[darkpuppet]

1) north america doesn't believe in low sulfur fuel, and it would be like pouring mud into and engine that normally runs clear fuel.

2) the cost to bring it over in a market where the profit margins favour SUVs is prohibitive (they won't even bring over the updated chasis to the NA focus.. would they spend money on a whole new drivetrain)?.

3) if it's anything like the TDI VW's, the car would smell like a semi on the inside (what is it about diesel smell that's so pervasive?)...

4) North american gas is nowhere near the price point of europe to make everyone WANT that fuel mileage.