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hanser
Posted on: 2006/6/24 19:35
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Re: Diesel
I was behind a JK CRD in McDonald's drivethru today. It had a manufacturer's plate on it. The driver shut down the engine to place his order, but when he started it & drove off it was suprisingly quiet. At idle I could barely tell it was a diesel. I followed him to a nearby parking lot & asked him about it. He said it was a european spec diesel, the 2.8L from the KJ, with a 6-speed stick shift. He told me it was suprisingly fast, and got around 22 mpg. He said DCX knew there was a big demand for a diesel wrangler, and they were testing it, but couldn't meet new emissions standards. He said they're hoping to be able to offer them in a year or so.

It seems to me that our emissions laws have become too strict if they are keeping vehicles like this from us. Maybe in CA there is a smog problem, but in most places a 30% increase in fuel economy would be a huge relief to working people with little impact on the environment. I forgot to ask if it could meet emissions on biodiesel, but it's not like you can buy it anyway.

They really need to offer this engine with a starter/generator/electric drive unit mounted between the engine & trans to max out the fuel economy, but that technology is still a few years away...



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   Diesel AngryNJ 2006/5/10 15:39
     Re: Diesel Josephus 2006/6/4 22:10
     Re: Diesel Josephus 2006/6/7 13:34
     Re: Diesel Josephus 2006/6/12 22:36
     Re: Diesel goldrubi 2006/6/14 12:04
       Re: Diesel tkmd 2006/6/15 8:13
         Re: Diesel Josephus 2006/6/24 3:44
         » Re: Diesel hanser 2006/6/24 19:35
           Re: Diesel jerdog53 2006/8/11 10:22
         Re: Diesel goldrubi 2006/7/11 13:09
           Re: Diesel Josephus 2006/7/12 11:41
             Re: Diesel AferVentus 2006/7/13 14:05
               Re: Diesel tkmd 2006/8/18 18:05
                 Diesel Diesel DIESEL! Josephus 2006/11/3 22:28
     Re: Diesel Josephus 2006/7/8 23:13
       Re: Diesel bizlaw 2006/11/15 0:25
         Re: Diesel Josephus 2006/11/17 20:40
         Re: Diesel Josephus 2006/12/29 22:11
     Re: Diesel Josephus 2007/2/3 23:02
       Re: Diesel - I Give Up! ! ! Josephus 2007/2/7 23:29
     Re: Diesel jabatamo 2007/3/27 11:51
       Re: Diesel GlennH 2007/3/30 21:41
         Re: Diesel Cesar 2007/6/22 20:46

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