http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/story.html?id=73707d26-71b6-445a-97a4-e52722fe10af&k=50125

Yes, He said "But in my oppion it's going to happen"

...If G.M. is still in business at all a few years from now..

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http://jalopnik.com/cars/teutonic-efficiency/mercedes-reveals-diesotto-engine-it-runs-on-gas-282231.php

Everyone is developing these engines. The main problem is the amount of processing power needed to control them.

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Adam Lumsden
(83) 300D
Vice-President of the MBCA International Stars Section

It's a fart in the wind....

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RIP: 79 450SEL
2002 E430 4matic (212,000km)
2002 ML500 'sport'

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Dont fret kids, we'll all be driving compression engines runing on beans grown by ADM in twenty years. Dont let the dying gasps of gasoline technology fool you into thinking otherwise. Then there is helium 3 technology.

if it doesn't burn fossil fuels, I'm not driving it.
as this technology progresses, the ability *?* for customization and "owner improvement" gets smaller. THAT will be the death of the car hobby.

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RIP: 80 300SD
RIP: 79 450SEL
2002 E430 4matic (212,000km)
2002 ML500 'sport'

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If there was enough emphasis on the HCCI I am entirely confident American automakers (with institutional and corporate cooperation) could resolve the processor problem.

The question is are we going to get there in time before the Japanese government, Toyota, and Honda do?

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

my dad had an oldsmobile diesel, the delta 88 way back when, we were very glad when it got stolen but then the police found it. my dad said the only diesel to buy was a Mercedes diesel.

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"It's normal for these things to empty your wallet and break your heart in the process."
2012 SLK 350
1987 420 SEL

We'll be able to stop at Taco Bell dor dinner and to top off the fuel tank!

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" We have nothing to fear but the main stream media itself . . . ."- Adapted from Franklin D Roosevelt for the 21st century

OBK #55

1998 Lincoln Continental - Sold
Max 1984 300TD 285,000 miles - Sold
The Dee8gonator 1987 560SEC 196,000 miles - Sold
Orgasmatron - 2006 CLS500 90,000 miles
2002 C320 Wagon 122,000 miles
2016 AMG GTS 12,000 miles

Larry Craig promotes homogenous charge compression.

Ok, now thats funny!!

Diesel fuel is denser than gasoline (has 15% more energy for the same volume) and when you level the playing field on that factor, diesels are about 20% more efficient. Diesels engines are heavier (stouter) to withstand the rigors of high compression, and they have lower power output than a gas engine of the same size. The rule of thumb used to be a turbo diesel had the same HP as a gas engine of the same size. They also run at slower speeds than gas engines.

There are always tradeoffs.

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