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Originally Posted by CamaroSpike23
they do cost more over a gasoline engine, and rightfully so, you arent getting just a motor, you are getting a turbo'd motor. imagine the price on a gasoline V-8 with a turbo from the factory. but to offset some of that cost, look at the fact that you can nearly double your MPG ratings. it might take a little bit of time to counter the price, but diesels are generally longer lasting engines by design due to the way they work and the way they are built to run. which means less maintenance as well. and turbo diesels respond so well to tuning. go look at the Banks "six-shooter" setup for diesels, an extra 250 lb-ft of torque and 100 hp from just a tune... re-freaking-diculous.
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You're not only paying for that turbo. You have to pay for emission equipment and a transmission that can handle the additional torque. So that even adds more to the price. You bring up good points about the durability of Diesel engines, but GM's gasoline V8 engines seem to be very solid. I know my commuter car uses a gasoline 4 cylinder engine, but after 15 years the only things ever changed on it was the water pump and the belts as maintenance required by the book. I think that would be the standard of all modern gas engines also, which isn't that bad.
Other than the high price tag I am still concerned about the stock performance of a Diesel powered Camaro, the V6 might even be faster.