Review: BMW 530d

It wasn't that long ago the concept of a diesel-powered BMW passenger car for sale Down Under was about as alien as ET. But times they're a changing rapidly.
BMW's been dabbling in compression ignition in Australia with the X5 cross-over all-wheel drive wagon for some years. Nowadays, the 3.0d accounts for 60 per cent of all local X5 sales.

But that's just a tease really. In Europe, just like any other serious manufacturer, BMW offers a wide variety of turbodiesel engines. In Germany, they account for 42 per cent of all the marque's sales. While worldwide the figure slips to 25 per cent, it's still impressive considering the USA is a BMW diesel-free zone.

Europeans are big on diesel because it's long been supported by tax benefits and government fiscal inducements. In the UK for instance, company car taxes are linked to the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), which is a greenhouse gas. Diesel engines actually produce less CO2 than the petrol engines so the rush to diesel by fleets has been dramatic.

Full review here

JUGNU - 12/19/2005 11:17:15 AM

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Wow What a car from india.
i think i have to take 2 and give 1 to baldia and 1 to baldia super market.

but o saaki saaki is threr noo thats why haji latif wanted to see the match but faisal dont want to see so he did that he showted at latif and latif took him and give him a rotate and dash in qursi (chair).

he was been zaleeling from every bode Faisal.

one day he was zaleel from one old man the old man came in angry and said him (o to saada risteydaar lagdaa waa) hahahahaha

JUGNU - 12/19/2005 11:17:15 AM

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