Articles tagged with: turbo
BMW 335d Six-Month Test Report and Review
The roughly 400 km (249 mile) drive from New York City to Washington D.C. and back (another 400 km) used most – but not all – of the Montego Blue BMW 335d’s fuel, reported Paul …
BMW 335d Three-Month Test Report and Review
Three months after picking up the Montego Blue BMW 335d at the BMW Welt delivery center in Munich, it continues to provide consistent Freude am Fahren. Aside from one letter on the decklid badge, there …
BMW and VW Diesels Among 10 Best Engines for 2010
Two clean-diesel engines were among the ten best engines for 2010, as selected by Ward’s, an automotive news and data provider.
Six editors from Ward’s nominated a total of 34 engines available in regular production cars …
First Drive: BMW 123d
The BMW 123d may be the most powerful two-liter diesel ever offered, producing 204 hp and 295 pound-feet of torque at 2000 rpm. This is enough to get the car from zero to 100 kilometers …
First Drive: Volkswagen Jetta TDI
On a round-trip to Philadelphia from New York City for a meeting, the Jetta averaged 43 mpg on the highway (with speeds ranging from 55 to 80 mph). The Jetta provided a steady supply of …
First Drive: BMW 535d
With its 3-liter inline six-cylinder engine with twin turbochargers (small one for low revs, large for high revs) that work in sequence to eliminate turbo lag, the 535d has so much power that you simply …
First Drive: Audi A6 TDI
During four days with the A6, the fuel gauge barely moved. I consistently got 22-24 mpg in town and up to 40 mpg on the highway.
The engine’s 332 pound-feet of torque (50% more than the …
König Diesel: Driving the New BMW 7er Series
The 7er Series, as BMW’s flagship, may cocoon its driver and passengers in Teutonic luxury and is clearly automotive royalty. While I was somewhat ambivalent about the exterior of its predecessor, the new 7er is …
