Turbo Diesel acceleration question

Hi guys,

I'm wondering how fast a turbo Diesel engine will accelerate? Will it be able to reach 0-100km/h (0-60mph) in under 7 seconds? How much horses would that have to have on average? I think the cheapness of Diesel compared to gasoline + an equivalent acceleration speed could be excellent.

Sub 7 seconds is possible from the larger diesels. the BMW 530d does it in 6.7ish i believe(?).

In every day use though, it'll feel more gutsy than that, since you'll have far more torque at low revs. Unless you're a real boy-racer, that low-end grunt is more useful, and satisfying... IMHO... particularly in a manual/stick-shift.

It will beat a mustang with a transmission shift adjustment. I've seen it. It doesn't add hp just changes the shift points.

Turbo diesel's are pretty nifty cars. I have had 2 (peugot and VW) and they dont hang around. Exactly how much RPM/torque/HP I couldnt tell you as I am not into that stuff even though I am a Diesel mechanic, on trains though, but what I can tell you is that a diesel engine is far more economic than petrol, Clarkson once drove a Audi diesel from London to Edinburgh and back on one tank of diesel! Very slowly though. That would be impossible with a gas car.

Also diesels are much more reliable and can hold out to more extremes than gas. And with todays more sound-proof diesel cars, if I lived in the UK I for sure would be driving one. Put simply diesel is better than gas, but only if it is a turbo and a 2 litre minimum for sure.

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Originally posted by Mcphisto
Turbo diesel's are pretty nifty cars. I have had 2 (peugot and VW) and they dont hang around.

Agreed.. I had a little Peugeot 205 deisel.. went like shomthing off a shovel, and the best fun car I've driven (and I've driven some NICE cars)..... actually it wasn't a turbo, which surprise the police officers who'd just pulled me doing 115mph down the M1 a couple of years back

Thankfully I got off with 3 points and a 60 quid fine.. should have be an instant ban and a court appearance but they actually said they were impressed with my driving (!!) and had assumed I was a copper myself! I have that "look" too..