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Originally Posted by huntertec
I'm surprised BMW hasn't gone to a V8d by now as part of their line up when you consider that both VW 5.0d V10 toureg & AUDI Q7 6.0d V12 are out there on the market. Also the power race going on with the Euro SAVs hence the introduction of the X5M, so I think BMW sees a level of importance in the power stakes which is why they keep uping the anti in their model range. I agree that the 3.0d that BM runs is an amazing power plant I've only modified the exhaust and remaped the ECU result 203Kw & 615Nm which in a lighter E53 the vehicle is incredible to drive. On another note I went into a Mazda dealership recently to price a new 5 cylinder td one tonner due out in Dec they told me Mazda will no longer be offering a petrol version in any of their commercial range in the future, a trend that others will probably follow.
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V10 td Touareg didn't last long. Old tech Unit injection engine, effectively just a pair of VW's long serving 2.5 inline fives on a common block. Audi's 6.0-litre V12 has also been a bit of a sales fizzer.
As for Mazda, even with their current range of BT-50s, it's all turbo diesel ... a 2.5-litre four in 2WD or a 3.0-litre four in 4WD. Same at Ford re the Ranger. No petrol Isuzu D-Max's either. Mitsubishi is also only diesel in the Triton 4WD range while Nissan and Toyota only offer petrol V6s in one model in their 4WD utes.