The 2.0-litre fitted in the 120d is the first four-cylinder diesel BMW has offered in Australia.
The BMW 120d joins its fellow diesel stable mates, the 530d, X3 3.0d and X5 3.0d. In June, BMW will launch the 320d Sedan, using the same 115 kW engine.
The BMW 320d was crowned 2006 Car of the Year by the authoritative British publication 'What Car?’
BMW Group Australia’s expansion of its diesel line-up has been the result the availability of low-sulphur diesel that blends perfectly with the high-technology BMW diesel engines and the growth in demand for diesel power plants.
In Australia, the overall passenger diesel segment has grown significantly over the past few years. In 2004 1,885 diesel passenger cars were sold throughout Australia but in 2005 demand rocketed with around 6,800 diesel passenger vehicles sold, representing an increase of 260 percent in just one year.
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