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Diesels have migrated in perception from being associated with clattery farm equipment, to sounding almost like their petrol counterparts, aside from at idle, when the difference is more obvious.
- Maserati Ghibli Crossover Tester Is A Funky Looking Suv Mule
As much as we would have been entertained by the idea of a Maserati Ghibli sedan riding on stilts with a fancy-sounding moniker, it ain't gonna happen. At least not in the foreseeable future because you never know which path premium carmakers will...
- Maserati Head Designer Explains The Lines Of The New Ghibli
The Maserati Ghibli has been discussed numerous times, with topics ranging from whether or not they would build it (before it had been confirmed), to the fact that it had a very rough idle when it was filmed by bystanders while shooting for a promo video....
- Chevrolet Prepares Consumers For U.s. Arrival Of Diesel-powered Cruze With Facts And Figures
Ask any European about the benefits of diesel engines in passenger cars and invariably the answer will be about fuel efficiency and increased reliability over gasoline units. It has taken Americans more than two decades to re-embrace diesel engines...
- Video: Mini Diesel Gets V8 Roar Thanks To Active Sound Design System
Diesel engines have a lot of advantages over their petrol counterparts, the most significant being their impressive fuel economy and monstrous torque. But there's one thing they don't have and that's the right sound. However, the BMW Group...
- Mazda To Reduce Fuel Consumption By 30% Until 2015
FoMoCo’s Japanese affiliate Mazda announced that it has set a target to reduce the fuel consumption of its vehicles sold globally by an average 30 percent by 2015. To accomplish this Mazda’s plans include the use of lightweight technologies,...
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First Video Proof That Maserati Ghibli's Diesel-Fed V6 Will Sound Good
Diesels have migrated in perception from being associated with clattery farm equipment, to sounding almost like their petrol counterparts, aside from at idle, when the difference is more obvious.
In fact, with new direct-injected petrol engines, the idle noise is suspiciously diesely, so even if some modern oil burners still haven’t done away with the characteristic small hammer quickly tapping on pipe sound, they should be given a chance and tried out, even (or especially) by those who thought they didn’t like them before, simply to have an informed future opinion, if nothing else.
Read more »- Maserati Ghibli Crossover Tester Is A Funky Looking Suv Mule
As much as we would have been entertained by the idea of a Maserati Ghibli sedan riding on stilts with a fancy-sounding moniker, it ain't gonna happen. At least not in the foreseeable future because you never know which path premium carmakers will...
- Maserati Head Designer Explains The Lines Of The New Ghibli
The Maserati Ghibli has been discussed numerous times, with topics ranging from whether or not they would build it (before it had been confirmed), to the fact that it had a very rough idle when it was filmed by bystanders while shooting for a promo video....
- Chevrolet Prepares Consumers For U.s. Arrival Of Diesel-powered Cruze With Facts And Figures
Ask any European about the benefits of diesel engines in passenger cars and invariably the answer will be about fuel efficiency and increased reliability over gasoline units. It has taken Americans more than two decades to re-embrace diesel engines...
- Video: Mini Diesel Gets V8 Roar Thanks To Active Sound Design System
Diesel engines have a lot of advantages over their petrol counterparts, the most significant being their impressive fuel economy and monstrous torque. But there's one thing they don't have and that's the right sound. However, the BMW Group...
- Mazda To Reduce Fuel Consumption By 30% Until 2015
FoMoCo’s Japanese affiliate Mazda announced that it has set a target to reduce the fuel consumption of its vehicles sold globally by an average 30 percent by 2015. To accomplish this Mazda’s plans include the use of lightweight technologies,...