BMW 320d

Zon wrote:
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 > "Miguel Bento" <MiguelDotBento.TakeThisOut@alcatel.pt> wrote in message
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  > > Hello!
  > >
  > > I'm considering buying a new BMW 320d.
  > > I heard that the 320d engine has low power in the lower revs, and
  > > that you have to push it past 3000 rpm to have some real push.
  > >
  > > Is this true? Because from the technical specifications I can see that
  > > it has a high torque at relatively low rpms...
  > >
 > Have you test driven it?
 >
 > BR:Z

Not yet...
This is something that a friend of mine told me.

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"Miguel Bento" <MiguelDotBento.RemoveThis@alcatel.pt> wrote in message
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 > Not yet...
 > This is something that a friend of mine told me.
 >
Try it yourself. Sometimes friend's opinions are biased. Do you know what he
compares it to? If 320d is compared to 330d, it will quite likely have less
low end torque If he compares it to some older normally aspirated
diesels, new turbo diesel may feel weak close to idling rpm. That is just
typical. Of course, these new turbo diesel have twice the torque at higher
rpms

So, try it yourself and try to ignore what the others say. You are buying a
car for yourself anyway!

(and no, I do not have 320d

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Miguel Bento wrote:

 > I'm considering buying a new BMW 320d.
 > I heard that the 320d engine has low power in the lower revs, and
 > that you have to push it past 3000 rpm to have some real push.

My guess is that your friend meant a 320i, to which this statement perfectly
applies.

Any modern turbo-Diesel I know of already looses power at 3000 - 3500rpm.
As you can see with the peak torque value: it aplies at or even below
2000rpm or so. Just take a test drive to find out yourself.

Just my two cents.

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"Miguel Bento" <MiguelDotBento.RemoveThis@alcatel.pt> wrote in message
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 > Zon wrote:
  > >
  > > "Miguel Bento" <MiguelDotBento.RemoveThis@alcatel.pt> wrote in message
  > > news:404C4CFF.605DA9B9@alcatel.pt...
   > > > Hello!
   > > >
   > > > I'm considering buying a new BMW 320d.
   > > > I heard that the 320d engine has low power in the lower revs, and
   > > > that you have to push it past 3000 rpm to have some real push.
   > > >
   > > > Is this true? Because from the technical specifications I can see that
   > > > it has a high torque at relatively low rpms...
   > > >
  > > Have you test driven it?
  > >
  > > BR:Z
 >
 > Not yet...
 > This is something that a friend of mine told me.


The 320d has plenty of low-down torque and is good up until about 4000 revs.
I test-drove it and was very impressed..... but got greedy and bought a 330d
instead......... awesome!

Jason
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"Jason" <zen25001NO_SPAM.DeleteThis@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
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 > "Miguel Bento" <MiguelDotBento.DeleteThis@alcatel.pt> wrote in message
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  > > Zon wrote:
   > > >
   > > > "Miguel Bento" <MiguelDotBento.DeleteThis@alcatel.pt> wrote in message
   > > > news:404C4CFF.605DA9B9@alcatel.pt...
   > > > > Hello!
   > > > >
   > > > > I'm considering buying a new BMW 320d.
   > > > > I heard that the 320d engine has low power in the lower revs, and
   > > > > that you have to push it past 3000 rpm to have some real push.
   > > > >
   > > > > Is this true? Because from the technical specifications I can see that
   > > > > it has a high torque at relatively low rpms...
   > > > >
   > > > Have you test driven it?
   > > >
   > > > BR:Z
  > >
  > > Not yet...
  > > This is something that a friend of mine told me.
 >
 >
 > The 320d has plenty of low-down torque and is good up until about 4000 revs.
 > I test-drove it and was very impressed..... but got greedy and bought a 330d
 > instead......... awesome!
 >
 > Jason

Jason - when run in, chip it to about 240 bhp / 370 ft lbs - VERY awesome !!
Costs about £400, is apparently well within safe limits for transmission and mine has
been fine for 20,000 miles on a 530D.

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"Zon" <john.DeleteThis@reply-to-group.please> wrote in message
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 >
 > "Miguel Bento" <MiguelDotBento.DeleteThis@alcatel.pt> wrote in message
 > news:404C9AD8.45EE1391@alcatel.pt...
  > >
  > > Not yet...
  > > This is something that a friend of mine told me.
  > >
 > Try it yourself. Sometimes friend's opinions are biased. Do you know what
he
 > compares it to? If 320d is compared to 330d, it will quite likely have
less
 > low end torque If he compares it to some older normally aspirated
 > diesels, new turbo diesel may feel weak close to idling rpm. That is just
 > typical. Of course, these new turbo diesel have twice the torque at higher
 > rpms
 >
 > So, try it yourself and try to ignore what the others say. You are buying
a
 > car for yourself anyway!
 >
 > (and no, I do not have 320d

Well I do and I have to second Zon - try it for yourself! The engine is very
torquey starting at 1500rpm with a nice flat line of 330 Nm from 2000rpm to
about 4000rpm.

There is a difference however between the 150pk 320d and the 136pk, the
previous version, which is a lot less torquey at lower than about 1800rpm.

I absolutely love my 320d, by the way...

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Ciao Miguel,
All engines made by Bayerish Motoren Werke give 80% of the max torke around
2000 rpm (and lowest for V8 & V12).
But don't waiting from your Diesel for "GT" performance... High precision
mecanism to handdel with care !

Sébastien
318 i(E30), 530 iA V8 (E34), 535 iA V8 Steptronic (E39)


"Miguel Bento" <MiguelDotBento RemoveThis @alcatel.pt> a écrit dans le message de
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 > Hello!
 >
 > I'm considering buying a new BMW 320d.
 > I heard that the 320d engine has low power in the lower revs, and
 > that you have to push it past 3000 rpm to have some real push.
 >
 > Is this true? Because from the technical specifications I can see that
 > it has a high torque at relatively low rpms...
 >
 > Thanks for any info,
 > Miguel<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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