BMW Outdoes Itself with the 116d

BMW has announced the launch of a vehicle even greener than its current World Green Car of the Year. The BMW 116d, which is capable of 53.4 miles per gallon and has a CO2 emissions figure of 118g/kg, will be available in the UK beginning in March, 2009. Its 2.0-liter, four-cylinder diesel engine produces 116 horsepower and an admirable 192 pound-feet of torque. The 116d is also capable of a top speed of 125 miles per hour.
The 116d, which replaces the 118d as BMW’s most fuel efficient and least polluting vehicle, is available in a three-door model from £17,605 (about $26,467) and a five-door from £18,135 (about $27,264). Low British tax rates on the 116d make it more affordable, especially for business users. Unfortunately, it will not be available in the US.
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BMW’s most fuel efficient car announced
BMW is pleased to announce the launch of the new 116d – the marque’s most fuel efficient and least polluting vehicle. With a combined consumption figure of 64.2mpg and a CO2 emissions figure of 118g/km, the BMW 116d even trumps the current World Green Car of the Year, the BMW 118d.
Available in both three- and five-door guises, the BMW 116d is powered by a four-cylinder diesel engine producing 116hp. The 1,995cc powerplant with its 260Nm of torque from 1,750rpm ensures it is capable of a zero to 62mph time of 10.2 seconds (10.3 seconds for the five-door) before going on to a top speed of 125mph.
The BMW 116d costs just £35 a year to tax courtesy of a Band B Vehicle Excise Duty rank, while its 13 per cent Benefit-in-Kind rating also ensures it makes economical sense for the business user. The new three-door BMW 116d costs from £17,605 OTR, while the five-door 116d is priced from £18,135 OTR. Both models go on sale in March 2009.
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dieselhead
And once again consumers in the US are chopped liver.
chartguy
Blame Congress! They passed the extreme diesel emissions standards for the US.
Any wonder that that Congress' approval rating is down to 9%?
Mark in Maine
I agree - Up here, several years back, the all-knowing state legislature decided that Maine needed to adopt clean air standards just like the ones in the People's Republic of California - Suddenly, one was unable to buy a Jetta Diesel, or any diesel that wasn't fitted to a big pickup truck. Didn't make much sense to some of us, being unable to buy vehicles capable of around 50 m.p.g. in a state where it's an hour's drive to go anywhere . . . Didn't the Federal standards change in the last year though, with the introduction of low-sulphur fuels?
chartguy
Yes, the Federal standards did change. They got even tougher. That's why Mercedes has BlueTec (urea injection). We just got a new GMC 5500 brush truck for the fire department. It has this bizarre compressor that goes off every few minutes while it's idling. It'll be a while before we're used to it enough to stop jumping. I believe it blows the ash off the catalytic converter. Real Rube Goldberg design work.
The switch to low-sulfur explains most of the new premium in diesel prices. In other words, it now costs more to buy a gallon of diesel than it does to buy a gallon of premium gas.
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I nearly fell out of my chair laughing, while watching this.
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Mena
Aren't there two other diesel engines offered for this car already?
Mirko
1. The picture shows a 2004 1-series. They changed the front bumpers, grilles, lights, taillights, rear bumper, egine lineup, ec. in '07.
2. There are already three diesels, 143hp 118d, 177hp 120d and 203hp 123d.

This new 116d just exists because of the way cars are taxed in the UK. Here in Germany, the 118d is still the entry-level diesel 1er. The 116d gets just ONE mpg more.
I have a 118d and it's fantastic.
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