Class A Gas or Diesel
OK I'm sure this has been beaten to death... BUT as a 5th wheel owner just starting to look a getting a used 2006 - 2012 Class A. About 35 ft is a gas engine powerful? I see Ford V10 and Chevy V8 Is ...
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willald wrote:
Right, because diesel burns slower than gas, and as a result, a diesel engine will struggle to accelerate as quickly as a gasser can. A gasser can drop down a gear, briefly turn 5000 RPMs and really get you accelerating quickly. That is something a diesel will never be able to do.
That depends on engineering.
Diesels operate with higher pressures, so need for heavier parts makes them turning slower than comparable gassers.
That doesn't mean you can't build 20,000 rpm diesel. (how fast turn those used in Formula 1 ?)
Good sample are 1995-1997 Mercedes 3 liter diesels.
They have peak HP at 5000 rpm. I used to drive one and it was quite annoying. But hard to beat 35 mpg on almost 2-ton car.
Coming back to my first suggestion.
Formula 1 diesels don't win the race becouse they are faster at start.
They win it becouse they can skip fueling the gassers do.
