Dream car: diesel BMW convertable... but not in the US

ARG. Sometimes I wish I lived in Europe.

BMW adds second diesel engine to 1 Series Cabriolet

Posted Jul 22nd 2008 at 1:07PM by Xavier Navarro

Introduced last year, the BMW 1-series Cabrio included a diesel version in its lineup. For the 2009 model year, BMW has announced (in Europe, folks) that the 1-series will sport two additional engines: The 123d sports a 4-cylinder, 2-liter unit good for 204hp goes from 0 to 62 mph in 7.5 seconds, uses 5.4 l/100 km (44mpg) and emits 144 g of CO₂ per km. As an entry diesel, there's the 118d model. It will include the same 2-liter engine but with a single turbocharger tuned for 143hp. It still manages a 0-62 mph figure in 9.5 seconds, while burning 4.9 l/100 km of diesel fuel (48mpg U. S.), as well as keeping CO₂ emissions under 129 g/km. . The car features other improvements such as a new iDrive interface, a better screen, better navigational system and guided tours, not to add Bluetooth compatibility and several other goodies.

Article here.

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 they will not market it to us? why o why?...

How do I put this? Environmentalist will not allow it in the USA like most diesel passenger vehicles. There are very few what is called “50-state” passenger diesel vehicles in the USA. Manufactures don’t want to mess with USA EPA and some states every changing emission requirements. It is just not worth it to them. Besides the general American public see diesels as nasty, dirty, loud, and slow machines. There is just no market or demand for them here.