Guys & girls, the diesel car is much much better than you would think. VW shot themselves in the foot a few years ago when they found the diesel turbo Golf was faster around a very famous German racing ring then their all singing and dancing GTi Golf, so much so they stopped production of the GTi for a few years until they bought out a new 3.2 V6 version called the VR32 which was only just faster than the Diesel version. Bit unfair really as the Diesel is only 2.0l and the petrol 3.2L.

Downside of all the emmissions gadges over here in the EU is the soot particulates from the diesel is stored until the engine is warm enough to burn them off. A friend works for Mercedes and one of his perks is take the large Merc used as a shopping trolley, to the nearest motorway to get it warm enough, when it does start to burn the soot off he laughing said it is like the best 007 smokescreens, it will darken even the brightest day.