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Originally Posted by 74-911
Sometime during the 80's GM came out with a diesel V8 based on a gasoline V8 block which gave diesel powered US made cars a really bad name. This really bad reputation probably carried over to all diesel powered cars.
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Yes, that's true. However less people (at least in my city) remember that failed endeavor than they remember the old 300 series Mercedes Benz cars that spewed smoke quite generously. As well, there's the semi-trailer trucks, public transportation buses and school buses. However, much of their pollution has been cleaned up in the last few years.