nowhere near as economical as a diesel in these conditions. The best for you depends on where you drive, how much you drive, how you drive, and how adaptable your driving style is to a new powertrain. Don’t believe you will achieve the “official” fuel consumption figures – these are achieved under lab conditio
