New Diesels to come: high diesel fuel costs

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Originally Posted by Fastbuck

The 3.0 twin turbo diesel engine has been in existance longer than the 3.0 twin turbo petrol engine. Neither does it exhibit the negative characteristics you describe. The diesel will far outlast the petrol engine.

Long time since i've been here, and diesel talking makes me interested.
I've owned 8 BMW, the latter is a Diesel, all the others, have been petrol engines.
I've dumped my E90 because of my son (1 month today )
And bought a E39 530Dat, the very same engine that's in the E53 over here in Europe (01-04)
In my car it's original 193 hk and 410Nm of torque, this can as you all know, be increased substantial by a chip.
The engine are very smooth, it has a nice grunt to it, so when you floor it, it sounds more like a V8, than a diesel.
Now, just two weeks ago i tried the new TT diesel's from BMW, a E61 335Dat, and the E92 335D.
What an awsome engine, quiet, no vibrations, just lot's and lot's of torque and power, but it's the way it's been delivered that is so impressive.
So diesel has come a long way.
Just think of it, 286 hk, and 580 Nm of torque, and this can be increased significantly.
and the milage, i've tried to push imy car, driving in the city, i just can't get it over 1 liter pr mile (10km), the nicest figure i've seen is 0.80, on the highway, it's 0.60.
So if/when the diesel arrives, be sure to test it first, here in europe, it's a no brainer, even if the diesel should cost as much or a bit more than the petrol.