seeing Ford Powerstrokes clattering and belching soot doesn't
help people accept the same technology in cars. ;)
Besides the "gee whiz" factor, I think a big reason hybrids have caught
the public's attention is they're seen as delivering diesel fuel
economy, but with "clean" gasoline instead of stinky, sooty diesel.
My '06 Dodge/Cummins is smooth, quiet, and doesn't have the TRADITIONAL
diesel smell. I can smell that sooty smell when a PowerCHOKE goes by,
powerCHOKE since one practically CHOKES when smelling the exhaust. The
Duramax is much the same with very littel diesel smell, especially the newer
ones.
Kevin in Hillsboro, OR
1983 300SD 265K miles, Ursula
