2009 BMW 330d for Australia
30 Nov, 2008
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As the influx of diesel powerplants, particularly from European manufacturers, continues into Australia BMW has said that it will bring its acclaimed new generation 3.0-litre diesel engine here in 2009.
Deliveries of the new BMW 330d sedan are expected to commence in the second quarter of next year.
The 330d uses a new generation all-aluminium, high-output, turbocharged, six-cylinder engine that develops 180kW and a substantial 520Nm of torque.
Peak power is delivered at 4000rpm and peak torque is available between 1750 and 3000rpm, while the 330d will be available only with a six-speed automatic transmission.
Despite having significantly more torque than any other BMW 3 Series sedan, the 330d returns a very frugal fuel consumption at 6.8-litres per 100 km on the combined fuel cycle.
As a result, the BMW 330d qualifies for the higher Luxury Car Tax threshold of $75,000, meaning 330d customers will pay less LCT than those purchasing thirstier vehicles.
The 3.0-litre, straight-six engine accelerates the 330d from 0-100km/h in just 6.2 seconds and the top speed is limited electronically to 250km/h. Carbon dioxide emissions are just 180g/km.
The new BMW 330d joins the just revealed new look BMW 3 Series sedan line-up which went on sale in Australia on November 22. This range starts with the 320i Executive at $54,500.
Like the BMW 330d Sedan, the four-cylinder 320d Executive, priced from $57,500, benefits from the LCT concession, as its combined fuel economy performance is well below the 7.0-l/100km limit at 6.0-l/100 km.
Pricing for the BMW 330d will be announced closer to launch.
“BMW continues to roll out the fruits of its industry-leading EfficientDynamics engine programme in Australia, which brings the triple benefits of high-performance, low consumption and low emissions,” said Tom Noble, general manager, marketing at BMW Group Australia.
“The new BMW 330d Sedan gives our customers the opportunity to mix V8 engine performance with four-cylinder fuel economy, but at the same time delivering the tangible delights of our highly-acclaimed straight-six cylinder engines.
“BMW in Australia has been selling increasing volumes of diesel-engined vehicles each year. Our customers really appreciate the benefits of these high torque, low consumption engines.
“Now we can offer a truly muscular diesel performance option in our most popular body style. It’s a mix we are certain will be extremely popular in this segment of the market,” he said.
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November 30th, 2008 at 7:32 pm
*****PRIMO!*****
Why are we still mising out on the alleged best turbo diesel on the planet, the twin-turbo 335 BMW?
Cheers
F-0
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November 30th, 2008 at 8:52 pm
Well that’s good. The 30d engine is an excellent one and before anybody complains about the automatic only thing, the automatic is the one to have with this engine. Still, they could at least offer a manual as it might help charm over a few diesel skeptics that fancy themselves as proper drivers.
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November 30th, 2008 at 11:49 pm
Oh it is good news.
And 335d & 123d twin turbo diesel would be next? Please !!!
Personally 123d M-Sport Coupe sounds great.
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December 1st, 2008 at 1:18 am
I feel sorry for Australia as Alpina doesn’t import here. Alpina have recently put the 23 diesel engine into the 3 Series (and obviously done some tuning along the way) and Top Gear reckons that it’s probably the best diesel in existence. The other good thing about Alpina is that although they make their visual mark on the car, it comes in the shape of a very discreet and tasteful body kit that only improves aerodynamics and some nice wheels. I’d love to go home and try one out because a BMW Alpina D3 Touring really does appeal to me (I’ve got a thing about performance station wagons, especially economical ones).
If Australia are only offering an automatic, I can’t figure out why they aren’t bringing the 35d engine instead of the 30d. The 35d is only automatic but the 30d has a manual option and the 23d should certainly come here. Plus the 35d really is amazing.
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December 1st, 2008 at 1:42 pm
I’ve got a 120d atm and I’m pretty happy with the fuel consumption and power, however the lag is annoying, hopefully the 123d will fix that up!
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December 1st, 2008 at 6:04 pm
Drove past a service station today.
Petrol: $1.01
Diesel: $1.43
Why is Diesel so much more expensive these days? I recall it used to be cheaper than petrol at one point.
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December 1st, 2008 at 9:47 pm
To me, the outputs of this engine seem a little close to the outputs of the twin turbo 3.0d engine.
Although, that said, with this update of the 3.0d engine, it would be tantalizing to think how powerful they could make the engine if they whacked a second turbo on..
~230kw and ~600++Nm? Mm…
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December 4th, 2008 at 9:32 am
I’m with Alex - love performance wagons, particularly diesels. On the petrol side of things, love the Passat R36!!!
Any guesses as to the 330D ticket? Can’t wait to see!
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