Assuming the pump price of gas and diesel were the same, a diesel could save you $1500 or more in fuel costs per 100,000 miles of light duty driving and/or up to $2500 or more when doing a lot of towing or other high power demand driving, when compared to a gasoline powered truck with identical gearing. (These costs comparisons represent the estimated differences in fuel economy between a Duramax 6600 and a 6.0L fuel injected gasoline engine. When compared to a gasoline 8.1L, the diesel will save you even more.)Copyright © 1996-2008 by The Diesel Page
We all know that the price of diesel and the price of gas are not the same but this comparison still makes my point. A identical vehicle with a diesel option has better fuel economy that the gas option as well as the laundry list of other advantages. More power from the factory and a all around tougher truck.
Works cited:
"Diesel Economics & Fuel Economy." thedieselpage.com. 14 June 2008. Diesel . 24 Nov 2008 .
3 comments:
OK, all I know about a car is, if it's cute and get you to point A and back, then it's good. I never gave thought to gas vs. diesel and all that technical stuff. When did they separate it? Was it because of certain vehicles? Is it possible for any car to take diesel? I'm just curious how this came about.
Does the size of a vehicle matter when it comes to benefiting from diesel?
You have good information here, as usual! But I'd like to see more out of your text. Even though you find the data on a great side site, that doesn't mean you can't explain it to us in your own unique way.
Just a few notes: watch abbreviation in the text (vs./versus) and word choice (to/too).
Finally, for those of us who are not car experts, what are the main differences in engines of those sizes that you mention here?
Hi,
I must admit I had no idea about the difference between gasoline and diesel. I just always thought that diesal is only used in trucks is it true or can we use it in regular cars like for example I drive a sports car is it possible to change that into diesal? does it also increase car's gas/diesal milage? Overall it was very informative and I look forward to your next blog. :)
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