[turbo6bar]

Americans see HP and not economy and torque. Diesel engines are more expensive and last longer, which doesn't match the desire to buy new vehicles often and cheaply. Dodge offers a diesel engine in European Jeep models, but not here. There's no magical reason the VW TDIs have the best mileage in the business. It's a shame we don't have more options in the US. The only new cars with diesel engines are VW (reliability/build quality issues), and 2005 Mercedes models. One of the obstacles to high technology diesels is sulfur in fuels. European diesel fuels are refined more. As US diesel fuels are refined further, we will be able to import the high tech diesels with common rail injection. Coincidently, with better refining, diesel engines will burn even cleaner. Durable engines, great emissions, good power, amazing economy--I'm baffled, as well.