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      10-20-2013, 05:14 AM   #10
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Originally Posted by Anodite10 View Post
Yeah, looking at the peak power for petrol turbos, they are indeed at low rpms. They are also very close to the fuel efficiency of the diesels. This was definitely not so a few years ago. Modern turbopetrols brings together everything that you would want together in a fun package.
The petrol models can be almost as economical as the diesels, but only if driven less enthusiastically. Plant your foot like you may be used to doing in a diesel and economy suffers much more.
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