All, this is my first post here.

Here in Italy, vehicles are taxed by the kilowat output of the engines, so you don't see many vehicles over the 1.0-1.4 liter range. I have a 1992 Def 90 with the 2.5 Tdi and Italians think this is a huge. With gas prices up around $5.00 a gallon for unleaded, it pays to have 1.0 liter motor!

Diesels out sale gas power vehicles here 6:1 (my guess) and I would have to attribute this to the high cost of unleaded fuel and the quality diesel vehicles that are offered here (LR, Alfa Romeo, Jeep, Mitsubish and Opel).

Have a good day.

JP