Mustang for Europe with turbo-diesel

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Dec 17, 2010 | 06:08 PM

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future9er24

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i too am a big fan off the 335d, so i'm down with this idea. a TD mustang could rip roar and rock the living bejeezus out of the pavement,.

and get good mileage doing it

Dec 21, 2010 | 04:24 PM

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I think it's a good idea. Making the Mustang compete in the same conditions as his euro opponents should be sweeeeeeeet. But if they think of doing it to a GT500, HEEELLLLL NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

Dec 22, 2010 | 09:39 AM

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hey.. was just looking for some feedback coz i was discussing the importance of diesel performance with a few buddies of mine and they brought up very valid points. so i decided to look them up online. thanks for the thread.

Dec 22, 2010 | 10:35 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by future9er24

i too am a big fan off the 335d, so i'm down with this idea. a TD mustang could rip roar and rock the living bejeezus out of the pavement,.

and get good mileage doing it

Ford also has the transmissions to handle the diesel models, unlike BMW.

Edit: Can we merge these diesel threads, I'm getting cross eyed trying to remember which one I posted what in at times.

Last edited by Automagically; Dec 22, 2010 at 11:57 AM.

Jan 8, 2011 | 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by cereal

I don't think you'd save weight... turbodiesels are generally heavier than gas engines.

There are no diesels in F1. I suspect you're thinking of LeMans, where Audi and Peugeot have recently had great success with diesel powered cars. Though diesel engines in LeMans are allowed a maximum displacement of 5.5L compared to 4.0L for petrol. That, coupled with the existence of a minimum weight requirement, gives diesels a bit of an advantage.

I stand corrected.