Germans want 2007 to be the Year Of The Diesel in America.

The introduction of low-sulfur diesel this fall has been the catalyst for the diesel revolution. Diesel engines typically achieve 30 percent better fuel efficiency than gasoline engines and feature powerful torque characteristics. Americans will ignite a love-affair with diesel-powered cars in 2007 that will eventually reach European dimensions, while hybrids will remain a niche option, revealed as more of a feel-good publicity stunt than a serious method of powering cars efficiently, economically and at one with the environment.