The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Is the diesel engine being phased out? The two-ton BMW now provides arguments against it

2021-01-20T07:34:50.431Z


The era of internal combustion engines is clearly drawing to a close. Does it have to be that way? The efficiency of modern diesel technology certainly raises doubts.


The era of internal combustion engines is clearly drawing to a close.

Does it have to be that way?

The efficiency of modern diesel technology certainly raises doubts.

  • Amazing video about the

    BMW 7 Series

    provides an argument why diesel engines may have a future.

  • A car fan from Great Britain drives his racing car from Munich

    over 1,400 kilometers

    - on one tank of fuel.

  • Aside from the debate about

    e-mobility

    , it is evident that even the most modern generation of diesels can be efficient.

  • Our free 

    economic newsletter

     regularly provides you with all relevant news from the economy.

    Click here for registration.

London / Munich - German engineering has ensured that local car manufacturers such as

BMW

and

Volkswagen

have played first fiddle in international competition for decades and thus earned a first-class reputation.

With the threats of climate change and the resulting traffic turnaround, the good old

combustion engine

is increasingly being sidelined.

BMW 7 Series video raises doubts that the diesel engine should be left on the sidelines

We are in the digital age and the planned mass suitability of

electric cars

, which is shaking up an entire industry and presenting previously successful companies with a huge challenge.

Efficiency is now a top priority and electric vehicles should enable more environmentally friendly driving in the medium term.

The debate about which

type of drive is

less harmful to the environment is heating up people - and it is difficult to come up with a clear answer that takes all aspects into account.

But one thing is certain: in terms of pollutant emissions during operation, electromobility has the edge.

However, a British

BMW supporter

provides proof that an evolution in terms of economy has also succeeded in the new generation of diesel vehicles:

User Joe Achilles presents a video

on

YouTube

in which he

talks

about

a current model of the

BMW 7 series

covers an impressive 1,400 kilometers (around 900 miles).

The specialty results from the fact that this undertaking was achieved with only one tank content.

BMW 7 Series: B57 diesel engine shines - efficient driving is also possible with combustion engines

Achilles

originally

wanted

to drive

the

BMW

G11

series

, which underwent a facelift in 2019, from London to Barcelona, ​​but Corona and Brexit thwarted his plans.

As the car lover describes in the video, he drove across the UK instead.

This is how economical progress is possible with the 265 hp

BMW 730d

: At the beginning of the “test drive”, the premium sedan from Munich was filled with 78 liters of diesel.

Probably the most important criterion for the long range: Achilles steered the

7 Series BMW

most of the time at the supposedly most efficient speed - which, according to the on-board computer, is 112 km / h.

For example, the model that has been available since 2019 has a

consumption

value of 5.4 liters per 100 kilometers.

A value that was

not really to be expected

with a highly motorized vehicle like the

BMW 7 Series

and almost comes close to the hybrid version ...

Incidentally, the built-in engine is the six-cylinder diesel

B57

with 3.0 liter displacement.

Opponents of the traditional drive technology hope that units like this will soon become extinct.

But will the diesel be sorely missed?

A study shows a nasty climate surprise.

(PF)

Source: merkur

All news articles on 2021-01-20

You may like

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.