Mounted under the hood of a 5 Series sedan, the 2.4 - liter, turbocharged
diesel engine in the 524td would accelerate the vehicle to 60 mph in
about 14 seconds.
Amid increasing costs, ongoing political instability in nations with the largest proven reserves, and
mounting concerns
about environmental impact, crude oil / petroleum and its derivatives (gasoline / petrol,
diesel, and propane / LPG, for example) face an ever - widening spectrum of competitive energy