BMW Defines Diesel Strategy For North America

This week, an honest-to-goodness German big-wig at BMW - in Germany, mind you - shared more with us regarding the big plans BMW - a German company, no less - has for their outstanding diesel offerings to arrive in North American garages, car ports and streets by late 2008.

You’ll see in next month’s WINDING ROAD where we’ve just driven the 335d Touring - a thoroughly hot wagon with a bi-turbo version of the BMW 3.0-liter diesel engine first seen in the 535d last year. Though we do make a point in the drive story about North Americans never getting such driving pleasure in our lifetimes, it seems we’ve gotten a little too excited in our nay-ism. Also seems that there’s a good reason some American writers were brought over for that 535d drive event in ’05.

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quizz - 11/8/2006 1:15:42 PM

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FINALLY. The 335d is going to be HOT. A chipped-out 335d is easily going to be the best high performance and fuel efficient sportswagon!

Boy am I looking forward to this model.

AmazingBimmer - 11/8/2006 7:46:54 PM

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either way the mercedes and audi diesels are out of business

BMWreplicat - 11/8/2006 11:09:11 PM

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x10 to that.

BMW530i - 11/9/2006 7:24:25 AM

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Audi and MB diesels are out of business? Hey, I like BMW too, but let's face it, Audi and MB make damn good diesels.

Cut the bullshit and show some respect to the competition.

Willis - 11/9/2006 7:46:09 AM

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Some of these BMW fanboys really are blinded by the white and blue propeller. The truth is, you can't go wrong with either Audi, BMW or MB diesels. Also, last time I checked, doesn't Bluetec belong to Mercedes-Benz?

Well said BMW530i, good response, more karma to you.