In alt.autos.alfa-romeo,
GT <ContactGT_remove_@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
<first post after a long absence, and I might revert to lurking only ;)>
> I think the OPs experience from test-driving the diesel left him with
the
> same view as I have of diesels - they are far from efforless and
relaxing to
> drive...
>
> Petrol engines are much more forgiving with regard to gears and speed -
> whilst it might not be good for the engine, a petrol engine will pull at
a
> much lower speed in a given gear than a diesel, meaning less need to
change
> gear, leading to a smoother, more relaxed drive. In a diesel, if you are
not
> in the right gear for the road speed, the drive is choppy, sluggish,
smokey
> and noisy. Also in a diesel, the power band is so short that just as the
> power band actually kicks in properly,
You must be talking about a "turbo-diesel", not "diesel"
> thanks solely to the turbo, it is
Ah, you are. :-)
> time to change gear again! One of the regulars here (Catman or Zathras I
> think) said that their diesel will pull from 30-90 in a single gear.
This
> was supposed to prove their superiority over petrols, but my 2.0JTS
petrol
> will pull happilly from about 15-90ish in 3rd and 25-137 in 5th gear, so
am
> still not convinced!
>
> I have said this before in this group and my experience of diesels is
> limited and probably old, so my opinion is perhaps dated, but I can only
> comment on what I have seen.
I guess your diesel experience may be too young, or alfa only. ;-) (Did
alfa use any non-turbo diesels?)
I have owned 2 diesels without turbo in de past (golf and visa, yuck),
both would "pull" from 800-5000 rpm IIRC. Both where relaxing to drive,
very relaxing I might add as they did not just lack power in the low
revs, they lacked power over the entire range.
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