Planning to buy a car? We completely understand the dilemma you may be facing while making a pick between the petrol or diesel version. There is also a considerable marginal difference between the pricing of different fuel types. Some of the advantages and disadvantages of petrol and diesel cars are as follows:
Pros and cons of Petrol and Diesel cars
Advantages:
- Petrol cars come cheaper in comparison to diesel version, primarily the reason being that petrol fuel types are manufactured at a lower cost
- Diesel engine cars deliver better fuel efficiency and command a better price in the resale market
- Petrol cars are responsive, powerful and peppier in comparison to diesel version
- Diesel engines are capable of producing more torque than the petrol variant. This means that fewer gear changes are required while driving
- Petrol engines are relatively silent in comparison to a diesel variant
- Diesel engines have been reported to emit less C02 emissions, thus availing tax benefits in comparison to a petrol model
Disadvantages:
- Servicing of a diesel variant is relatively expensive as compared to a petrol version. Spares for the diesel version come at a higher price tag
- Petrol engines deliver lower fuel efficiency figures in comparison to the diesel variants. Cost of petrol is also higher which in turn adds up to the overall running cost
- Diesel engines are considered to be slightly underpowered and sloppier than a petrol version
- Petrol version does not command a good resale value in the used car marke
- Diesel engines often run into compliance issues with environmental norms
- Petrol versions haven't been much of a success with bigger vehicles
