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2010 Jaguar XF S Diesel Better, Faster, Gets 35 MPG
Detroit, 5:45 PM
Tue Dec 1
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12/29/08
The bad sort of "shocked".
At least we're not the target audience.
12/29/08
The $80k price tag is also quite striking, however.
12/29/08
Not that this is bad--the front is very nice. I hope the center pieces on the left/right vents spring out like daggers--they kinda look like they might and that would be way cool.
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I had heard the 2005-06 heating oil shocks had a lot to do with it, but didn't realize the ULSD hardware had such large "sunk costs" in them.
You mention "superior product," but I read recently that even the revised ULSD in the US is a lower cetane than standard Euro pump diesel.
My biggest concern is that, right now, the % premium on diesel fuel is such that very few will be enticed to buy a diesel car. It's pretty crucial toward the technology's acceptance, as VW and BMW are both pushing their diesels pretty hard. When the economics don't work out, the average joe can't be bothered with it. When gas was $4 and diesel was $5, it was a little more understandable (not that I'm wishing for that again!)
12/29/08
It's called SoylentDiesel, goddammit; how are we ever supposed to get the name to catch on if even Jalops don't use it!