RE: BMW M550d: Chris Harris live blog

[deadtom]

WCZ said:

I don't understand that one, Tom - must be subtle!

read the next sentence of that post :P I'm not into intelligent subtlety.. im not intelligent or subtle enough

[Aizle]

Monkey, can you find out why they aren't bringing these cars to the UK market?

[PHMatt]

I doubt very much at all this will tempt an M5 owner into a diesel.

However it may very well tempt a 520d owner, may be even a 535d owner into the 550d.

In my eyes it's just a 5 series sport. Putting an M in front of it is pushing it. Unless of course it has proper M5 suspension and other parts?

Anyway, I'm an engine geek - can we have more details on this tri turbo set up seeing as it seems, as far as I know, to be a world first?

[Greenwich Ross]

Aizle said:

Monkey, can you find out why they aren't bringing these cars to the UK market?

Percieved market against cost of steering conversion, I'd guess. Without that much engine and that many turbo-chargers, there's ain't gonna be a huge amount of wiggle room under the bonnet.

[MrTickle]

The 'selection plate' I accidentally ordered!

[g3org3y]

Great idea for this PH live blog.

I wonder what the service intervals will be like on these triple turbo motors?

[Johnboy Mac]

There's more interest in food & the E12 that this new diesel, sorta says it all really

[Wills2]

Greenwich Ross said:

Aizle said:

Monkey, can you find out why they aren't bringing these cars to the UK market?

Percieved market against cost of steering conversion, I'd guess. Without that much engine and that many turbo-chargers, there's ain't gonna be a huge amount of wiggle room under the bonnet.

Or rather F10 isn't set up for RHD with Xdrive.

[2volvos]

Stealth bomber?

Stealth Beemer shirley?

[E30Addict]

Johnboy Mac said:

There's more interest in food & the E12 that this new diesel, sorta says it all really

It doesn't help that if anyone were interested, it probably won't make it to the UK. Interesting but ultimately irrelevant.

Edited by E30Addict on Friday 24th February 12:20

[E30Addict]

Johnboy Mac said:

There's more interest in food & the E12 that this new diesel, sorta says it all really

It doesn't help that if anyone were interested, it probably won't make it to the UK. Interesting but ultimately irrelevant.

Edited by E30Addict on Friday 24th February 12:21

[thetapeworm]

I'm here for the sausage updates.

[Blown2CV]

why go to germany to test drive a diesel saloon that you can't get in the UK, where the press conference is all in german? If it is good then what does that tell us? In the next couple of years diesels with that kind of power will be commonplace anyway.

[deadtom]

Blown2CV said:

why go to germany to test drive a diesel saloon that you can't get in the UK, where the press conference is all in german?

PH is UK based, but not restricted to the UK market, shirley?

[Aizle]

Blown2CV said:

why go to germany to test drive a diesel saloon that you can't get in the UK, where the press conference is all in german? If it is good then what does that tell us? In the next couple of years diesels with that kind of power will be commonplace anyway.

Fun day out of the office?

[PascalBuyens]

Aizle said:

Monkey, can you find out why they aren't bringing these cars to the UK market?

BMW has listened to you all, shouting that a 335d is thé fastest car ever.

Carry on, nothing to see here



LOLOL :-D

[thetapeworm]

Blown2CV said:

why go to germany to test drive a diesel saloon that you can't get in the UK, where the press conference is all in german? If it is good then what does that tell us? In the next couple of years diesels with that kind of power will be commonplace anyway.

Perhaps Chris also has his Drive channel hat on and is covering this for a number of potential outlets, some of which might have access to buy the car in question?

Regardless of this surely as motoring (and sausage) enthusiasts this sort of tri-turbo torque is of interest?

[PascalBuyens]

Wills2 said:

Or rather F10 isn't set up for RHD with Xdrive.

550d isn't going to be an Xdrive as far as I'm following...

[Aizle]

PascalBuyens said:

Wills2 said:

Or rather F10 isn't set up for RHD with Xdrive.

550d isn't going to be an Xdrive as far as I'm following...

The link the article says that it's only going to be XDrive.

[Munich]

lgomgf said:

The sausage are cooked in water and served like that, with one pretzel and a glass of weizenbier... I am hungry now!!!

or if you are from south Bayern, Weißbier.