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0Is BMW planning to bring a diesel 5 Series to America? 1273774380
2011 BMW 5 Series – Click above for high-res image galleryThe new 2011 BMW 5 Series hasn't even gone on sale yet here in North America but there are now reports that BMW is getting ready to add a diesel engine option. According to Inside Line, BMW will add diesels to two more models. BMW ... -
BMW 335d returns 39 mpg, wants to go 120 mph "all the time" 1269885540
2009 BMW 335d – Click above for high-res galleryMany reviews of the BMW 335d concur, naming the vehicle as one of the best diesel offerings ever made. European Car magazine has gone a step further and called it the "poster child" for diesel vehicles. Is it really that good? Our own review ... -
Carbon Motors to use BMW diesel in new police car 1269268200
Carbon Motors E7 – Click above for high-res image galleryBack in 2007 when Carbon Motors announced it would build the first purpose-designed police vehicle, the spec sheet called for a twin-turbocharged inline-six cylinder diesel engine. As any existing automaker will tell you, certifying ... -
AC Schnitzer gives BMW 1 Series diesel the police package treatment 1259503440
AC Schnitzer BMW 123d police package - click above for high-res image galleryIt's nothing new to see high performance vehicles like Porsche 911s being used for autobahn pursuit in Germany. The gang at AC Schnitzer have just unwrapped (or perhaps wrapped is the better term given the side ... -
Spy shots: Higher performance MINI diesels spotted testing 1259326200
MINI is apparently not satisfied with the performance levels of its high mileage MINI D so it's working on something a bit more spritely. The current MINI D is not especially quick right off the line, with a 0-60 time of around 10 seconds from its 108 hp 1.6-liter engine but it does accelerate ...
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BMW's Baloga confirms four-cylinder diesels for U.S. market 1257966240
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/BMW_Confirms_4_Cylinder_Diesels_for_US_Market'; While some of us here at ABG HQ are major fans of BMW's diesel engines, we were disappointed when BMW opted to enter the U.S. market only with the twin turbo 3.0-liter six cylinder diesel. As fantastic an engine ...
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BMW remains firmly committed to diesel in America 1251845400
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 ...
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BMW officially announces new 335d and X5 XDrive35d diesels 1226431620
Click for a high res gallery of the 2009 BMW 335dBMW 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 since the 524td of the mid-eighties. Like the new diesels ... -
BMW confirms fall launch for U.S. diesels, racing to beat Mercedes 1208823540
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 ...
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Geneva Motor Show: BMW OK with new CO2 standards for cars 1173206820
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 ...

