Never mind that the speedometer needle is pegged at 260 km/h. Consider, instead, that the tachometer needle is reading barely 4,000 rpm. Two-sixty in a BMW on a German autobahn is not that unexpected, but what manner of BMW engine generates such velocity with so little effort? Would you believe a BMW diesel? You may be having a hard time getting your head around this. For one thing, the very notion of a 260-km/h diesel is borderline oxymoronic, given that the whole point of diesel is fuel economy. For another, who the heck even knew that BMW makes diesels? The latter fact may perplex North Americans, in whose minds diesel is synonymous with slow, and BMW is synonymous with Ultimate Driving Machine. But it's an everyday fact for Europeans. BMW's first diesel was launched in 1983, and that 524td hit the ground running - it was the fastest diesel car of its time. Full Article
Whatever, most Germans think BMW is a piece of crap. Mercedes from personal experience have QA issues. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Tideland Prius @ Oct 17 2007, 01:27 AM) [snapback]526742[/snapback]</div>
