New x5 Owner from the UK

[Brandon002]

Because Europe is a lot smarter than the US when it comes to fuel.

Diesel is just now starting to catch on in the united states. Up until recently diesel was only used for large trucks, semis etc.. Aside from a few exceptions.

[four.8is]

Originally Posted by Brandon002

Because Europe is a lot smarter than the US when it comes to fuel.

Not necessarily true. The refining infrastructure in USA is designed for optimum efficiency in producing gasoline.From a typical 42-gallon barrel of oil, the refining process delivers around 18 to 21 gallons of gasoline and 10 to 12 gallons of distillate which is needed for producing diesel fuel.To produce significantly more distillate, they would need to undergo significant upgrades costing billions of dollars.They do not care for that,and honestly neither should we.I somewhat quoted an article I read a while ago about this...There are a bunch of Diesels in Europe because gasoline prices are what they are(8$/gallon) and diesel is more economical in the long run with better engines (not always)..I remember having a bunch of older diesel Audi's back in Europe and they were great for what they were..1.6l engines ,very economical and all that.but they would break down too, not to mention that parts were more expensive than the ones with gasoline engines..same story with E38 730d...just ask around Bimmerforums and the folks who drive those cars..if you wanna compare apples to apples nowadays, I'm sure a small gasoline engine it's getting pretty close to a diesel in performance, efficiency,parts prices etc with the exception of the price tag where diesels cost considerably more which make it not worth it for the average person that keeps the car for 4..5 years before getting rid of it where both are basically under factory warranty...and honestly who wants to drive their car a million miles?