BMW, please :hug:
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I'm betting the next-gen A6 gets a diesel before the 5 series...if it gets one at all.
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I'm sure that the 535dA will come on the US markets.
But the car don't exist yet even in the EU. |
I've holding onto my 545i until the 535d (Cough cough. Maybe 540d :P) is available in the US :D
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Originally Posted by Ricracing
(Post 1220519)
I'm sure that the 535dA will come on the US markets.
But the car don't exist yet even in the EU. Base price (no options or packages) in Sweden is 499 000 SEK (equivalent to: ? 50 550 and US$65 300) |
Originally Posted by turboawd
(Post 1219994)
BMW, please :hug:
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The 535d would have made a lot of sense prior to the introduction of the twin turbo 3.0 (and 4.4) liter engines. Gas in the US simply isn't expensive enough to make a solid economic argument, BMW has effectively eliminated its marketing support and the diesel engines aren't markedly cleaner than the twin turbo gas engines. With BMW's new engine line up, the case for a 535d just isn't as strong as it was.
The curent 335d highlights some of the issues. The EPA judges the 335d to be only slighty better than the 335i in terms of its annual impact on oil resources (14.6 barrels vs 15.6 barrels), the 335d has a lower C02 output (by a margin of less than 10%) but the 335i is judged to be the cleaner car overall (the 335d obtains only LEV certification, whereas the 335i achieves ULEV certification and the 335i also scores higher than the 335d based on the stricter California emmisions standards). Simply put, take the prior model year's $4500 eco-credit off the table, and the case for the diesel here is weakened considerably. |
Also have to consider the fact that here in the US, it's very difficult to find gas stations that carry diesel, even in the big cities. I think that continuing advances in hybrid technology will make the case for diesel more and more irrelevant in the US.
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Originally Posted by Petes550i
(Post 1221861)
Also have to consider the fact that here in the US, it's very difficult to find gas stations that carry diesel, even in the big cities. I think that continuing advances in hybrid technology will make the case for diesel more and more irrelevant in the US.
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Sales of the 335d and X5 35d haven't exactly sent the message that BMW should offer more diesels.
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