All new Diesels have DPFs, in order to comply with Euro5 regulations.
I believe that the problems caused by DPFs have been somewhat reduced lately, but certainly no modern Diesel is really suitable for exclusive urban pottering, they take too long to warm up in winter anyway
Interestingly the Diesel in the new Punto gives 85bhp and lower CO2 emissions than the same engine in the new Panda, which offers ten bhp less and worse fuel consumption. I really don't get this and it annoys me. Why not give the Panda the most effiecient, most powerful and cleanest - zero tax - engine?
A salesman told me that this was probably because they have some of the older engines to use up. Maybe But they do want to sell TAs of course
I'm looking at the Dacia Duster with the Renaut 1.5 engine. Since the model I'm interested in gives no petrol option the increased cost of the Diesel becomes irrelevant. 108bhp and 130gm/km emissons by the way, but 49mpg urban and 60 extra-urban, so pretty good for a big car with 0-60 in 11.8 seconds. And as it's a Diesel I'd expect that the figures are fairly close to accurate, certainly the Dacia forums suggest that's the case.
But I love the Panda, and if it was £2000 cheaper.... The trouble is the Duster gives me exactly what I want and costs only £500 more than the Panda with similar spec. I really am tempted: why are Fiats so expensive these days?
I believe that the problems caused by DPFs have been somewhat reduced lately, but certainly no modern Diesel is really suitable for exclusive urban pottering, they take too long to warm up in winter anyway
Interestingly the Diesel in the new Punto gives 85bhp and lower CO2 emissions than the same engine in the new Panda, which offers ten bhp less and worse fuel consumption. I really don't get this and it annoys me. Why not give the Panda the most effiecient, most powerful and cleanest - zero tax - engine?
A salesman told me that this was probably because they have some of the older engines to use up. Maybe
But they do want to sell TAs of course I'm looking at the Dacia Duster with the Renaut 1.5 engine. Since the model I'm interested in gives no petrol option the increased cost of the Diesel becomes irrelevant. 108bhp and 130gm/km emissons by the way, but 49mpg urban and 60 extra-urban, so pretty good for a big car with 0-60 in 11.8 seconds. And as it's a Diesel I'd expect that the figures are fairly close to accurate, certainly the Dacia forums suggest that's the case.
But I love the Panda, and if it was £2000 cheaper....
The trouble is the Duster gives me exactly what I want and costs only £500 more than the Panda with similar spec. I really am tempted: why are Fiats so expensive these days?
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