In the fuel mileage wars there are two camps—the diesels and the hybrids. The whole thing is like West Side Story meets The Big Bang Theory, and while we doubt the two “gangs” would come to blows should they happen to meet, a pocket protector getting flung across the room isn’t out of the question. That’s because diesel and hybrid vehicles have some pretty rabid enthusiasts, and yes, we did say enthusiasts. Engineering fanatics and technophiles love the symmetry and technology found in hybrid vehicles, while the die-hard diesel supporters will sum it all up in one word: torque.