Herbert Graf wrote:

> That said, I drove up to the observation point on the tallest mountain
> in Austria (http://www.grossglockner.com). The road was long, steep and
> wound up the mountain like a snake. Despite such a small engine, I never
> felt much of a lack of power, third and fourth gear the whole way up,
> except for some of the hairpins where speed alone made me go down to
> 2nd. 
> 
> It just kept going up that hill, despite the steepness, despite the
> altitude. It REALLY proved to me how much better a diesel car can be.

They generally have a lot of torque at low rpms, that's why they are so
nice for towing and in the mountains. (Maximum power is just one data point
of the engine performance.) But they are not so good at accelerating --
that's why you probably won't see a diesel in a Formula I car anytime soon
:)

Gerhard

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