Would gas engine opinions change if.....
I was thinking today as I was driving my car along the highway and looked down to see my car was turning 4000 rpm to maintain speed ( long steep climb) in my car with the radio on you really can’t hea...
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I think it scares the old guys because back in the day redline was around 4000-5000rpm, so even now they feel like they are pushing the limits...when modern engines are quite happy at 3500-4000rpm and sometimes even faster.
Also, as long as you can supply an appropriate gear ratio, a gas engine of the same HP can keep up with diesels. Torque at the wheels determines IF you can climb the hill (gear ratio can make up for lower gas engine torque). HP determines how FAST you can climb the hill. A lot of the bigger gas engines of today are pretty close to the HP of the diesels. (of course fuel economy putting out max HP is pretty horrid).
The exception is at high altitude where the NA gas engines will lose HP but turbo diesels will maintain HP...of course this is about the turbo not gas vs diesel.
Really unless you spend most of our time in the mountains, it's a non-issue.
Also, as long as you can supply an appropriate gear ratio, a gas engine of the same HP can keep up with diesels. Torque at the wheels determines IF you can climb the hill (gear ratio can make up for lower gas engine torque). HP determines how FAST you can climb the hill. A lot of the bigger gas engines of today are pretty close to the HP of the diesels. (of course fuel economy putting out max HP is pretty horrid).
The exception is at high altitude where the NA gas engines will lose HP but turbo diesels will maintain HP...of course this is about the turbo not gas vs diesel.
Really unless you spend most of our time in the mountains, it's a non-issue.
