The diesel power units in the new BMW 7-Series

Particularly in the luxury performance segment, diesel engines have become very significant in Europe over the years. Serving as power units for the new BMW 7-Series, the 3.0-litre straight-six and 3.9-litre V8 diesel engines which already featured in the previous models have been fundamentally revised and updated. Like the 8-cylinder gasoline engines introduced last autumn at the launch of the new 7-Series, the two new diesel engines are combined exclusively with the latest-generation six-speed automatic transmission.