PressClub South Africa · Article.
The new BMW 320d Touring
Wed Dec 05 12:02:20 CET 2012 Press Release
The new 3 Series Touring has been described as the epitome of the family sports car. Featuring the unique balance of elegance, dynamics, and compact dimensions common to all 3 Series for the last 30 years it’s more powerful, more versatile and even faster than before. But with the addition of a frugal yet punchy sports diesel powertain to the range it can now be described as the thinking man’s sports car.
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After all, the new 3 Series Touring is just as fast as the 3 Series Sports Sedan on the Northern Circuit of Nürburgring, lapping the Circuit in exactly the same time as its sibling. However, in 320d Touring guise it adds even more versatility and flexibility to the equation thanks to its powerful four-cylinder diesel engine, which rounds off a stunning package with willing performance and frugal fuel consumption.
A power diesel in the Touring.
In Europe, two out of every three BMW Touring customers prefers a diesel engine. With the addition of the 320d Touring to the line-up, offering all the qualities of a sports diesel made by BMW and typical of the BMW brand, it’s very likely that the diesel will gain even greater significance in South Africa as well.
Featuring second-generation common rail technology, the 320d Touring develops maximum output of 115 kW at 4,000 rpm and peak torque is an equally impressive 330 Nm from 2,000 – 2,750 rpm. The car’s performance reflects this superior diesel power, with the 320d accelerating from 0–100 km/h in 8.9 seconds, and completing the sprint from 80–120 km/h in fourth gear in just 7.4 seconds. Top speed, finally, is 219 km/h. (Figures for the automatic model are in the specification sheet.)
BMW’s sports diesels can meet every comparison also when it comes to
fuel economy: Consuming a staggeringly low 5.9 litres of diesel
fuel in the New European Driving Cycle, BMW’s two-litre four-cylinder
diesel is extremely economical.
Modified common rail technology for efficient dynamics.
The diesel engine fitted to the BMW 320d Touring raises the benchmark significantly in terms of both running smoothness and all-round efficiency. This results above all from the engine’s superior balance shafts and common rail technology: Operating at system pressure of up to 1,600 bar and with NI injectors allowing multiple fuel injection, a linear injection curve, and injection volume kept within minimum tolerance limits, this second-generation common rail technology supplies an even more precise flow of fuel to the combustion chambers, with exactly the fuel quantity required for an optimum combustion process. A further advantage is that the fuel is atomised with even greater efficiency and with even finer formation of particles, giving the customer the benefit of more power with lower noise and less fuel.