While Mercedes - Benz has let us Americans
buy diesel versions of its flagship sedan from time to time, BMW has kept a number of versions of the 7 - series from our shores, among them diesel 7 - series models.
Interestingly, the only way to get the third - row seat is to
buy the diesel version of the new Santa Fe.
Who on earth will
buy a diesel version of this, a citycar anyway?
Not exact matches
Sources close to negotiations told Reuters that older Touareg and Q7
diesel models, available from the 2009 model year onwards, may have to be
bought back while over 60,000 later
versions could be repaired.
The slightly left - field choice will be the
diesel - electric hybrid, which doesn't quite deliver the running costs you might expect and is the most expensive
version to
buy, too.
And even if you forget extremely expensive GT
version more lowly models remain premium - priced, the EX costing more than either the most expensive
diesel Ford Focus, Alfa Romeo Giulietta or non GTI - chassis'd
diesel Golf you can
buy.
Given the performance reputation of the outstanding BMW 5 Series, some buyers might consider it a waste to
buy a
diesel - powered
version of the car.
As evidence of the Golf SportWagen's unique demographic, Michael Klopotowski, Volkswagen's product planner for the Golf family, told me that 80 percent of buyers of the previous generation opted for the TDI
version with its
diesel drivetrain, while 30 percent got the manual transmission — numbers that don't jibe at all with automotive
buying trends in the US.
The one issue that concerned some was that Alfa still isn't showing «regular»
versions of the Giulia that most customers will
buy, but we do expect there to be a range of four cylinder petrol and
diesel engines available at launch.
And speaking of
buying, it's likely Mercedes will debut the hybridized A-Class alongside its gasoline and
diesel version at its launch.
The 20i petrol
version is best avoided, a 20d
diesel offers similar performance and isn't much more expensive to
buy, and the extra fuel and depreciation costs of the petrol will more than offset the difference.