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11-09-2009, 06:48 AM
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  | Autobild: BMW 740d vs. Mercedes S 450 CDI     1st place: BMW 740d 2nd place: Mercedes S 450 CDI
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 | Yeah, BMW is coming with an even more powerful diesel soon. Mercedes should do the same. Maybe an updated V8 diesel to go against the tri turbo I6 unit...
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| The 7er interior looks so much better than the S! I strongly believe that the lower part of the centre console of the S looks annoyingly empty. Other than that, both are fantastic cars! I wouldn't mind any of those two 
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| Mercedes S-Class interior looks more elegant and upmarket - less clutter. The BMW's interior looks a touch more modern and tech-laden. The BMW's performance to fuel consumption & emissions ratios is far superior - a testament to the best diesel engine in a passenger car today. I also feel that the BMW is the better looking of the two vehicles (by a nose hair) but that's entirely subjective.
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| I'm a little surprised that despite having less power and less torque and less gears the BMW is faster in acceleration and equal in mid-range times.Is it only because the BMW is 98kg lighter? I think it would be better for BMW to equip 740d with a V8 4.0L engine rather than a 3.0L engine. |
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 The new 6 diesel is just perfect for the 7-series!!
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| Do you have the power and torque graphs for the two cars? This would go some way to explaining how the BMW is able to extract better performance from its twin-turbo, six cylinder 740d. It's definitely the better option for the diesel engine under the efficient dynamics program. Diesels and turbocharging are a match made in heaven; the resulting outputs from innovative forced induction shows proven superiority over displacement and cylinder count. Hence, the expected tri-turbo development...
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