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Originally Posted by harveyrv
My daughter has one of those. They live in Bridgeport, CA (High Sierras). That thing is so gutless that it can't even keep 65 on the grades towing nothing and 2 people in the car.........  ...........but she loves it.......  |
That's really strange for a diesel. What I love about our Passat is the torque in the hills (and when hauling a trailer). You put it on cruise and it stays in 5th gear just grinding up those hills. "Gutless" is definitely not how I'd describe it when compared to 2L gas engines.
But then I haven't heard too many good reports about that suv/diesel generally. Maybe they just didn't get the transmission/gearing right.
Also that's not the same "Mercedes" diesel you get in their SUVs.