Here is an except from an article "Why Americans should fall in love
with the diesel" For the full article, click on the link below:
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Today, the economic rationale in favor of diesel is still relevant, but
it's been joined by more emotive impulses. In the U.K., for example, the
BMW 530i and 530d cost similar money. They have the same power output
(231 hp), but the diesel has dramatically more torque — 212 lb-ft vs.
384 lb-ft. The 530i gets to 62 mph 1.3 seconds quicker than the 530d
(which takes 7.8 seconds), but in the midrange, when the torque becomes
more relevant, the diesel car pulverizes its petrol rival. That it's
astonishingly refined, even at idle, and achieves an average of 42.2 mpg
to the 530i's 32.1 mpg (European "combined" estimates for
manual-transmission vehicles), is really the cherry on top of the icing
on top of the cake. The 530d is the enthusiast's choice, pure and simple.
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=108977
or
http://tinyurl.com/qlzg2
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