No, dont think so in this instance actually. VW is leading the way in
diesels at the moment with very high fuel pressures. If you are correct, the
2 litre is the Golf engine and it is very good. 168bhp and 258lb/ft -
impressive.

Dave Milne, Scotland

"reboot" <reboot@nothere.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 20 Jun 2007 22:55:40 GMT, "Dave Milne"
> The 2.0 is a Volkswagen engine and the 3.0 V6 is the Mercedes motor.
> I've ridden in an E-Class with the V6 and it runs out very nice. I
> haven't ridden or driven the Volkswagen motor so I can't say from
> personal experience. Mercedes produces a 2.2L I4 CRD but I think it
> costs more than the VW engine.
>
> I guess I would expect the level of sophistication and the specific
> power of the VW motor to be less than the Mercedes motor.
>
> reboot (also a '99 TJ)

 

They do a W10 in the Touareg - 313 bhp and 553 lb ft torque !

Dave

"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> V8? Feh, I want a LeMans winning V10 diesel...
>
> Hey, maybe the VW group will buy Jeep...
>
>
>
> Dave Milne proclaimed:
>
> > They have a 2.0 CRD in the Patriot and a 3.0 CRD in the new Grand
Cherokee.
> > Sadly, no v8 CRD yet.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > "reboot" <reboot@nothere.com> wrote in message
> > news:aike731rvks6fcr7p98h7kijk6sghi0idb@4ax.com...
> >
> >>I really hope that Chrysler gets their act together, they need a 3 to
> >>3.5 liter V6 CRD and a 4.5 L V8 CRD and a good 2L I4 CRD. All with
> >>competitive hp/L rating in the mid to upper 60's.
> >>
> >>I have great hopes for clean diesel engines now that we have the low
> >>sulfur fuel.
> >
> >
> >

 

They do a W10 in the Touareg - 313 bhp and 553 lb ft torque !

Dave

"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:3eydnQbMDJ1-SuTbnZ2dnUVZ_qninZ2d@comcast.com...
> V8? Feh, I want a LeMans winning V10 diesel...
>
> Hey, maybe the VW group will buy Jeep...
>
>
>
> Dave Milne proclaimed:
>
> > They have a 2.0 CRD in the Patriot and a 3.0 CRD in the new Grand
Cherokee.
> > Sadly, no v8 CRD yet.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > "reboot" <reboot@nothere.com> wrote in message
> > news:aike731rvks6fcr7p98h7kijk6sghi0idb@4ax.com...
> >
> >>I really hope that Chrysler gets their act together, they need a 3 to
> >>3.5 liter V6 CRD and a 4.5 L V8 CRD and a good 2L I4 CRD. All with
> >>competitive hp/L rating in the mid to upper 60's.
> >>
> >>I have great hopes for clean diesel engines now that we have the low
> >>sulfur fuel.
> >
> >
> >

 

They do a W10 in the Touareg - 313 bhp and 553 lb ft torque !

Dave

"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:3eydnQbMDJ1-SuTbnZ2dnUVZ_qninZ2d@comcast.com...
> V8? Feh, I want a LeMans winning V10 diesel...
>
> Hey, maybe the VW group will buy Jeep...
>
>
>
> Dave Milne proclaimed:
>
> > They have a 2.0 CRD in the Patriot and a 3.0 CRD in the new Grand
Cherokee.
> > Sadly, no v8 CRD yet.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > "reboot" <reboot@nothere.com> wrote in message
> > news:aike731rvks6fcr7p98h7kijk6sghi0idb@4ax.com...
> >
> >>I really hope that Chrysler gets their act together, they need a 3 to
> >>3.5 liter V6 CRD and a 4.5 L V8 CRD and a good 2L I4 CRD. All with
> >>competitive hp/L rating in the mid to upper 60's.
> >>
> >>I have great hopes for clean diesel engines now that we have the low
> >>sulfur fuel.
> >
> >
> >

 

They do a W10 in the Touareg - 313 bhp and 553 lb ft torque !

Dave

"Lon" <lon.stowell@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:3eydnQbMDJ1-SuTbnZ2dnUVZ_qninZ2d@comcast.com...
> V8? Feh, I want a LeMans winning V10 diesel...
>
> Hey, maybe the VW group will buy Jeep...
>
>
>
> Dave Milne proclaimed:
>
> > They have a 2.0 CRD in the Patriot and a 3.0 CRD in the new Grand
Cherokee.
> > Sadly, no v8 CRD yet.
> >
> > Dave Milne, Scotland
> > '91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
> > "reboot" <reboot@nothere.com> wrote in message
> > news:aike731rvks6fcr7p98h7kijk6sghi0idb@4ax.com...
> >
> >>I really hope that Chrysler gets their act together, they need a 3 to
> >>3.5 liter V6 CRD and a 4.5 L V8 CRD and a good 2L I4 CRD. All with
> >>competitive hp/L rating in the mid to upper 60's.
> >>
> >>I have great hopes for clean diesel engines now that we have the low
> >>sulfur fuel.
> >
> >
> >