24th Sep 2021, 17:23

I am an American living nearly 20 years in India, and understand the obsession with fuel economy in much of the world - we're paying the equivalent of $5.50/gal here, and have a 2001 diesel 5-dr Jeep that even being old-school non-electronic, non-turbo does 25-30mpg. It's slow and noisy, but indeed, more modern diesels are great. Still, I drove that old 4.0 back in the day - it was a real gem of an engine. A side-by-side road test against the 2.5td would have been highly interesting. I'm sure that performance-wise the 4.0 would have excelled in every area. Plus quieter, less polluting, and easier to start in the cold.