Whats iQ doing? - Toyota Yaris Forums

krolos · 10-31-2010, 11:52 PM

No the micros don't really make much sense, we need clean burning
diesels like in europe, the Yaris whould get 50+mpg without even trying,
but thanks to f**ked up politics in the U.S that wont happen any time
soon.

why? · 11-01-2010, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by krolos

No the micros don't really make much sense, we need clean burning
diesels like in europe, the Yaris whould get 50+mpg without even trying,
but thanks to f**ked up politics in the U.S that wont happen any time
soon.

that isn't about politics. It is about the fact that diesel cars don't sell in the US. There are just enough models with diesels that if they ever took off all the manufacturers would start coming out with them. But there is almost no demand right now.

Kal-El · 11-01-2010, 11:43 PM

Part of it too is that in America, it's not as convenient finding diesel fuel. Diesel is only available at maybe 50% of gas stations. I don't know an exact estimate, but that's an observed estimate. Plus, it's almost always more expensive. Two years ago, diesel was a full dollar more than unleaded per gallon.

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10-31-2010, 11:52 PM	#1
krolos Drives: 2008 yaris sedan Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: wa state Posts: 90	No the micros don't really make much sense, we need clean burning diesels like in europe, the Yaris whould get 50+mpg without even trying, but thanks to f**ked up politics in the U.S that wont happen any time soon.

11-01-2010, 11:43 PM	#3
Kal-El Drives: 07 Yaris S Sedan 5-Speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,179	Part of it too is that in America, it's not as convenient finding diesel fuel. Diesel is only available at maybe 50% of gas stations. I don't know an exact estimate, but that's an observed estimate. Plus, it's almost always more expensive. Two years ago, diesel was a full dollar more than unleaded per gallon.