There is an item in this week's autocar (page 23) predicting that the days of diesel engined cars are numbered, especially in small cars where torque isn't as important as it is in SUV's and larger cars.
Basically in 2010 there will be new emisiions regulations that mean that manufacturers will hAave to add so much technology and redesign their diesel engines that will strangle the power output of smaller diesels thus making them very expensive to make and also making them less fuel efficient.
Apparrently petrol engines are now becoming so efficient and emissions are so much lower that the next generation of compression/ignition GASOLINE engines (yes you read that correctly, diesel engines running on petrol) will be even more efficient than the current diesels. The only vehicles that will benefit from a diesel engine will be big heavy vehicles where loads of torque is important.
To me this makes it sound like compression/ignition engines running on petrol might be rather gutless.

If anybody wants to read the item I can scan it an post it in the gallery. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Yes please Tim! This sounds like yet another ruse to stop the British motoring public from enjoying their cars  

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I read it - more bo11ocks!

Plenty of diesels running on jet A1 being put into general aviation as oe and replacements.

here is the location of the scanned page
http://www.rrsport.co.uk/gallery/albums/us...diesel.pdf 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
2018 Melting Silver Mini Countryman PHEV - soon to be replaced
2015MY Corris Grey SDv6 HSE Dynamic, the best car I have ever owned, totally reliable only a cou0le of rattles in 3 years, now no longer in my care
Also in my garage is a 1996 TDi300 Defender 90 County HT made into a fake CSW

Interesting....  

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