Although Thielart doesn’t advertise the fact ûdue to liability concerns, the TAE 125 aero ûdiesel is based on Mercedes-Benz automotive ûtechnology.

As a concept, Americans love diesel engines. After all, this is a country that has devoted an entire sub-genre of music to guys with chain-drive wallets and baseball hats with Cummins logos.

But just try to buy a new car with a diesel engine. A light truck, sure, a boat maybe. But a car? Forget about it. Diesels are noisy, stinky and slow and, oh, by the way, if you insist, Volkswagen can get you into a nice diesel Jetta for a $1500 price premium over the equivalent gas model. Somehow, paying more money to make noise, smell bad and go slower hasn’t proven to be a slam-dunk formula for…