Does a truly exciting diesel car exist?

[Mark]

Loads of reasons why and no matter what people will tell you the fact is it ruins cars. They never run right (the exact same as petrol) on gas and always looks like a botch job under the bonnet.

I can't disagree with this more. I had a Ford Falcon on gas in Australia with 320k on the clock and still ran like a swiss watch. In fact, it was smoother on gas than it was on petrol. Lots and lots of cars in Oz with little to no issues as they know how to install LPG, all of the horror stories here/UK concern cars that were converted badly. Just like any mod/maintenance, if it's done badly it won't end well.

[soc]

excitement is not a function of the speed, its sound, responsiveness, urgency, gearing, ability to rev high, and the setup of the steering and suspension.

+100
this is why I keep got the CooperS alongside the 320D