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Originally Posted by R67Chevelle
Get a life.... I really like diesels and granted they make some real power, but a diesel is designed for lots of low end torque.... Pure physics... Go get a new 08 truck or car with a Diesel... No more milage and efficency like there use to be...
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BMW make a diesel 3-series sedan that will keep pace with the gas version without drama. Diesel tech is going places, and it's definitely getting a lot more R&D than the vast majority of contemporary gasoline engines.
Besides all of that; horsepower is a
product of torque... Simple mathematics. The only thing that has really been holding diesels up is this stoic mindset that they're truck/tractor motors only, and moreover, once you start applying modern cylinder head, injector, and rotating assembly (lightweight) designs to the diesel mills, they can really haul ass.
Just my .02
"A few short years ago the idea of a diesel BMW would be unthinkable, let alone one which could sprint from 0-62 in 6.7 seconds and surge on up to an electronically limited maximum of 155mph. But given that you can enjoy that level of performance allied to a combined official fuel consumption figure approaching 45mpg, you wonder why anyone would choose petrol."
http://www.carkeys.co.uk/road_test/bmw/7707.asp
5-Series too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLJJncghkhs