What are the benefits in performance of a petrol/gasoline car compared to a diesel car and vice versa?
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In general, gasoline engines spin faster, and have shallower cylinders, so coupled with a good transmission, this speed can be translated into high speeds for the vehicle.
Diesel engines typically have deeper cylinders and spin slower, and this usually translates into more torque / power, for towing heavier loads.
But, it depends a lot on the design of the engine, and there are many cars that use diesel engines, and they can go as fast as gasoline cars. And there are many gasoline “heavy load” or towing trucks, and they can perform too.
Basically, it’s the job of the transmission to convert the engine’s speed and power to speed or power (or both) “at the wheels”, so there isn’t a clear cut between diesel and gasoline usage.
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