Dynamic ability, comfort, efficiency, aesthetic allure and a profusion of innovations designed to enhance driving pleasure – the BMW 5 Series contains all the signature ingredients of a best-selling model at the premium end of the executive segment. Indeed, consistently rising … Continue reading

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Motor Trend: BMW’s Best Six is a Diesel
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In 5-series, on March 23rd, 2011

BMW’s 3.0 liter six-cylinder turbo diesel is once again praised by automotive magazines. Last one in line to acclaim the N57 diesel is Motor Trend. Here is an excerpt from their review: “This engine is the third, and most powerful, … Continue reading
Diesel Economics: U.S. Sales Double in 2010 – BMW vs. Audi vs. Mercedes vs. VW
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In Interesting, on March 7th, 2011

The diesel-centric website The Diesel Driver has put together an deep analysis on the U.S. diesel sales in 2010. According to them, diesel sales have doubled last year with the highest point of the year being registered in August at … Continue reading
U.S. Diesel Numbers: Q3 Sales Accelerate to 38%
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In Interesting, on October 22nd, 2010

The Diesel Driver offers some insight in the diesel sales generated in the U.S. for the third quarter of the year. The data analyzed comes from the four major players in the U.S. diesel market: Audi, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen. … Continue reading
The Return of Diesel in America – By The Diesel Driver
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In Interesting, on March 26th, 2010

Our friends over at The Diesel Driver are diving deeper into the story about diesel engines in North America and of course, including BMW diesels as well. This article falls in line with the previous one published by BMW just … Continue reading
BMW receives major order from Carbon Motors to supply diesel engines for US law enforcement vehicles
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In Featured Posts, News, on March 22nd, 2010

The BMW Group has received a major order from the American law enforcement vehicle manufacturer, Carbon Motors Corp., to supply more than 240,000 diesel engines. Ian Robertson, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and … Continue reading
Diesel in North America
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In Interesting, on March 22nd, 2010

Here is an interesting report from BMW on diesels in North America. Lots of interesting facts that some of us might have not known. The introduction of modern clean diesels to the U.S. market has been pioneered by manufacturers from … Continue reading
Diet Turbos – How Low Lag is No Lag?
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In Interesting, on November 12th, 2009

A very popular food product on the market is Activia Fat Free Yogurt. Lauded for it’s nutritional benefits, many health conscious patrons choose it because it is “Fat Free.” In actuality, Activia Fat Free yogurt contains 0.4g of fat per … Continue reading
What’s your favorite BMW engine of all time?
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In Interesting, on November 2nd, 2009

After the post regarding the 320Si, a few of us began to discuss the different merits of the engine and why technologies such as VANOS and Valvetronic were or were not present and even what things we’d like to see … Continue reading
50 Advantages of Diesel Fuel
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In Interesting, on October 22nd, 2009

In their latest edition, Diesel Power Magazine lists 50 reasons why diesel i the ultimate fuel. We, at BMWBLOG, are huge fans of diesel powerplants and every single diesel-powered BMW we’ve tested in the past two years has lived up … Continue reading