> and Honey, sorry to say it, but they just ain't no way around it that by > their very nature, diesels are noisy, dirty, expensive, and slowish..... > ( and not to deny that there are now fantastically quiet and very, very > powerful diesel engines in the automotive world ) . But I notice Ferrari > and Porsche don't mess around there.
I watched diesel Audi R10 blow away the field at the Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta. The Audis were the quietest cars on the field. They are quieter than a Civic with a fartcan muffler. Porsche and Ferrari have ZERO experience with diesels, so why mess? Chris S.
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