Modern diesel-powered cars have pretty much eliminated the stinky black smoke associated with this type of fuel, but there are still plenty of older, usually poorly maintained, passenger and commercial vehicles on the road that blow a billow from their exhaust pipes.
In fact, some motorist even do it on purpose when accelerating, like this diesel pickup truck driver who filmed himself blasting a cloud of black smoke on an unsuspecting Mazda MX-5 / Miata at a red light.
Now, raise your hand if you (secretly or not) wanted the Miata driver to catch up with this guy…
By John Halas
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