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Important Information about New Diesels

New diesels engines are drastically different than old diesel engines. European vehicles from Volkswagen, Mercedes, and BMW have all the refinement you would expect in a luxury car. American and Japanese offerings have improved greatly also.

Today’s diesel engines have:

• Cleaner exhaust than old engines. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has programs to buy old diesels and replace them with new ones. These new engines make drastic improvements in their emissions.
• More Power and acceleration than the older diesels.
• Better Fuel economy. The Volkswagen Lupo, which is available only in Europe, gets up to 80 miles per gallon on diesel and Biodiesel. A 2004 Volkswagen Jetta diesel is rated at 38/42 mpg.
• More refinement. Many American made diesels are still quite noisy, but luxury vehicles from Europe are quiet.
• Models such as the BMW 330 CD, 530 CD, and Volkswagen Touareg, and Mercedes E320 CDI will delight the most discriminating driver.
• Longevity. New diesel engines should last 250-500,000+ miles with regular maintenance.
• Biodiesel and biodiesel blends are fully compatible with the latest Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (ULSD) technology and even low level blends (2%) ensure proper lubricity for the fuel pump and injectors. When sulphur is removed from the fuel, so are some of it's lubricating characteristics which biodiesel replaces to ensures the engine runs smoothly.
• Opportunity exists for Diesel-Electric Hybrids[link to ] to get even better fuel economy.

Great cars and trucks with the opportunity to run on renewable fuel make new diesels an attractive option for a new car buyer.