Jetta TDI wagon blows-away SUV hybrids

I think hybrids are more economical than diesels.

And I can prove it. Check this out.

Toyota Prius 50mpg
Ford Fusion Hybrid
Honda Accord Hybrid 47mpg





VW Touareg V10 TDI: 15mpg
Dodge 3500 6.7l diesel: No official MPG figure, but drivers report about 12mpg


I win.

 

No problem with characterization of TH but there is one 'wild card' about audio systems.

All audio systems have various noise sources that distort the final signal in subtle ways. So I have a friend to loves his tube-audio system and I understand why. Then there are the curious distortions of speaker housing and everything from the microphone and all parts in between. Even our 'ears' have individual characteristics that distort what we hear and age changes our ears over time. So if someone wants to wax on the good old days of 8-track tapes and tube audio, I smile and say 'I remember them too' and wish them well.

Bob Wilson

 

Ah, the good old days. I remember when failed 8-track cartridges and cassettes used to fill the landscapes, tapes gently fluttering in the breeze.

 

For clarity, that quote was mine, not Kurt's. I've made the same copying-and-pasting mistake myself in the past, though, so this isn't a criticism, just a clarification.

This is something of a tangent. Throughout this thread, all you've done is say that a diesel is better than a hybrid, by using two completely irrelevant sets of stats, and that's why I decided to make the opposite argument using the same technique. You haven't mentioned diesel hybrids until this post. So you can't just suddenly say now that this was your argument.

Incidentally, PSA make several diesel hybrids.