BMW 520d with a 2.0L, 177 hp four cylinder diesel
> zero to 60 mph in 8.3 seconds
> 41.9 mpg real world driving conditions
Toyota Prius
> zero to 60 mph in 11 seconds
> 40 mpg in real world driving conditions
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dv // March 19, 2008 at 8:35 am
Yes, it’s crazy we don’t have diesel here. Too bad the 5 series has such mediocre safety rating.
There is a diesel in all the great safe cars–Audi A4, A6, etc. But not in the USA. Very, very strange.
And how about let’s say a Cadillac CTS diesel, or a Ford Taurus? Lots of duh going on here.
John Hushagen // April 11, 2008 at 3:34 pm
My opinion is that the Big 3 US automakers deserve all the bad they get as they have been in lock step with Big Oil for decades and havn’t offered diesel alternatives, and are still way behind the curve in gearing up for what is so obvious. I think my next family car may very well be the BMW 520d, and I have no regrets about buying a foregin car from a company that seems to know what is going on.
John Hushagen // April 28, 2008 at 3:02 pm
I keep hearing that many European automakers are reluctant to bring diesels into the US market because of difficulties clearing emmission standards. Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t the emission standards in most W. European countries stiffer than those in the US?
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