FOLLOWING THE LAUNCH last month of the 2009 BMW 330d sedan in Australia, BMW is set to give the diesel-engined 3 Series Coupe, Convertible and Touring a local release.

Depending on the body style, customers will be able to choose from a 2.0 litre four cylinder diesel or a 3.0 litre straight-six diesel.

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BMW HAS LET LOOSE its performance-oriented 330d sedan into the Australian market today, the first 3 Series vehicle to boast the company’s high output diesel powerplant.

Powered by a six-cylinder 3.0 litre turbo-diesel engine, the 330d provides V8 rivaling torque with efficiency akin to a four-cylinder. In fact, with 520Nm on tap from just 1750rpm, the turbo-diesel motor [...]

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ALTHOUGH BMW WON’T be bringing the admirably powerful diesel-powered 740d Australia’s way, the German automaker’s local arm will still be rolling out a number of new diesel models in the near future.

Chief among these is the new 330d sedan, which shares its 3.0 litre twin-turbo diesel powerplant with the just-launched 730d.

Generating a healthy 180kW and [...]

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