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What gets better mileage, a diesel or gasoline vehicle?

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What gets better mileage, a diesel or gasoline vehicle?

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All other things being equal, a diesel-engine vehicle will get superior fuel economy. Diesel engines operate at a higher compression ratio (which, thermodynamically, translates to a higher peak operating temperature) that turns more of the energy of the fuel into propulsive force.

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