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Originally Posted by marcx5
i was told by a BMW employee at the Performance Center/factory in Spartanburg.... that the dielsel twin turbo engine will be out by the summertime! he also said it will 'not' be more power than the 4.8 (they will keep that as the fastest one for now), but it WILL get much better fuel economy being a diesel. he seemed very confident in what he was saying. he also said the X6 will be available in April.
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He is not exactly telling us anything new there re the diesel. Though of course the disel has significantly more torque so it's not just a bhp story. The SD will probaly be quicker or at least as quick in gear than the 4.8 because of the torque.