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Originally Posted by tbomachines
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Except I have the 4-banger, not the 3.5L V6 in your link. It routinely returns 34-35mpg on the highway, upper 30s with ethanol-free gas.
Modern diesels are so much more fuel efficient than anything else out there, but the emissions systems are their achilles' heel. Like everything else, that should evolve over time into a more durable system too. Bad press like the VW emissions-defeat scandal certainly doesn't help their market either.