My Golf TDI has "quite a bit" less engine braking effect than the gas
engine Golfs I've owned, especially at lower RPMS.  On a downhill of
8 or 9 % I will need to be in 3rd gear with engine "screaming" at
3500-4000 rpms to hold the speed at a reasonable hwy speed.

It's where I save a lot of fuel on my commute, btw.  I have several
rural stoplights that I can see from quite a distance, where I can
often avoid stopping by coasting in gear using no fuel, slowing down
very gradually.

Edward

At 03:32 PM 9/14/2013, Scott Daniel wrote:
>Diesel engines do have a fair amount of engine braking affect, just not
>as much as gasoline engines do,  not 'horribly less' ..
>just somewhat less.