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Originally Posted by Larry Delor
I drove the equivalent of an Aura wagon in Germany earlier this year. It had the 1.9GDTi engine. It was plenty quick, quiet, and almost odor free. Economy was fantastic - I would think that in the lighter Astra, it would be even better. Rumor has it that VW is going to have a waiting list for their TDI's late next year. This would be the perfect opportunity for GM to get a jump on the competition, and shed it's image as a big slow moving behemoth corporation.
(thanks for listening to my soapbox "rant")
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the links (here to youtube) of IIRC Bob Lutz talking about GM taking a "skip a generation" in their engineering and are going to hybrid and HCCI (Diesotto) in a few years, in order to meet next tier emissions standards. He also mentioned that the average Chevy buyer would not be willing to pay the extra cost for a small diesel but the 1/2 ton, and up, truck buyer did not fit that marketing demographic.