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BMW is making a stand and joining the competition in the diesel world by making a luxury 520d turbo-diesel sedan, which is set to arrive in November of this year. The 520d will be using the high-torque, four-cylinder turbo-diesel engine that boasts powerful and spirited performance along with ultra-low fuel consumption and exhaust emissions.

With its second-generation common rail fuel injection and variable-geometry turbocharger, the 520d engine produces 125 kW at a relaxed 4,000 rpm, as well as a surging 340 Nm of torque that is available from as low as 1,750 rpm to provide impressive pulling power. Equipped as standard with BMW’s six-speed automatic transmission and capable of accelerating from zero to 100 km/h in 8.6 seconds, the new 520d is endowed with the sporting all-round performance that is central to the BMW philosophy.

Yet, with a fuel consumption of merely 6.1 litres/100 km on the combined cycle, the 520d offers small-car fuel consumption. This frugality is augmented by low exhaust emissions, with the CO2 output of just 162 g/km made possible with the combination of advanced BMW engine management and the standard exhaust system particle filter.

The new BMW 520d Automatic is priced from $79,900 and makes the brilliant 5 Series accessible to an even wider range of Australian luxury car buyers. Exceptional dynamic prowess coupled with supreme passenger comfort and the highest levels of safety are already a given with the recently updated BMW 5 Series range. Now, the driving dynamics of 530i, 530d and 550i models can be augmented by the optional six-speed Sport automatic transmission that takes the crisp-shifting nature of the regular transmission to new levels.

The Sport automatic transmission option is available for 530i, 530d and 550i models and is priced at $1,000. The option also includes a multi-function sport leather steering wheel, featuring paddle shifts.