Best 2.0 or 2.2 diesel motor?
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klier
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This would have been a good question 10 years ago.
Right now in 2021, they all suck and you should look for electric or gasoline hybrid at the very least.
All I know is that the best diesel is the BMW 3.0 in it's various forms, and that's not going to be bettered anymore. Best 2.0 likely is the BMW 2.0 lol
Can you explain why they all suck now? xD
But i dont understand then why people buy diesel cars. In deanmrk most of the cars are diesel ( usage for long distances)
CrunchSlaughtered
RPM Ruler
140km a day dont u think that is a good dsitance for diesel?
martinbo
Staff member
I think that's a rather urban-centric, insular, "first world" view of things. Diesel engines still have their - admittedly diminishing - place in the world. They have become progressively cleaner over the years, and while not entirely non-polluting, they do still emit less carbon dioxide compared with an equivalent spec petrol engine.
Electric cars - predominantly in metropolitans - are undoubtedly the future. I saw a Taycan on the way to work a few days and it didn't just look like the future; it looked like it belonged.
However, in many vaster, rougher, less developed parts of the world where electrical charging infrastructure is non-existent, then the only practical option is the legacy, fossil fuel route.
In countries like SA, electric vehicles will be restricted to the confines of cities for a number of years to come. Anyone wanting to venture further will do so in a fossil fueled car or SUV. Given the range of a 320d or X3 20d, these make ideal long-distance vehicles to go exploring in - the latter more so when you want to get to those special, out-of-the-way places. So the luxury diesel SUV still has relevance.
For my part, the two 2.0 diesels in my pre-LCI and LCI F30s have operated with no issues whatsoever, respectively delivering mixed-use economy averages of 5.9 and 6.1 l/100km over their lifetimes.
