BMW 5 Series Diesel
August 14, 2007 by George Skentzos
BMW have added to their vast array of diesel powered luxury passenger vehicles – including the 120d, 320d, 530d, X3 2.0d and 3.0d, and the X5 3.0d to name a few – with the new 5-series diesel.
The 520d turbo-diesel sedan will appear in Australian showrooms by November this year to join the recently announced X3 2.0d Sports Activity Vehicle.
Supplementing the six-cylinder 530d, the 520d uses the same all-alloy 2.0-litre diesel engine as the aforementioned X3 which boasts powerful and spirited performance along with ultra-low fuel consumption and exhaust emissions.
With its second-generation common rail fuel injection and variable-geometry turbocharger, the 520d engine produces 125 kW at a relaxed 4,000 rpm, as well as a surging 340 Nm of torque that is available from as low as 1,750 rpm to provide impressive pulling power.
Complimenting the new turbo-diesel engine, the 520d features a new six-speed sports auto transmission capable of accelerating the diesel-powered sedan from zero to 100 km/h in 8.6 seconds yet with fuel consumption of merely 6.1 litres/100 km on the combined cycle, the 520d offers small-car fuel consumption.
The new BMW 520d Automatic is priced from $79,900 making the 5 Series accessible to an even wider range of Australian luxury car buyers.
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Good car. But is it $80K good? It’s relatively a lot cheaper over in Europe. “You get what you pay for” is not always true.
Yes, but the big question is when are we going to get the twin turbo diesels as already available in Europe in the 5 series, X3 & X5 ???