|
Xoutpost server transfer and maintenance is occurring.... |
Xoutpost is currently undergoing a planned server migration.... stay tuned for new developments.... sincerely, the management |
|
LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
|
Sponsored Links | |
|
#12
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
__________________
2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White Retired: 2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey 2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver 2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey 2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue Last edited by JCL; 04-15-2013 at 10:25 PM. |
#13
|
||||
|
||||
No plans have changed, that is still the case as per BMW docs. The 5-series is getting diesel in summer and most probably it will be the same engine for X5.
|
#14
|
||||
|
||||
No X5 diesel between August to December 2013. They will just make extra E70 diesel before stopping production and use them for little while .
|
#15
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
BMW will go to the trouble of certifying vehicles if they can make a buck doing so. But given the very low transaction prices they command in the US (on a world wide basis) it is no surprise that they won't clog up production capacity with orders for the US when they can sell those same engines (with different certifications) at much higher prices in other markets.
__________________
2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White Retired: 2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey 2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver 2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey 2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue |
#16
|
||||
|
||||
Diesel has a 3% tax surcharge on top of petrol in the UK at the oumps, and diesel powered cars are more expensive to buy and tax too, again because of a charge. ULSD is several pence per litre more expensive to buy by about 16 cents. So we have the same issues with break even mileage, but the economy and torque of the smaller engines that encourage owners, and for the larger engines the range difference of up to 200 miles per tank between a petrol V8 and a 6-cyl twin turbo diesel is a big deal breaker for many SUV owners, hence the increasing number of car makers dropping petrol variants completely from the UK and other parts of Europe.
__________________
Me: Current: 2011 E71 40D Vermilion Red/Beige Nappa Wifey: Current: 2012 R80 Countryman SDX Green/Cream |
#17
|
|||
|
|||
Quote:
My point was that because the EU now has stricter standards, they are having to incorporate urea tanks, particulate filters, etc. in designs for their domestic market, which makes it much easier to certify diesel vehicles for our market, even if the specific requirements and testing remain different. |
#18
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
For the 3% tax surcharge, are you perhaps referring to the benefit in kind tax on your income tax if your employer pays for your fuel? I had several diesels in the UK (Discovery, Passat, several company cars) and the diesel vs petrol decision was a no-brainer, they paid for themselves right away.
__________________
2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White Retired: 2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey 2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver 2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey 2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue |
#19
|
||||
|
||||
Quote:
__________________
2007 X3 3.0si, 6 MT, Premium, White Retired: 2008 535i, 6 MT, M Sport, Premium, Space Grey 2003 X5 3.0 Steptronic, Premium, Titanium Silver 2002 325xi 5 MT, Steel Grey 2004 Z4 3.0 Premium, Sport, SMG, Maldives Blue |
#20
|
|||
|
|||
Two is twice as many BMW diesel engines as there have ever been in the US at any one time - and if memory serves, as many diesel engines as any manufacturer has ever had on sale in the US at any one time. Regardless of how easy diesels may be to certify, there still needs to be a market before they even bother to spend money to print a brochure...
|
Bookmarks |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|
|