Driving technique - Diesel v. Petrol ...
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Very simple a diesel produces a ton of torque and power in a very short band whereas a petrol produces it in a much wider band.
Ie my a4 diesel pulls strongest and hardest between roughly 1.5-2k rpm through 3-3.5k rpm. However i also have a toyota petrol which pulls all the way from 1.5k rpm round to 7.5k rpm iirc as i dont drive it very often.
It is also all very dependant on whether the engine is naturally aspirated or has a turbo and the engine mapping which assigns how the power is released from the engine.
My a4 i can simply get on the motorway stick it in 5th and cruise and even if i slow to say 40-50mph i have no need to change gear just press the pedal and the torque happily pulls me back to cruise speed. In the toyota i would have to change down as the engine simply doesnt have enough torque to pull in such a high gear from so low in the rev range.
Ie my a4 diesel pulls strongest and hardest between roughly 1.5-2k rpm through 3-3.5k rpm. However i also have a toyota petrol which pulls all the way from 1.5k rpm round to 7.5k rpm iirc as i dont drive it very often.
It is also all very dependant on whether the engine is naturally aspirated or has a turbo and the engine mapping which assigns how the power is released from the engine.
My a4 i can simply get on the motorway stick it in 5th and cruise and even if i slow to say 40-50mph i have no need to change gear just press the pedal and the torque happily pulls me back to cruise speed. In the toyota i would have to change down as the engine simply doesnt have enough torque to pull in such a high gear from so low in the rev range.
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