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Good news for the environment - the BMW 320d is now greener than Al Gore's flip-flop. Thanks to the eco wizards over in Germany, the cleanest-ever version of the 3-Series trumps out just 109g/km C02 and delivers 68.9mpg.
That means you'll pay just 35 quid a year in road tax while still enjoying the
car's 163bhp and 0-62mph time of 8.2 seconds.
It's all thanks to the geeks who were let loose on the car - fiddling around with the engine and aerodynamics, doing things we don't understand. But
we're told the new ‘centrifugal pendulum absorbers' and altered rear axle
transmission ratio are big news in the world of boffindom. All we know is that
you'll do far less damage to the planet as a result.
Of course, the marketing people had to go too far and describe the 2.0-litre
diesel as ‘mellifluous', which after a brief consultation with a thesaurus, we
found to mean ‘smooth and honeyed'. We suspect, however, it will sound much
like a diesel engine. Albeit a quiet one.
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livvie commented on this article
at 02:46 pm on 24 August 2009
its not bad looking either
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TennantsLager commented on this article
at 03:36 pm on 24 August 2009
You've got to say, good job boys. Thoroughly decent performance and excellent economy with a Beemer badge. Can't really go wrong with it can you? So how many did the reps order then?
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Mikeado commented on this article
at 03:53 pm on 24 August 2009
"So how many did the reps order then?" - That is why I'll never be interested in a 3-Series.
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LeBonkers commented on this article
at 04:17 pm on 24 August 2009
"centrifugal pendulum absorbers"...
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ben10Topgear commented on this article
at 04:48 pm on 24 August 2009
This car is very new!
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