I've driven a diesel for the
I've driven a diesel for the last 15 years starting with an emissions be damned Jetta A2 right through to my current uber clean Mercedes Bluetec. Any fair comparison of gasoline and diesel needs to consider real world driving; sure today's gasoline offerings get 35 mpg on a level road with cruise locked at 50 mph but unless your happy leading a convoy behind you what happens to this mileage if you knock it up a notch. Here in Canada I'm averaging 125 kph (78 mph) in my V6 E350 with a consumption of 7.6 L per 100 km (31 mpg). I challenge you to report out on the Toyota under the same conditions. (Yes I do need to spend a few pennies per litre for DEF to get my squeaky clean exhaust.)