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I can understand people who prefer petrol engine, for sure. I would love to drive one 6cyl petrol engine. But 2 things to understand why a 3.0 6cyl is not a bad thing :
- first, it is a real 6cyl, with all you can expect from it : torque, HP, smooth, even sound (though it is not as good as a petrol) => joy when you ride it. Just try it!!! If you ever come to Paris, I would be happy to give you a ride, so you can test how far it is from a tractor!!! Impossible to compare with the 2.0d 4cyl, which is a good diesel, but far far from 3.0d....
- no 6cyl petrol right now for F31 available. Only 328i (4cyl) and 320d (idem). And if you lease your car, even if the 335i would exist, it would be 40% more expensive because of lower value at end of lease + taxes here in europe + petrol cost. In france, just as an example, we have a tax on co2, of 0euros for 330d F30 and 2600 euros for 335i .... You can have the auto tranny for free on the 330d...
So, 330d is maybe not a winner compared to 335i, but it is not far away from it when you take all that into account....
Personnally, my car is a 330d F31, with 258hp, I can assure you that it deserve its M sport badge, if you accept that it is different from a M3 ( the 335i is a not a real M car too).
I would love to have a 335i, but hell, i love this 330d!!!!!
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