WCF Test Drive: BMW 335d
Just a few years ago ‘performance diesel’ was a contradiction in terms, they were economical but about as exciting as E Coli poisoning.
The diesel was the reserve of trucks, tractors and cheapskates; keen drivers would rather pull out their own toenails out than drive one.
Cars like the BMW 335d will change all that.
The three-litre twin-turbo under the bonnet kicks out 282bhp, a respectable figure in itself, but then it’s a veiled reference in this context,
diesels live and die on torque – lots of it. The 335d comes with 428lb/ft, way more than the all-conquering M5 in a more compact and
chuckable package. In fact this car has so much power that BMW couldn’t fit a manual ‘box, so the automatic is the only option.
That and a limited rev range are the only downside of the car.
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