Running on ‘the smell of an oily rag’, once an attempt at automotive humour, is no longer a joke when talking about diesel-powered cars. The new BMW 318d, for example, a diesel fuelled sedan, takes up the fuel economy battle to the hybrids.
At $56,400, the entry-level 318d limbos under the luxury car tax threshold bar with little to spare but can be tipped over into the higher bracket by a long list of cost options.
Read the full BMW 3 Series 318d 2012 review.