2015 BMW 328d Sedan review notes - Autoweek
Still like the BMW diesel, but still don’t like BMW option costs. ROAD TEST EDITOR JONATHAN WONG: Like the BMW 328d xDrive Sports Wagon we had in here previously, the cost to upgrade to the 2. 0-liter diesel four-cylinder comes out to be $1,500. As I pointed out in my wagon notes, that’s not crazy, considering... It’s no secret that I like my diesels because torque is a wonderful thing and you can’t argue with the fuel economy that you get with them, but in the case of the 3-series, it means you have to live with an eight-speed automatic transmission. What also helps is that the ZF-built eight-speed auto happens to be great gearbox, which is employed throughout the BMW lineup and many, many brands like Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and Chrysler. It features a quick and responsive manual shift mode and the shift themselves are seamless and quick. And as revs climb it also doesn’t sound extremely refined when compared to BMW’s six-cylinder oil burners, but the thrust is wonderful. Source: autoweek.com
