Although luckily for car lovers, everything indicates that Euro 7 will be less restrictive than initially promised, the diesel car will continue to be its “greatest enemy”. And I put it in quotation marks because the diesel vehicle still has a lot to say and also in areas such as the Autobahn, where this BMW 320d E90 shines openly and gives it all.
Yes, it is not a modern diesel and it pollutes more than the current ones, but it proves that it is still a very capable vehicle, especially for those who seek to do infinite kilometers covered by ridiculous consumption. However, that is not the goal of our protagonist, TopSpeedGermany, who seeks to reach the limits of the 320d.
This is the BMW 320d that wanted to prove its worth on the Autobahn
We are talking, specifically, of a unit that has no more and no less than sixteen years behind it. But that is not an impediment for the German sedan to stretch its legs on the Autobahn and seek, without any shame, to reach its maximum speed.
To do this, the BMW 320d boasts a 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that develops 163 hp and 340 Nm of torque. These figures allow a 0 to 100 in 8.6 seconds and supposedly a top speed of 225 km/hall accompanied by an approved combined consumption of just 5.7 litres.
But we already know that TopSpeedGermany is always skeptical about the cars that pass through their hands, and this case is no exception. Thus, we find our protagonist squeezing the most out of Series 3, which results in a top speed that flirts with 250 km/hconsiderably more than it once declared when it was a new vehicle.
