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204 HP. Not too shabby. Car that size will be good to go.
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Sold here in the U.S. this fall, or only in Europe?
I thought most diesels were coming for the 2009 model year (VW will be back by May).
I am looking forward to the 50mpg Honda Accord, even if I have to wait until 2008
Hopefully I'll never need to buy a gasser again.
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Nice. So will these actually be for sale in the U.S.?
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My bet is for no. People in the US don't want fuel efficient fun to drive cars, they want huge useless SUVs with 1230923049 rows of seating.
With that said, I'd buy a 318TD, but I'd really like to see a diesel M3.
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Before you "diesel is better than hybrid" folks go to far, you should probably know that this car IS a diesel-electric hybrid, with regenerative braking and battery pack similar to the Prius, NOT just a diesel vehicle. That said, I would gladly trade in my BMW convertible for a BMW hybrid convertible (if somebody lends me the cash!).
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Then it's a better choice than the current Prius.
I'll gladly take all the diesel-electric hybrids we can get here in the U.S.
Though I don't expect many.
>this car IS a diesel-electric hybrid
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My understanding is that diesels are not legal in California (and elsewhere in the US?) because US diesel fuel standards are very lax compared to european standards, which results in high sulfur emissions from US diesel. I seem to recall that US standards are supposed to improve, so that we could once again purchase diesel cars. Does anyone know if this is true?
