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BMW remains firmly committed to diesel in America

Speaking to an Automotive Press Association luncheon today in Detroit, Jim O'Donnell made it clear that BMW was firmly committed to diesel technology even as it begins to roll out hybrid and electric vehicles. BMW delivered 500 electric MINI Es earlier this summer and recently announced its first two hybrid models, the X6 and 7 ActiveHybrids. Nonetheless, O'Donnell indicated that the diesels are better suited to some of the larger models than the hybrids or electrics. At this point, diesels fit BMW's performance image better than the other ... Read more →

BMW adds upgraded diesels to 7-series, 730d rated at 34.6 mpg (U.S.) Sam Abuelsamid

This fall, BMW will be introducing two new upgraded diesel engines to the recently launched 7-series in the 730d and 740d. Both engines have a 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder layout with common rail ...

BMW to introduce more powerful and efficient version of twin-turbo 3.0-liter diesel Sam Abuelsamid

BMW has just announced an upgraded version of its 3.0-liter inline six-cylinder diesel engine. The new version retains the same displacement, yet output for the European spec version is increased ...

Ford hybrid and BMW and VW diesels make Ward's 10 best engines list Sam Abuelsamid

Ward's Auto World has published its 15th annual ten best engines list and several fuel efficient powertrains have been honored. Two new diesel engines were joined by Ford's Escape hybrid on the list. ...

BMW officially announces new 335d and X5 XDrive35d diesels Sam Abuelsamid

BMW just concluded a webcast press conference announcing details on the new 335d and X5 xDrive35d diesels that are going on sale shortly. These will be the first BMW diesels on the US market ...

BMW 335d still on schedule for U.S. launch in November 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Click above for a high-res gallery of the 2009 BMW 3-Series Earlier this morning we were tipped that BMW would be delaying its 335d until some time next year. According to BMW, this is not the case. While we were attempting to get a hold of a Bavarian spokesperson ourselves, we were beat to the ...

Spy Shots: 2009 BMW 335d caught playing in the desert 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back in January at the Detroit Auto Show, BMW spilled the beans that they would launch clean diesel versions of the X5 and 3-series later this year for sale in all fifty states. The X5 xDrive 35d and 335d will use the dual turbocharged version of BMW's 3.0L in-line 6 six cylinder diesel engine and ...

BMW confirms fall launch for U.S. diesels, racing to beat Mercedes 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Back in January BMW made the big announcement that it would finally introduce modern clean diesel engines to the U.S. market. At the time the Bavarian manufacturer told us that the new 335d and X5 xDrive35d would be launched by later in 2008 without getting any more specific than that. A blog ...

BMW 123d: More than 200 HP and less than 140 CO2 g/km 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

BMW is satisfied about its efforts in reducing emissions. Europe's press has been flooded with ads that praise the diesels coming from Munich. What are they about? Oh, only the first car with more than 200 HP that promises CO2 emissions under 140 g/km. The car in question is the 123d a 1-series ...

BMW 1-Series cabrio to have diesel option 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

BMW has annouced the new 1-series Cabriolet, and it's got a few surprises. Remarkably, the 1-series does not have a retractable hardtop but one made of cloth, quite unlike most of the compact cabrios sold in Europe. One benefit of the retractable hardtop is obvious: they can't be ripped into ...

New BMW four-cylinder diesel engine for Australian market 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Mated to the small SUV X3, the top-seller engine of the brand in Europe goes to Australia although Ozzies could buy the engine already installed in the 120d. The 4-cylinder is now made from aluminium, saving 20 kg (45 pounds) on the scale and getting 10 percent better fuel mileage and it's claimed ...

BMW's Christoph Huss says hydrogen is still the long-term answer 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

When Margo Oge, director of the EPA's Office of Transportation and Air Quality, mentioned that ethanol production is way past the governments mandates, this article says that Cristoph Huss, BMW senior vice president for science and traffic policy, shook his head. He suggests that BMW still sees ...

Geneva Motor Show: BMW OK with new CO2 standards for cars 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

Porsche's CEO may be threating to shutdown production of his vehicles in Europe if new mandatory CO2 emissions standards come into force, but BMW is ready to push ahead. In spite of their reputation as a builder of performance cars, BMW already sells more than forty percent of their vehicles with ...

eGMCarTech: BMW 5 Series diesel to reach U.S. by 2009 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

BMW dropped a bit of a hint that they are seriously considering bringing diesel engines to the U.S. market when they brought their newest diesel-powered engine to the Detroit Auto Show. You can read about it here and here. We reported already that BMW has plans to introduce the diesel X5 in the ...

BMW launching diesels in US market in 2008 2 years ago on Autoblog Green

BMW has been selling diesel engined cars in the European market for twenty-three years, while the US market has only been getting gas engines (except for the brief availability of a 5-series diesel in the mid-1980s). Two-thirds of their sales in Europe now are diesels and in 2008 they will be coming ...

BMW diesels coming to North America in 2008, starting with the 535d 3 years ago on Autoblog Green

If you've been bemoaning the fact that you can't drive any of the nice BMW European diesels here in North America, listen up. The time for your whining has ended (at least for a while). Winding Road spoke with "an honest-to-goodness German big-wig at BMW" and got the scoop on how diesel bimmers ...


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