What car?

mikey72

Ultrasonic wrote: »

<This is pedantic but I feel professionally obliged given the posts above - feel free to completely ignore!>



The energy density of Diesel is higher than petrol if given in units of energy per unit volume, whereas energy density could equally well be given in units of energy per unit mass in which case that of petrol is higher. The former is the one of relevance to fuel economy measured in mpg though. See here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_density

p.s. I am a physicist. The detailed operation of Diesel engines is however a matter of engineering, where I defer to cepheus' excellent earlier post.

Hmmm, I now have a mental image of Sheldon of The Big Band Theory

Joe_Horner

Ultrasonic wrote: »

I'm pretty sure the R10 would break one or two of the FIA regulations .

It would also be considerably more practical as a daily driver than anything in the Monaco GP.

Seeing as most of us tend to drive on the road, that makes the diesel one the "better" car

worried_jim

DUTR wrote: »

I did see the picture in post #8, is that car featuring in the Monaco GP this afternoon?

No, but most of the cars this afternoon are hybrids in some form due to their KERS systems.

Ultrasonic

mikey72 wrote: »

Hmmm, I now have a mental image of Sheldon of The Big Band Theory

Much as I hate to admit this, that mental image isn't as wide of the mark as I'd wish! I would like to think there are one or two differences in our personalities though . Like the fact I'm not about to suggest that you meant 'The Big Bang Theory'. Oh crap, I just did .

cepheus

An interesting article. If everything in life was unreliable as a Volkswagen we would be in deep $h!t

Many motorists will face an annual repair bill of over £797 in the fourth year of a car's life, from top faults like gear boxes, sensors, electrical faults and clutches which are most likely to fail, according to Used Car Expert.

Its research found that the five models over three years old with the most faults are the Honda Jazz (2008-), Citroen C5 (2008-), Audi A4 (2008-), Chrysler Grand Voyager (2008-) and the Vauxhall Insignia (2008-).

Read more: http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-2151134/Top-reliable-used-family-cars.html#ixzz1wFa6LLQl

and which manufacturer has a 5yr warranty as standard? This was useful for fixing my Hyundai's air conditioning just before the warranty run out which would have cost me a fair bit!

http://www.petrolprices.com/manufacturer-warranties.html

Mr_Thrifty

Diesels are so slow and smelly, just like buses and trains

Fast motorbikes use petrol and so do formula 1 cars