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Default Petrol or Diesel car?


"Andy Champ" wrote in message
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
Bruce wrote:
The first Toyota Prius was available as a diesel-electric.


Not so.

News to me as well. Can we have a reference?

A Prius diesel ought to be seriously efficient. Unlike the petrol one.


The petrol Prius us seriously efficient. The new model returns 60mpg, US
mixed cycle about 70mpg around London. It uses a sort of Atkins cycle.