Taurus vs Falcon specs

jpd80 · 07-01-2012, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Nic85

That's really... strange. Speaking as someone who just bought their first diesel car, I can honestly say I don't think I'll buy another petrol powered car. The ability to cruise at 5L/100km on the highway is brilliant, and even when you're up it, the economy is still fantastic (worst I've seen in our ASX for a tank full is 6.8L/100km)

Reading through the Territory forums, the guys in there are getting 10L/100km at WORST. For a 2.3 tonne SUV, that's pretty impressive. Just imagine what would be achievable in Falcon. It never made any sense to me why local manufacturers aren't really trying to get diesel powertrains into their cars.

I merely gave you the official line...
What Ford and the anti-diesel crowd should be looking at is the growth in diesel sedans over the past 5-6 years
and as falcon becomes far more a niche product, maybe new strategies are needed to keep it in front of buyers:

Also, don't forget that EcoLPI gives similar running costs to a low hp diesel but with outstanding performance of I-6