Comments on: MB to bring AMG Diesels by 2011 – a threat to BMW? http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/17/mb-to-bring-amg-diesels-by-2011-a-threat-to-bmw/ News And Rumors Covering The Auto Industry Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:00:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Horatiu B. http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/17/mb-to-bring-amg-diesels-by-2011-a-threat-to-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-145297 Horatiu B. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 00:13:06 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5514#comment-145297 You will never know what happens...what if they manage to squeeze some impressive power of a diesel engine while still being very efficient? You will never know what happens…what if they manage to squeeze some impressive power of a diesel engine while still being very efficient?

]]> By: Shane Giumarello http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/17/mb-to-bring-amg-diesels-by-2011-a-threat-to-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-145231 Shane Giumarello Thu, 20 Aug 2009 20:28:49 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5514#comment-145231 WHY ON EARTH would BMW introduce the diesels to the M line up? I would never, ever, ever, ever, ever buy it. Who wants to sounds of a diesel in their M3/5/6? Not me, it's rubbish, and will probably be underpowered at an astronomically high price. Just my 2 cents. WHY ON EARTH would BMW introduce the diesels to the M line up? I would never, ever, ever, ever, ever buy it. Who wants to sounds of a diesel in their M3/5/6? Not me, it’s rubbish, and will probably be underpowered at an astronomically high price.

Just my 2 cents.

]]> By: Auday http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/17/mb-to-bring-amg-diesels-by-2011-a-threat-to-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-71028 Auday Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:22:23 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5514#comment-71028 @Mauro Corti It depends on the defintion of fun, some people have fun driving a V8 Mustange with Automatic transimission, and tons of torque at the low end, some other enjoy a car like the Honda S2000 with high revving (8300) I4 engine with proper 6speed. For me when it comes to BMW I'd take the S engines over the N engines any day, S14 and S54 are way more fun for me than N54 Turbo, it just doesnt have sport feeling in it. @Mauro Corti
It depends on the defintion of fun, some people have fun driving a V8 Mustange with Automatic transimission, and tons of torque at the low end, some other enjoy a car like the Honda S2000 with high revving (8300) I4 engine with proper 6speed. For me when it comes to BMW I’d take the S engines over the N engines any day, S14 and S54 are way more fun for me than N54 Turbo, it just doesnt have sport feeling in it.

]]> By: Mauro corti http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/17/mb-to-bring-amg-diesels-by-2011-a-threat-to-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-70963 Mauro corti Tue, 18 Nov 2008 08:33:30 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5514#comment-70963 @auday A twin turbo engine is better than an aspirated one. More power, more torque, less weight, less fuel consumption, less co2 emissions and more fun !! You would'nt have to get to 7000 rpm un get fun and power from your car... Turbo is the future. I'd love to see an M with turbo engine, just not a diesel one please @auday

A twin turbo engine is better than an aspirated one. More power, more torque, less weight, less fuel consumption, less co2 emissions and more fun !! You would’nt have to get to 7000 rpm un get fun and power from your car…

Turbo is the future. I’d love to see an M with turbo engine, just not a diesel one please

]]> By: Auday http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/17/mb-to-bring-amg-diesels-by-2011-a-threat-to-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-70917 Auday Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:25:47 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5514#comment-70917 Diesel has lots of low end torque and they might suite some people but it has nothing to do with M cars. M cars are hightech high-revving naturally aspirated engines, Diesels and Turbos will screw up the nature of the M cars. If BMW ever put Turbos in M cars it will be only for fuel efficiency only and it will be very sad. Diesel has lots of low end torque and they might suite some people but it has nothing to do with M cars. M cars are hightech high-revving naturally aspirated engines, Diesels and Turbos will screw up the nature of the M cars. If BMW ever put Turbos in M cars it will be only for fuel efficiency only and it will be very sad.

]]> By: Mauro Corti http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/17/mb-to-bring-amg-diesels-by-2011-a-threat-to-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-70879 Mauro Corti Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:43:42 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5514#comment-70879 No well stop for a moment... I didn't read the article... 5.6L V8 engine, and I hope it's a turbo version FOR GOD SAKE, and it has ONLY 360hp? Are you kidding? Bmw can get 306hp from a 3 liter twin turbo engine and what AMG is able to get out from a HUGE engine like a 5.6L is JUST 360?!?!?!? Aahahhaha that's so funny, so funny. I hope the car will weigh less than 1400kg to get AMG usual performance because 360hp for a tuned car like AMGs are just ridicolus.... No well stop for a moment… I didn’t read the article…

5.6L V8 engine, and I hope it’s a turbo version FOR GOD SAKE, and it has ONLY 360hp? Are you kidding?

Bmw can get 306hp from a 3 liter twin turbo engine and what AMG is able to get out from a HUGE engine like a 5.6L is JUST 360?!?!?!?

Aahahhaha that’s so funny, so funny. I hope the car will weigh less than 1400kg to get AMG usual performance because 360hp for a tuned car like AMGs are just ridicolus….

]]> By: Mauro Corti http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/17/mb-to-bring-amg-diesels-by-2011-a-threat-to-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-70876 Mauro Corti Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:39:15 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5514#comment-70876 @myself *such a performing diesel car... I should get back to my english books I used in school xD @myself

*such a performing diesel car…

I should get back to my english books I used in school xD

]]> By: Mauro Corti http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/17/mb-to-bring-amg-diesels-by-2011-a-threat-to-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-70874 Mauro Corti Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:38:03 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5514#comment-70874 @ Lee Right, but there are also TONS of torque to be had with petrol turbo engine... so I'd like to have a turbo version of an M3/5/6 more than a diesel one... Anyway I don't get the point of having a so performing diesel car... it has no sense. Who buys an M3 to do hundreds of thousands of kms? I think no one, so I can't get the meaning of diesel here, and trust me I love diesel since I live in Italy :) @ Lee

Right, but there are also TONS of torque to be had with petrol turbo engine… so I’d like to have a turbo version of an M3/5/6 more than a diesel one…

Anyway I don’t get the point of having a so performing diesel car… it has no sense. Who buys an M3 to do hundreds of thousands of kms? I think no one, so I can’t get the meaning of diesel here, and trust me I love diesel since I live in Italy :)

]]> By: Lee http://www.bmwblog.com/2008/11/17/mb-to-bring-amg-diesels-by-2011-a-threat-to-bmw/comment-page-1/#comment-70816 Lee Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:27:02 +0000 http://www.bmwblog.com/?p=5514#comment-70816 If you want to test the waters on an "M" diesel, release a hopped-up diesel x3/5. I definitely wouldn't go straight to trying to pass off a diesel m3/5/6. I'm not opposed to the idea, as long as it performs. There's always TONS of torque to be had with diesel engines, so I'm sure they can make it a fun vehicle. If you want to test the waters on an “M” diesel, release a hopped-up diesel x3/5. I definitely wouldn’t go straight to trying to pass off a diesel m3/5/6.

I’m not opposed to the idea, as long as it performs. There’s always TONS of torque to be had with diesel engines, so I’m sure they can make it a fun vehicle.

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