DIESEL DO NICELY

The first fruits of BMW's experimentation with diesel technology hit the market over 40 years ago, and they have never looked back.

Andrew Everett

SPECIAL FEATURE BMW DIESELS The diesel car market in 1982 was not what you would call inspiring. In fact it was mainly a collection of dreadful rattlers that might just about pull you out of bed, but we'll go through the sorry list alphabetically. Alfa Romeo had a diesel Alfetta from 1979 powered by a four-cylinder 2-litre VM Motori oil burner – 82bhp at the spare wheel and a big, heavy old lump that really demanded the power steering it never got. Audi had the 100 Diesel with a 69bhp 2.1-diesel, and a turbo version that would appear with the new C3 model for the 1983 model year, but even with the boost it would sport only 86bhp. Citroën fielded a CX diesel with a 74bhp four-banger, Ford a 2.5-litre…

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Classics World (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2024

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