haha, nobody and I mean nobody knows. If they say they do then SmartUSA will point the laser beam in the sky and vaporize them. Here is what European car companies picture Americans when they hear the word diesel.
I'd love to have one. Diesel is cheaper than regular unleaded here in CT by a dime at the station down the street. I forget how many months ago but it was $1.50 more than regular unleaded per gallon when gas got expensive. It was rather pricey 9 months I think...right around the time the Jetta Diesel became available...I'll refrain from complaining about the tail light design, etc. But even at it's priciest, it the balance between better gas mileage and price has always been in your favor.
VW is coming out with a Golf TDI that is suppose to be here soon. It's tempting me. Although these MR2, turbo kits and busa engines are tempting me, too.
Nobody knows, so this thread is only going to be a thread of speculation. If I were to speculate, I'd say we will see the car that turns off when you stop (it really shouldn't be called a hybrid, even a micro-hybrid). All it does is turn off when you are stopped, which means the A/C stops pumping cold air. But I'd still buy a micro-hybrid Smart, I rented a 2009 mHD for 10 days in Europe and overall I like the option (you can turn it on and off which is nice).
But I'd rather have a diesel Smart than a mHD. I'd pay a little more for a diesel to get that ridiculously great MPG and miles per tank and engine longevity.
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Originally Posted by AndrewBigA
Does anyone know if there are any kind of plans to produce a diesel Smart? I see more & more Smart cars on the road these days.
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