Total cost of ownership: Diesel vs. gas vehicles - Boston.com
The diesel version of the A3 offers a fuel economy of 34 mpg, about 36 percent higher than the A3’s gas version which gets 25 mpg. The diesel A3 has an MSRP of $31,213, which is $1,691 higher than the MSRP of the gas A3 of $29,522. Next. The luxury car’s diesel version improves that mileage by 30 percent with a fuel economy of 27 mpg. The E-Class is a rare case where the diesel version is cheaper (by $213) than the gas version. The MSRP of the gas E-Class is $53,855 while the diesel version is $53,642. Next. The VW Jetta’s gas version offers a fuel economy of 24 mpg, while the diesel version gets 33 mpg. The MSRP of the gas version is $20,923 while the diesel counterpart comes at a higher price of $24,509. Next. The VW Passat sees the biggest difference in fuel economy between gas and diesel options in the smaller passenger car segment. The VW Passat’s fuel economy improves by 48 percent from 23 mpg in the gas version to 34 mpg in the diesel version. The gas version of the Passat has an MSRP of $30,270 while the diesel version has an MSRP of $30,808. Next. With the gas option, the X5 gets 16 mpg, but sees its fuel economy improve by 38 percent to 22 mpg in the diesel version. The diesel option is considerably cheaper than its gas counterpart with an MSRP of $54,969 compared to the gas MSRP of $60,850. Next. Source: www.boston.com
