http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/06/19/audi-diesel-wins-lemans/ Motorcycle News for Positive People Sat, 21 Nov 2009 20:40:02 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2006/06/19/audi-diesel-wins-lemans/comment-page-1/#comment-30938 sfan Mon, 19 Jun 2006 16:43:36 +0000 http://thekneeslider.com/?p=1082#comment-30938 Some thoughts that may be relevant to future diesels on two wheels: - there is no need to make diesel credible in Europe and Japan, where all but perhaps one important motorcycle manufacturer make their R&D and product management decisions. (Over half of new cars bought in Europe are diesel.) - the Paris-to-Dakar race is probably the most appropriate high-profile competition that could highlight diesel advantages of fuel efficiency, reliability, and torque - I'd love to see diesel in the on/off road adventure-tourer segment - scooters are another mainstream segment (outside of North America) well suited to diesel Some thoughts that may be relevant to future diesels on two wheels:
- there is no need to make diesel credible in Europe and Japan, where all but perhaps one important motorcycle manufacturer make their R&D and product management decisions. (Over half of new cars bought in Europe are diesel.)
- the Paris-to-Dakar race is probably the most appropriate high-profile competition that could highlight diesel advantages of fuel efficiency, reliability, and torque
- I’d love to see diesel in the on/off road adventure-tourer segment
- scooters are another mainstream segment (outside of North America) well suited to diesel

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