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[davidstone28]

All diesels are rubbish. They sound like a bag of spanners, throw out plumes of soot everywhere, are slow, generally more expensive to buy and even the diesel is more expensive than petrol per litre (92p v 88p at my local garage).

The only vague exceptions are the engines in the BMW 330d, Honda Accord (current version) and the VW V10 diesel engine in the Phateon.

[schmunk]

All diesels are rubbish. They sound like a bag of spanners, throw out plumes of soot everywhere, are slow, generally more expensive to buy and even the diesel is more expensive than petrol per litre (92p v 88p at my local garage).

The only vague exceptions are the engines in the BMW 330d, Honda Accord (current version) and the VW V10 diesel engine in the Phateon.

Ford Focus:

2.0 Duratec Petrol

• 0-60 in 9.2s
• 31-62 in 11.9s (4th gear)
• Combined cycle - 39.8mpg

2.0 Duratorq Diesel

• 0-60 in 9.3s
• 31-62 in 7.6s (4th gear)
• Combined cycle - 50.4mpg