Am 10.12.16 um 18:01 schrieb Steve Cottrell:
The problem is that back in the 1980s and 1990s, here in the UK diesel was pushed as the 'cleaner' fuel and hence was cheaper in price than petrol. the government promoted diesel heavily and the car manufacturers followed suit by making more of them.
For our friends across the pond: in most of Continental Europe, diesel ist still considerably cheaper than petrol because of much lower taxes. As a consequence, we have around 40 to over 60 percent (France) of diesel cars on our roads. Private cars, that is, not counting busses or lorries.
Then again, if price was the only criterium, everyone over here would be running on LPG - current prices are between 35 (Belgium) and just over 60 cents per liter.
Here in Germany, to my knowledge the last country without any speed limit on its motorways, the diesel aficionados have yet another argument: torque. They consider it a part of their human rights to experience the kick of 700 Nm pressing them into their seat when they floor the accelerator of their turbocharged Audi or BMW diesel on entering the motorway, pulling right across to the left-most lane within seconds.
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