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Diesel answer

Sedan, hatchback or station wagon - here everyone can choose by need. But here is gasoline or diesel? Mikhail Vasiliev participated in the mileage on diesel Volvo.
Historically, diesel engines - for construction equipment or long -range areas, while for comfortable cars - naturally, gasoline. And somehow they do not want to be combined in the Russian head of winter roadside bonfires under KAMAZ and leather salons with all kinds of electric drives. And also embarrasses the quality of our diesel fuel, talking about which they never fall asleep.
On Volvo, of course, they know all this. Therefore, the route for diesel universals was specially laid between the iconic Russian points: from Arkhangelsk to Arkhangelskoye. From the distant White Sea, and along a broken road - to the elite near Moscow. The goal is understandable: to show that a modern diesel will have to be in the courts both on a secular raute and in Glukhoman. It will not stall anywhere and does not touch. Cars - XC90 and CHS70 and V70 with modernized D5 engines, and for contrast - one gasoline twig of the XC90 and XC70.
The diesel from Volvo is not a novelty. The Swedish company gathered the first engine on diesel fuel in 1996, and the current engine officially supplied to Russia is its advanced variation. What's new? Electronic control unit, turbine with altered geometry, technology Common Rail. As a result, from 2.4 liters - 185 hp and 400 N.M of torque. Excellent indicators.
In Russia, factory testers tested such a motor for a year and a half - even before journalists. The pilots even visited Surgut - there the engine introduced the prickly 33 -degree frost. According to representatives, there were no problems with the launch.
The crown number of the diesel engine is low consumption of cheaper fuel, but it is necessary to advance savings when buying a car. As a rule, diesel is initially more expensive than gasoline. But Volvo is on the contrary: on average, the station wagon with D5 is cheaper than a gasoline analogue of $ 1,000.
It was possible to measure the average consumption on the highway: none of the diesel crews it exceeded 10.3 l/100 km. For comparison: gasoline Volvo with standard 2.5T spent 17 liters. The fundamental moment we refuel all the way as necessary, without looking for a well -known brand. And since the crews did not move in the column, but each in its own mode, the selection of gas stations turned out to be quite large, but no one had problems with the engine. True, testing the novelty, the engineers Volvo noticed that far from large cities, the quality of the fuel is higher!
Are these engines suitable for winter? The main components of fuel equipment have standard electric heaters means that the need to install any more devices disappears. In addition, in parallel to the radiator of the stove, an electric heater is installed for quick heating of the cabin. The system is activated at a temperature below +10C and works until the engine warms up to +60C.
Volvo and even more so models such as XC90 and XC70, never had aggressive driving. In a comfortable chair at the wheel of a family station wagon, it is more thinking about eternal values \u200b\u200bthan about flea science. Wet fields, gently covered with fog, sunset, dawn, adds its notes and a peaceful diesel. The arrow of the tachometer, depending at a modest mark, unusual for gasoline engines, imperceptibly changes consciousness. Where to rush? You are safely sitting and enjoy the view from the window.
Cars were successfully finished in Arkhangelsk, and their confident, quiet Bu-bo-boo left after 1300 km a sense of reliability and safety. At least for myself, I know the answer to the diesel question.
Mikhail Vasiliev
 

 
 

Source: The magazine "Driving"