BMW adds fourth variant to 1-series diesel lineup, 53.5 mpg 116d
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Recently, BMW added a fourth, even more efficient diesel variant to the 1-series lineup in Europe. The new 116d joins the 118d, 120d, and 123d. The 116d uses the same 2.0L four cylinder engine as its more powerful siblings but this one only produces 116 hp and 192 lb-ft of torque. That means this car isn't the 6.7 second 0-60 speed demon the 123d is, but it still gets up to 60 mph in a very usable 10.2 seconds. More importantly, the combined mileage is boosted to 53.5 mpg (US) and CO2 emissions drop to just 118 g/km, below the magic 120 g/km mark. The 116d is now the most fuel efficient BMW car available, and UK drivers will only have to pay £35 in road tax with one of these. The 116d is available in both 3- and 5-door hatchback forms and goes on sale in March. Considering the only slightly less powerful MINI Cooper D achieved a real world 47 mpg in the ABG garage and the 123d got 37 mpg, 45-50 mpg is very plausible for the 116d.
Gallery: ABG Garage: 2008 BMW 123d Hatchback
[Source: BMW]
BMW's most fuel efficient car announced
BMW is pleased to announce the launch of the new 116d – the marque's most fuel efficient and least polluting vehicle. With a combined consumption figure of 64.2mpg and a CO2 emissions figure of 118g/km, the BMW 116d even trumps the current World Green Car of the Year, the BMW 118d.
Available in both three- and five-door guises, the BMW 116d is powered by a four-cylinder diesel engine producing 116hp. The 1,995cc powerplant with its 260Nm of torque from 1,750rpm ensures it is capable of a zero to 62mph time of 10.2 seconds (10.3 seconds for the five-door) before going on to a top speed of 125mph.
The BMW 116d costs just £35 a year to tax courtesy of a Band B Vehicle Excise Duty rank, while its 13 per cent Benefit-in-Kind rating also ensures it makes economical sense for the business user. The new three-door BMW 116d costs from £17,605 OTR, while the five-door 116d is priced from £18,135 OTR. Both models go on sale in March 2009.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
why not the LS2LS7? 7:03PM (1/09/2009)
10.2 secs really isn't bad for day to day use. Although there's a limit to how much extra I'm going to spend for "sportiness" when the car is clearly not a performer. Put the engine in a small FWD car instead and get another 10% mpg.
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Arthur 12:54AM (1/10/2009)
Oh please. You get RWD because of the driving dynamics behind the design, not because it does or does not accelerate as fast. And FWD in a BMW? Comments like that is why we greenies get the eye-roll treatment. Try to understand the other side a little before saying something like that.
why not the LS2LS7? 11:18AM (1/10/2009)
Arthur:
I guess I counted on people reading between the lines. I was in essence saying that although 10.2 secs is fine for day to day driving, I see no reason to spend extra to get a BMW that does 0-60 in 10.2 secs when I could get other makes that do it a lot cheaper. The BMW is not going to be terribly sporty anyway with that engine's power output and weight over the front wheels.
And I can get great driving dynamics from an FWD car if the engine isn't so powerful as to overpower the tires (which is the case here). Ask an Acura Integra owner, it outperforms BMWs of equivalent power on the track because the lighter weight of FWD means it can handle and accelerate better.
In short I never suggested FWD in a BMW, I was suggesting not getting a BMW. So no eye rolls are needed.
TigerMil 8:15PM (1/09/2009)
And JUST how difficult will it be to modify the fuel flow to get more ponies? LOL. A great tax dodge for the Brits, courtesy of Heinie.
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ryan 8:50PM (1/09/2009)
Still looks a bit too much like a penis for me to consider driving. IF it were sold in America... and IF I had the disposable income to drop on a BMW.
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BoneHeadOtto 12:06AM (1/10/2009)
Damn... you must have an ugly penis
johnizathome 7:18PM (1/10/2009)
Now if only they would give the US market THIS, instead of that gargantuan 335d, that nobody wants, just like the reliced Merc E diesel at $50,000. It's NOT WORTH IT.
Get your heads out of your anuses and stop offloading your gas versions on the US market, because the Euro market knows better and buys only diesels now and doesn't want them. Except for Porsche.
Oh, and us Euro snobs who own the only cars in the US with turbos in them; those being German, get more power out of them with a simple chip to bump up turbo boost.
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Mirko 7:55AM (1/13/2009)
I see the advantage for Brits, who can save a little bit of taxes by getting a 116d instead of a 118d, but where I live, it works a bit differently, so taxes would be the same for a 116d as I currently pay for my 118d. (about 300€/year)
The 118d is rated at 52.3 mpg though, so it looks like I'm a bit wasteful.
Does the 116d have different gearing than the 118d?
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