RIP Diesel?

[Akagi]

The difference in initial value is 2.59%
The difference in residual value is 3.23%

e; Oh wait I thought he was suggesting one depreciates significantly more than the other, never mind.

 

[jpaul]

e; Oh wait I thought he was suggesting one depreciates significantly more than the other, never mind.

the point is, objectively, how many miles do you need p/a to justify diesel.

... fleetnews site had come up in several earlier OC motors posts ... I was hoping someone had investigated it, and knew, if , the free access results, could be trusted
(despite the fact, they obviously, don't disclose the fuel costs going into the calculation)

 

[LiE]

S5 is getting diesel as well it seems.

https://www.evo.co.uk/audi/s5/22569/audi-s5-tdi-revealed-with-mild-hybrid-v6-diesel-from-s6-and-sq5

I wonder if it's because emmisons causing them problems that they are going this route.

 

[Nasher]

It does seem odd though with European governments slowly pushing diesel out of cities. Petrol hybrid seems the more logical route, like Lexus and Volvo are doing.

 

[[TW]Fox]

It does seem odd though with European governments slowly pushing diesel out of cities

It doesn't seem odd because this is not what they are doing, it's just what people seem to think they are doing.

They are pushing older less compliant diesels out.

The CO2 issue hasn't gone away.

 

[Nasher]

For now, but it will eventually progress to newer ones. The London mayor even said that. They probably want them all gone before 2040.

 

[[TW]Fox]

Pure speculation with no basis in fact. You could use the same argument against petrol cars!

 

[Jonnycoupe]

It does seem odd though with European governments slowly pushing diesel out of cities. Petrol hybrid seems the more logical route, like Lexus and Volvo are doing.

The CO2 penalties for fleet average targets remain just as pressing and this is where diesel helps, the new clean ones fix the NOx.