7 Series
When the internal combustion engine finally begins its decsent into obsolescence, the diesel engine is going to be the first to die off. Not because it should but because of its reputation, however unfair it…
Nico DeMattia / January 10, 2021
2 Series
The UK government announced that it plans to ban the sale of internal combustion engines by 2030. That was a bold move from the authorities that had previously stated that the term would extend to…
Gabriel Nica / November 25, 2020
3 Series
It seems like diesel engines in passenger cars are definitely on the way out. Ever since the Volkswagen dieselgate, demand for diesels has been on a decline and now, these powerplants are becoming obsolete in…
Gabriel Nica / February 12, 2020
News
Even though a lot of people are already celebrating the ‘death’ of diesel cars, it looks like customers have a different opinion. At least that’s what the market in Germany is saying right now, with…
Gabriel Nica / August 5, 2019
1 Series
Australian BMW 1 Series Range No Longer Includes Diesel Engines
by Gabriel Nica / Date: November 23, 2018
Engines
BMW is under pressure from Germany’s government to finance hardware upgrades on some diesels vehicles, joining the likes of Daimler and Volkswagen Group in agreeing to pay for the cleaner-emissions retrofits. BMW says that instead said…
Horatiu Boeriu / November 11, 2018
News
Following some technical investigations, BMW started a voluntary technical campaign in the European market to fix faulty EGR valves on four-cylinder and six-cylinder diesel engines. According to the German manufacturer, the issue could lead to…
Gabriel Nica / August 8, 2018
5 Series
It was a raid that the people at BMW had never experienced: on March 20, German prosecutors and police officers suddenly stood in front of the doors of the corporate headquarters in Munich and the…
Horatiu Boeriu / August 6, 2018
News
BMW announced today, through its CEO, Harald Kruger that it will be ‘taking back’ diesel cars from the people who leased them, if a diesel ban happens to be enforced in the vicinity of the…
Gabriel Nica / March 21, 2018
3 Series
The German Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) today published the findings of tests conducted on the BMW 320d and confirmed that the vehicle examined fully complies with all legal requirements. The tests were carried out…
Horatiu Boeriu / February 15, 2018
2 Series
Particulate filters have been around for quite some time now and they are mostly known for helping out diesel engines meet stringent emission regulations. They basically contain the release of NOx particles into the atmosphere…
Gabriel Nica / January 17, 2018