TDi & DiCOR engines

dear frinds

i ve bought indigo cs ls car wid tdi engine. it gave me excelant milage . i went on my purchse of car to jalgaon , and thus has to pass ghat section. so  i was much in trouble on ghat section wid this tdi engine as pick up was the problem. but once it achive momentum, then this car is better in speed etc.. Actualy before purchase of car i asked dealer salsman to suggest me either i shall go for dicor or tdi engine , thereupon he advised me to go for tdi , becos  1. price 2 . if car is breakdown you can repair on any roadside garrage and thus you donot have run helter skelter to locate computerised show room, had i gone for dicor. so i was convinced and bought this tdi engine model.

dear friends could some of you gide me to overcome this pick up problem that i fase on asenting road. what driving technics to be used. previously i use to drive palio petrol version and i was so used to it for its pick up. so in comparison term i am little disappiontin by its pikcup problem.

one thing i wud highlight that this car gave me awesome milage !! wud you belive it was 24?ltr that to A?C on......HA>>HA..!!!!

reply me

ajit patil

kalyan 9967538386

Switch-off the AC while climbing & don't rush into changing to higher gears.  Soon you will overcome your petrol driving habits & would face no problem

Mileage stated by you is unusally high (that too with AC on).  CS TDi generally gives mileage of 19-21 on highway (depending upon driving conditions & style).  I trust you are measuring it 'tank-full-to-tank' method.

@ Ajit

Request you to check the way you are calculating the mileage TDi may not give 24 kmpl. that too on A/C. but if you are sure with your metrics then all i say ' you gotta lucky engine'.

All i can say is TDi is better than previous engines of TATA especially for city driving. Relatively Highway driving is much better.  DiCOR engines of TATA are not refined (as we see in Hyundai) , so mileage is comparitively less. its better to choose DiCOR for vehicles like Safari, Sumo (TATA products)

Like I have just said elsewhere in response to a similar post of yours, I reiterate therefrom as under...

DiCOR engine is quite refined.  It', however, a little nosier than TDi, especially while idling – else, the noise level is almost same.  DiCOR is more powerful & has effortless pick-up as compared to TDi. 

DiCOR is also more fuel efficient than TDi.  In similar driving conditions, if TDi gives 17 in city & 21 on highway, DiCOR would give 18 in city & 22/23 on highway.

Besides, DiCOR is a better technology than TDi.  However, maintenance & service cost of DiCOR is higher than TDi, for the present at least.

DiCOR has pickup but not mileage. and maintenance cost is a bit high.

Performance/pick-up is better & maintenance is higher - I have said so.

Regarding mileage, I suggest if you can cross check with reviews - and preferably take loong test-drives yourself of DiCOR & TDi cars. 

As stated before, mileage of DiCOR is definitely better than TDi (similar driving conditions & style).

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