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Old 07-14-2011, 02:33 PM
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I have heard, that it is because a diesel engine, is made of thicker metal.
They are slightly more robust because of the higher combustion pressures involved thats why they don't generally rev higher than a petrol.

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Another theory I have, is that a gasoline engine takes more rpm than the diesel engine, which means that petrol makes more burns
I think he means that petrol engine tend to rev higher than diesel engnes and therefore more fuel is burnt.
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