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***HDi fun*** · 17-03-2010, 09:48 PM

Definitely. That's why in general driving (where you don't have any need to go near the red line) high tech diesels feel so bloody rapid. They are, too. It's not all an illusion.

Some diesels still have annoyingly narrow 'useful power' bands but that, too, is disappearing with the widespread adoption of both variable geometry turbochargers and ever more ridiculously outrageous fuel injector rail pressures.

Petrol engines are progressing as well though. They've been deprived of development cash for some time (because of the love affair with diesel in recent years) but VAG's veritable arsenal of TFSi engines should not be ignored. Nor should Ford's brilliant 5 cylinder 2.5 turbo unit (315bhp in the Focus RS!).

17-03-2010, 09:48 PM	#27 (permalink)
*HDi fun* Moderator Torque King Car: E39 Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 11,305	Re: Are diesels losing their old boy image Definitely. That's why in general driving (where you don't have any need to go near the red line) high tech diesels feel so bloody rapid. They are, too. It's not all an illusion. Some diesels still have annoyingly narrow 'useful power' bands but that, too, is disappearing with the widespread adoption of both variable geometry turbochargers and ever more ridiculously outrageous fuel injector rail pressures. Petrol engines are progressing as well though. They've been deprived of development cash for some time (because of the love affair with diesel in recent years) but VAG's veritable arsenal of TFSi engines should not be ignored. Nor should Ford's brilliant 5 cylinder 2.5 turbo unit (315bhp in the Focus RS!).