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Title: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: STEMO on 16 February 2026, 16:45:42
Tee hee

https://www.autoblog.com/news/diesel-isnt-dead-stellantis-reverses-course-in-europe

Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 16 February 2026, 16:53:34
Planet killing soot chucker's should meet the same end as the dinosaur. :)
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: STEMO on 16 February 2026, 17:04:02
Planet killing soot chucker's should meet the same end as the dinosaur. :)
If they were hit by a meteorite, they'd take all the other vehicles with them  :)
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: Kevin Wood on 16 February 2026, 18:18:38
If the last car on earth was made by Stellantis I'd rather walk, so not bothered what form of dead dinosaur they burn. ;D
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: STEMO on 16 February 2026, 18:39:47
If the last car on earth was made by Stellantis I'd rather walk, so not bothered what form of dead dinosaur they burn. ;D
You'll be ok, Kevin, the gay jag will be along soon  :)
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: Kevin Wood on 16 February 2026, 18:41:14
If the last car on earth was made by Stellantis I'd rather walk, so not bothered what form of dead dinosaur they burn. ;D
You'll be ok, Kevin, the gay jag will be along soon  :)

 :D
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: Varche on 16 February 2026, 19:50:09
Ah but what will the emissions be ? Will you be allowed to drive in built up areas?
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: STEMO on 16 February 2026, 20:53:16
It's mainly aimed at Europe, I think. Millipede will probably ban them from being imported.
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: TheBoy on 16 February 2026, 21:00:09
Planet killing soot chucker's should meet the same end as the dinosaur. :)
Nothing used to hear me up more when I was in the Battlebus - before DTM fixed it - of lifting then flooring the throttle, covering the car following too close behind in a cloud of soot.

I always used to chuckle ;D


Wasn't half as much fun after DTM made the Battlebus work properly, but was a damn site quicker ;D
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: Kevin Wood on 17 February 2026, 07:22:40
Planet killing soot chucker's should meet the same end as the dinosaur. :)
Nothing used to hear me up more when I was in the Battlebus - before DTM fixed it - of lifting then flooring the throttle, covering the car following too close behind in a cloud of soot.

I always used to chuckle ;D


Wasn't half as much fun after DTM made the Battlebus work properly, but was a damn site quicker ;D

A mate of mine bought 2 minis for £50 back when we were young, with the idea of making one good one. One was an 850 with rather poor piston rings. At one point, we were being tailgated by some tawt in a white convertible rolls royce. He dropped it down a cog and let it overrun for a second, then floored it and he disappeared in a plume of blue smoke. Kept his distance after that!
 
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 17 February 2026, 07:40:48
We have a program internally to extend ICE life ( it is already reported in the news)
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: STEMO on 17 February 2026, 11:01:19
We have a program internally to extend ICE life ( it is already reported in the news)
Yes. But will you be able to sell them in the UK, that's the question.
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: Field Marshal Dr. Opti on 17 February 2026, 12:19:31
If the last car on earth was made by Stellantis I'd rather walk, so not bothered what form of dead dinosaur they burn. ;D
You'll be ok, Kevin, the gay jag will be along soon  :)

I have to say I've been looking at used F-Type recently. A proper Jag. >:D. I can't really justify buying one but....... ::)

The new Jag will probably only be sold to the LGBTQ+ community. Jaguar have made it quite clear they have no interest in straight white men.
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 18 February 2026, 08:51:07
I have been out, and driven, the new X900 a few times.

We all agree that a V12 would work nicely in it but, the 1000bhp is also pretty interesting
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: Migv6 le Frog Fan on 18 February 2026, 11:39:23
Planet killing soot chucker's should meet the same end as the dinosaur. :)
Nothing used to hear me up more when I was in the Battlebus - before DTM fixed it - of lifting then flooring the throttle, covering the car following too close behind in a cloud of soot.

I always used to chuckle ;D


Wasn't half as much fun after DTM made the Battlebus work properly, but was a damn site quicker ;D

Pah, for real fun you need to be running on WVO obtained from the local curry house. I used to larf my arse off when sat at traffic lights, looking in the rear view mirror, lip reading the driver in the car behind saying to their passengers " Whats that farkin smell ?"   :o ;D
First time I took it for MOT he said, "Get that thing out of here. Its a workshop not a farkin chip shop. Come back when you have some proper fuel in the tank".  ;D
Title: Re: Stellantis to bring back diesel
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 18 February 2026, 19:02:53
Planet killing soot chucker's should meet the same end as the dinosaur. :)
Nothing used to hear me up more when I was in the Battlebus - before DTM fixed it - of lifting then flooring the throttle, covering the car following too close behind in a cloud of soot.

I always used to chuckle ;D


Wasn't half as much fun after DTM made the Battlebus work properly, but was a damn site quicker ;D

Pah, for real fun you need to be running on WVO obtained from the local curry house. I used to larf my arse off when sat at traffic lights, looking in the rear view mirror, lip reading the driver in the car behind saying to their passengers " Whats that farkin smell ?"   :o ;D
First time I took it for MOT he said, "Get that thing out of here. Its a workshop not a farkin chip shop. Come back when you have some proper fuel in the tank".  ;D

I used to run my old Rover 216 on clean veggie oil from Costco, which at the time was almost half the price of diesel.  :y

It still pen and inked a bit though and once I was sat at traffic lights in Bristol city centre on a hot sunny day, when a Police car pulled up along side. Out of the corner of my eye I could see the coppers looking around and wondering where the whiff of chip shop was coming from. I was very glad when the lights went green!  ;D