5-series diesels in the US Next Year!
03-09-2007, 07:09 AM
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I don't know about the US, but I think in the UK there has been a cross over between petrol and diesel. I think you now get better performance and economy with only slightly less refinement from diesels than you get from the equivalent petrol engines. My last 3 cars have been diesels and I don't think I'd switch back now.
03-09-2007, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by vegastrashed' post='400060' date='Mar 7 2007, 10:49 PM
Not so weird b/c the 535d only has a 3.0 engine.
03-09-2007, 09:55 PM
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Originally Posted by pkh540' post='400489' date='Mar 9 2007, 04:03 AM
I'm interested in seeing some numbers... somewhere in this thread I've seen 5.5 sec 0 - 0 in a DMS(?) 535d but what about the normal 535d. What sort of performance and mileage are folks who have these cars seeing in real life use? Thanks~
03-10-2007, 05:58 AM
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Originally Posted by uglybear' post='400756' date='Mar 9 2007, 12:52 PM
No matter. What I mean is that BMW NA in all its vast wisdom will follow Audi/VW and put diesel to SUVs first.
03-10-2007, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by ImolaRedM' post='401106' date='Mar 10 2007, 06:58 AM
I see no problems putting the diesel in the X5 first. VW's fault was putting in a V-10 diesel with the same mileage as most V8's of the class. Why would you pay more and get the same mileage? The X5 is a people mover so an efficient, but not anemic, diesel would be a perfect pairing.
03-11-2007, 08:46 AM
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umm, and when driving a SUV you might want to hook up something behind the car, with the gas engine you will double your fuel consumption and not have a great performance if its quite heavy.
If you are driving diesel you can almost forget that you have something behind your car and you will almost have the same performance
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If you are driving diesel you can almost forget that you have something behind your car and you will almost have the same performance
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My Ride: F11 520d white, auto, professional sat-nav with internet, variable damper control, sports steering wheel, extended lighting, retractable tow bar, wing mirrors with dimming & folding, full electric seats with memory & lumber adjustment, etc.
Finally the US market is coming into the 21st century!
Europeans know that Diesel is the way to go no loss of 0-60 in most well engineered engines, better fuel consumption and better low down grunt in fact why would you want petrol until it catches up with diesel?
Europeans know that Diesel is the way to go no loss of 0-60 in most well engineered engines, better fuel consumption and better low down grunt in fact why would you want petrol until it catches up with diesel?
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