Having driven both the electric 2010 Insignia, and the one with the Scania V8, I can attest to the superiority of the diesel.
He stated fuel based engine, I mean I could have gone with a marine PU but they tend to not handle well around town.
A piffling little lump! 16,474 lb-ft and still on a land-based, wheeled vehicle; http://www.trucktrend.com/cool-trucks/1411-caterpillar-c175-20-diesel-engine-by-the-numbers/ powers a Caterpillar 797F mining truck. Errr, there is the small matter of it's being nearly 22 feet long and weighing 23.4 tonnes...
I owned a 1.8 l Insignia for a few years, the car is really nice to drive, depending on the model well spec’d (SRi Nav), comfortable, huge boot (hatchback), and looks pretty decent, However don’t make the mistake I did and buy the 1.8 petrol, the lack of torque really starts to annoy after a while, go for the smaller turbo or diesel. Oh and you are lucky to get 30mpg on the 1.8.
The spec says 1000 Gallons US, so yes, I would have thought every shift. Fuel tank filled up in a few minutes, or spend the next shift plugged-in? Diesel will win every time.
Oops too late. It seems ok right now, getting 30-35 round town, haven't done a proper motorway run yet though.
there will be a day where batteries will be filled in few minutes too... and smartphone will be reeeeally happy in that too ahahaha
just because we don't have the real science inside that... unfortunatelly things will change when all diesel will be over
Don’t get me wrong, I really liked the car. My mpg was probably low because it was mainly short journeys, and just get used to shifting gear a little more than you’d want.
I have a 3 Ltr BMW 125i , i didnt buy it for economy but its surprisingly frugal for such a big engine. Decent motorway run from Kent to Penrith i managed 39mpg .. around town 27. Drive it like a tit then you notice it.
+1, electric all the way. And FIFY With a name like that, I'd thought you would argue in favour of fossil fuels. For the thread: If not electric, I'd choose petrol hybrids. Especially Toyota hybrids with their proven reliability and very smart gears.
depending on where you live electric could be a problem, the price is higher because the cars are newer, not everyone has a place to put a charge station at home and most important if you live outside big cities is not easy to find a place to charge them
