Diesels get better gas mileage than gasoline engine. Where are the diesel-electric hybrids?

 

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Good question. That'd be some massive torque.

 

I've always wondered the same thing. I googled and found this though:

http://wot.motortrend.com/volvo-v60-...#axzz2CiOk9fD9

 

$$$$$$$$

 

They're called submarines and have been around since World War I.

 

Volvo is on to something.

Maybe, but I can't see it being that much more than a gasoline hybrid.

 

I would buy that Volvo for a daily driver in a heartbeat! Looks good, killer MPG, it's a wagon(!), and 0-60 in about 6 seconds.

 

Hmm. Never thought about that.

 

Really think it is money. But VW should consider it.

 

I think the main reason that Volvo won't make it here in diesel form is because the general US population still doesn't accept it. Most people think diesels are still smoky, noisy, and slow. Volvo would end up losing money.

 

Better yet where are all the diesels PERIOD!? my dad has a jetta TDI for his work car and I love the torque of that engine, not to mention the mpg, but im not driving a jetta lol.

 

Not to mention, it's a wagon.

 

I have wondered this ever since the first Prius came out. My bet is mostly due to the US and for what ever reason the public's dislike of Diesel, AND the harder time manufacturers have meeting our STUPID emissions laws with them.

 

Id probably buy one. Think of all the torque!!!

 

That dislike of diesels goes back to the 70s when most diesel cars were relatively noisy and spewed black smoke.