Diesel-yeah, diesel-sports cars.(News)

Byline: Matt Davis Many of us still have dirty old memories of all those diesels back in the late 1970s and early '80s. Filthy damned things with lousy acceleration and an exhaust note that would make Greyhound proud. Then, with sturdier EPA regulations, like dead pigeons they just disappeared.

Proper diesel refining can cost a bunch of money. Boy, have times changed. Gone are the black exhaust and sooty trunk lids. Actual pollutant levels are now nearing a par with gas burners. Problem is that while the rest of the world is reveling in all this cleaner (and far more efficient ...

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