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<blockquote data-quote="EL118" data-source="post: 545726" data-attributes="member: 22940"><p>i heard so much about great torque of diesel engine which is true at initial pick up. i always wonder as great torque without high rpm cannot translate into high bhp,which would mean lose out in power during high speed. ( though i have never driven a BMW diesel engine) </p><p></p><p>bhp = torque x rpm / 5252</p><p></p><p>i got this review on E60 530d which confirm my doubt.</p><p></p><p>" <strong>............And puh-lease can we stop trying to pretend that that the superior torque offered by a diesel engine in any way compensates for the lack of brake horsepower. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>When you accelerate in a modern diesel there’s a satisfying surge, for sure, but it’s over in a moment. And there’s no power to carry the momentum. Time and time again I put my foot down in that Beemer, pulled out to overtake the Rover, and then when I was on the wrong side of the road simply ran out of oomph. </strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>A petrol engine will spin happily, in some cases to 8,000 or 9,000 revs per minute. The BMW diesel is revvier than most but it’s all out of ideas at just 5,000."</strong></p><p></p><p>Full article at </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/jeremy_clarkson/article824051.ece" target="_blank">http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/jeremy_clarkson/article824051.ece</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EL118, post: 545726, member: 22940"] i heard so much about great torque of diesel engine which is true at initial pick up. i always wonder as great torque without high rpm cannot translate into high bhp,which would mean lose out in power during high speed. ( though i have never driven a BMW diesel engine) bhp = torque x rpm / 5252 i got this review on E60 530d which confirm my doubt. " [B]............And puh-lease can we stop trying to pretend that that the superior torque offered by a diesel engine in any way compensates for the lack of brake horsepower. When you accelerate in a modern diesel there’s a satisfying surge, for sure, but it’s over in a moment. And there’s no power to carry the momentum. Time and time again I put my foot down in that Beemer, pulled out to overtake the Rover, and then when I was on the wrong side of the road simply ran out of oomph. A petrol engine will spin happily, in some cases to 8,000 or 9,000 revs per minute. The BMW diesel is revvier than most but it’s all out of ideas at just 5,000."[/B] Full article at [url]http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/driving/jeremy_clarkson/article824051.ece[/url] [/QUOTE]
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