I read the article. The writer was very excited about the diesel's
performance and wished it was sold here, in th U.S.

Driving a diesel is doubtless a different experience from a gas engine.
The gas engine offers the fun of high revs. The diesel offers the
pleasure of massive low end grunt...and better mileage. Both are good
things.

- GRL

Bradburn Fentress wrote:
> "GRL" > wrote in message
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>>A U.S. car book, I think it was Autoweek, tried one in Michigan that BMW
>>had brought into the U.S. (not sold here - image clash) and the writer
>>almost wet his pants with excitement about how good it was.
>
>
> That's not true. The 535d gets good reviews here for the powerplant in
> comparison to where diesel engines used to be, but less than exciting
> reviews for the performance.
>
> I can't think of one review in America in which the writer preferred BMW's
> new diesels over the "instant on' performance of the petrol engines. Mostly
> they think it cool that BMW can make diesel engines this good. Not simply
> engines this good.
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