![]() Actually, I am a bit surprised that nobody has suggested Jeep’s diesel offerings. Jeep was willing to sell you a diesel version of its Liberty and its Grand Cherokee. Mercedes also had its minivan people carrier R-Class available with a diesel. Mercedes-Benz had the E320 CDI, a diesel that stomped out a 60 mph sprint in 7.1 seconds, which was measurably faster than its gasoline equivalent. If you were a devotee of Rudolf Diesel’s magical engine in the 2000s, you had some pretty interesting choices. Once again, we’re headed back to a time when enthusiast versions of regular cars were abundant. This week, we’re back to reader suggestions, and this one brings us back to a time when “diesel” wasn’t a dirty word. Out of the other end came the Valkyrie Rune, a piece of motorcycle art that allegedly cost Honda $225 million to build. The Valkyrie drew so much attention that Honda decided to follow it up with a motorcycle that had no specific purpose and no limitations, it just had to look awesome. Honda’s Spirit of the Phoenix project led to the development of the flagship Valkyrie, which was essentially a Gold Wing’s engine lowered into a cruiser frame. A few decades ago, Honda was obsessed with making its own versions of the stereotypical American cruiser motorcycle. Last time on Holy Grails, we departed from our usual course of oddball cars to show off a rare motorcycle. Buyers got performance suspension, better brakes, a bold body kit, and plaid seats, turning a thrifty diesel into the closest Volkswagen came to giving us a diesel sport sedan. The exception to this was the single-year-only 2010 Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup Edition. When Volkswagen did sell us diesels, we never really got the sporty variants sold in other markets. Here in America? Volkswagen doesn’t sell diesels at all, anymore. Volkswagen is willing to sell its European buyers a Golf GTD, the diesel equivalent of a GTI. ![]() America has long gotten the short stick when it comes to diesel cars. ![]()
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