I bought a 320d a month ago, and I enjoy the car. Of course I was afraid for it to be slow, and I assume that some of you are thinking the same. But, you get okay 0-100 and very good luxury. I enjoy driving now, rather than driving like an idiot(like I used to). You drive slower, you put some music and you just cruise. It's sucha pleasure, I would recommend it to anybody. Of course my heart still wants sometimes a 500 hp under the hood, but I think I need to get some road discipline with this car and then move to a faster one
Slow 0-60??? It has a 6.7 second 0-60mph time, faster than a comparable C-class or A4. It has amazing pickup. If you think it's slow, you obviously drive with the handbrake on.
@@aidan1585 Re-read the whole comment again before you comment 🙂 I said “I was afraid for it to be slow” not that it is slow. And it’s not 6,7 but 7,4+ seconds
I have manual it dous 7.3 , it really dous give a lot of hatches a run for their money , specially when already rolling 420 nm is no joke and you be surprised what you keep up with , porsche panamera 3.0d (old model) tesla model 3 for example , all on highway offcourse
did anyone noticed at 0:16 when car hit the third gear, the rpm meter looks like to take a gasp. and same can be heard in the engine note. Why do all 320d have that ?
Is the car limiting power under 2000rpm during the first gear when launching from a stop in your first attempt? It feels like rpm rises slowly till 2000rpm then shoots up rapidly after that
It's just turbo and torque converter lag. To eliminate this, the revs need to be built up with the left foot on the brake before releasing or launch control to be used.
My brother has same car and engine, with this one you should not put the gearbox to sport, just set the setting to sport+ but dont put the gearbox in s-mode. The acceleration is much better.
@@Ibrahim24be im driving it mostly in comfort mode since it s town driving but this car should never go under sport mode...it s just enjoyable plus better/faster shifting
I have one since March 2015. The non efficient dynamics version with 184PS. Pretty reliable after 7+ years. No major problem whatsoever. There is one thing common to those cars where the co passenger door actuator some times failing and you can only unlock the door by the keyfob(!). This happens to me especially with cold weather. Apart from that I'm very happy both from the consumption (averaging 7.8l/100 mixed circle), and the maintenance is unexpectedly cheap.
@@Floopozord Hi! I found a BMW 320d, with 36k km, which in 5 years has had only 1 oil change. I wonder if it's a problem that it didn't had at least 2 oil changes. What do you think? Thanks
Had an E90 which I swapped for an F30 320d,miles engine sounded like a tractor, and the cabin noise was bad, my old E90 sounded quieter and more refined, plus the standard steering whee was massive and hard to the touch and the seats were flat with no bolsters at the bottom, and not comfortable at all, I also had to put it in sport mode every time I started the car, at 25k miles, wheel bearing noise begin and also started feeling that dreadful slight judder in the clutch pedal I regretted that purchase so bad sold the car and bought a new Mazda sport 3 automatic, huge difference
You obviously are talking about the pre-facelift F30, the engine used in the 20d F30 LCI is the BMW B47 engine, best diesel engine ever fitted to a 3 series, they still use it on the new G20 3 series. Sounds great and revs up to 5400-5600, depends on car.
@@aidan1585 Sorry dude, N47/B47 both sounds like tractors especially with auto boxes and longitudinal applications there are too many vibrations. That's one thing I hate about my F30, so noisy. My old mk4 Mondeo with PSA DW10 engine was a lot smoother, and so is the Skyactiv D in the Mazda 3/6
@@energymc22 the 2.2 sktactiv d is a shity engine that has constant emissions problems.. from the egr valve blocking the intake with soot to the dpfs failing after 50k etc. The n47 does sound loud, but in my case, with the B47TÜ1 which is the november 2017-present version which added a twin-turbo system and adblue injection (SCR), it is immensely smooth and refined, effortless acceleration. Cruising at 90km/h (55mph) at 1300rpm is pure joy, averaging 2.7l/100km (104mpg). Next to no NOx coming out of the tailpipe and a wonderful auto-start/stop system. I couldn't have chose a better car. Also in my experience, the Steptronic version (especially the Sport Steptronic as seen on my 320d) are far smoother than the 6-speed manual 320d. What is the mileage on your vehicle?
@@energymc22 How do you guys compare a bmw to a mazda, BMW handles better, drives better but also gets better fuel economy, has the greatest gearbox available the ZF 8 which is also super cheap, cheap tax what else do you want. So what the diesel is noisy go buy a 6 cylinder then and it will still be better then a 2.2 mazda on fuel but with over 250bhp.
@@aidan1585 Yeah N47/B47 are superior engines so what they have problems, all cars have problems especially with the amount of engines BMW sold. Its probably 20x the amount any Mazda engine has ever sold. Cheap tax, cheap insurance, pretty fast, best auto box in the industry what else could you want.
8hp more is not enough to offset weight difference, power/weight is better in Civic, bmw just launches better bc of launch control and RWD, at very high speeds weight is not that important it's mostly power/aerodynmics which is better in BMW ergo ithas higher top speed.
Those ratios are short! I could never put my finger on what I really disliked in the new BMW's (besides the electric steering) until now. It's those damn short ratios! It's terribly unexciting.
@@arlind530d 0-100 in 7 seconds DOWNHILL. I'm looking at the Speedo climb rate. It's as slow as my other Jaguar X Type 2.2D SE. The car I only use for work long runs and decent fuel economy.
@@arlind530d I think you mean sit next to my Jag and never shift past it. What you BMW 2.0d fanboys don't realise is by the time the 190bhp engine (187ps in reality) blasts it's way through a CAT, DPF, EGR, and all the other restrictions it's already lost 50bhp. My 2.2D is 152ps on Euro 3 and doesn't have a DPF and all the other crap to restrict it. It's also got a high overboost feature. So it runs more true to its claims and just as fast as any 180bhp diesel. I had a 175bhp Toyota T180 engined Lexus Is220d (2.2 FTV-2AD) which had the same performance as the 152bhp 2.2D engine from Ford. My Lexus lost 25bhp through its suffocating exhaust restrictions. But Manufacturers deliberately do that. They add 20bhp to compensate for restricting 20bhp. Which ends up no faster and consumes more fuel. I learned this after I had the FTV 2AD Toyota engine. To me, BMW engines are only worth it if you plan to get 6 cylinders. In other words a proper BMW. All these 318d and 320d are just tractors like every other 4 pot diesel. Built to be cheap on insurance, fuel, and servicing cost. Nothing nore
Renting a 320D M Sport. Bloody horrible engine. Horrible noise. Horrid lag. Narrow power band - nothing before 3000 and nothing after 4500 rpm. Ruins the excellent chassis.
OK. You got me. Not nothing. Just nothing worth mentioning. Put the car at 2,000 and floor it. Pretty boring. Put the car at 3,000 and floor it, clearly a world of difference. As for low range torque, there is literally nothing below 1,500. There I am trying to pull into a roundabout. Foot going further and further down, then the revs oh so slowly get to 1,500 and it lurches horribly. Not the kind of car I would want with a manual, but the more I drive this, the more problems I find with the auto box. As you can tell, I really do not like the 320d engine/ZF gearbox combo.
Kefuddle, that's really an interesting observation. I'm not a fan of the new generation BMWs (F30 etc.). It's interesting to hear this. I mean, you're not expecting a fast car out of a 2.0 D are you? That said, my E90 320d is awesome. I just wish it was a manual (I traded for an auto for various life reasons).
I bought a 320d a month ago, and I enjoy the car. Of course I was afraid for it to be slow, and I assume that some of you are thinking the same. But, you get okay 0-100 and very good luxury. I enjoy driving now, rather than driving like an idiot(like I used to). You drive slower, you put some music and you just cruise. It's sucha pleasure, I would recommend it to anybody. Of course my heart still wants sometimes a 500 hp under the hood, but I think I need to get some road discipline with this car and then move to a faster one
Slow 0-60??? It has a 6.7 second 0-60mph time, faster than a comparable C-class or A4. It has amazing pickup. If you think it's slow, you obviously drive with the handbrake on.
@@aidan1585 Re-read the whole comment again before you comment 🙂 I said “I was afraid for it to be slow” not that it is slow. And it’s not 6,7 but 7,4+ seconds
@@demproblems I own one, it's 6.7 with launch control, 6.9 without.
@@aidan1585 you’re delusional if you think 6.7-6.9 is quick. Try a 370z it’s a 5s flat and still feels torque less from 0-62mph
@@335i_Max of course it’s quick. Quick, considering it’s an executive sedan…
Insanely impressive for a 320d giving small hot hatchbacks a run for their money
8 seconds isn't "insanely impressive".
@@nickmotsarsky4382 7.1 sec with launch control doesn't mean 8 sec i think
@@nickmotsarsky4382 What do you drive then?
@@CTE-6000EagleVeryHeavyFighter X3 m40i
I have manual it dous 7.3 , it really dous give a lot of hatches a run for their money , specially when already rolling 420 nm is no joke and you be surprised what you keep up with , porsche panamera 3.0d (old model) tesla model 3 for example , all on highway offcourse
Fantastic car.
That gearbox is great, shifts like a race car.
That is really beautiful!
My Bro had one great car and takes to remapping really well
such a great all arounder
did anyone noticed at 0:16 when car hit the third gear, the rpm meter looks like to take a gasp.
and same can be heard in the engine note.
Why do all 320d have that ?
Yupp
Nitin Kumar i noticed so
Nitin Kumar yes.. my 2013 f30 184ps dosent do that tho
Torque converter? Try out any old bmw and floor it - it happens with every automatic car
Probably wheel spin as the traction control is off and the road is possibly damp.
Damn, wish I could put that 8 speed n my 04 4.2 Trailblazer.
blackericdenice And have problems after 30 000km with it
I wish i had a Trailblazer so i can tell people that i have a trailblazer
wie ist denn die Beschleunigung nach den ersten 10.000 km? Da legen die BMW-Motoren nochmal bisschen Leistung drauf.....Danke
Great video
AND?
Wie funktioniert das mit der Launch Control ?
Mit dem linken Fuß auf die Bremse treten und mit dem rechten Vollgas geben und dann einfach den linken Fuß von der Bremse nehmen
is it worth coding sport automatic transmission in 320d? does it make a lot of difference ? what does it help in
Remap it around 220 to 235 hp dpf off and we speak about 240hp without engine upgrades and you have 6sec to 100km/h car easy...and it runs like crazy
Is the car limiting power under 2000rpm during the first gear when launching from a stop in your first attempt? It feels like rpm rises slowly till 2000rpm then shoots up rapidly after that
With launch control this doesn’t happen and the 0-100 is more like 6.6 seconds.
It's just turbo and torque converter lag. To eliminate this, the revs need to be built up with the left foot on the brake before releasing or launch control to be used.
that's literally just how a turbo works, drive an 320d in the last 30 years they'll all be sluggish until 2-2.2k rpm
Comfort mode is faster than sport mode that is my experience
My brother has same car and engine, with this one you should not put the gearbox to sport, just set the setting to sport+ but dont put the gearbox in s-mode. The acceleration is much better.
Is it the regular automatic or the sport version?
Sport Automatic, didn't see the S right there
the only difference between regular and sport are paddles to change gears on the steering wheel
+Lukasz Kieronski and launch control
Actually no, the gears do shift a bit faster than the regular automatic in the Sport Automatic Transmission.
@@Ibrahim24be im driving it mostly in comfort mode since it s town driving but this car should never go under sport mode...it s just enjoyable plus better/faster shifting
Why is under the kmh blacnk where as the other side is showing mpg
Wooaah
Has anyone had owned one of these long term, has it been reliable?
I have one since March 2015. The non efficient dynamics version with 184PS. Pretty reliable after 7+ years. No major problem whatsoever.
There is one thing common to those cars where the co passenger door actuator some times failing and you can only unlock the door by the keyfob(!). This happens to me especially with cold weather. Apart from that I'm very happy both from the consumption (averaging 7.8l/100 mixed circle), and the maintenance is unexpectedly cheap.
I have 2nd one since 4 years, timing belt is something to be changed around 200k, other than that? Oil change around 10-12k and you are good to go ;)
@@Floopozord Hi! I found a BMW 320d, with 36k km, which in 5 years has had only 1 oil change. I wonder if it's a problem that it didn't had at least 2 oil changes. What do you think? Thanks
What about sport mode?
i think this is a sport mode because if you are on normal mode you see D1-D2.....to D8. But now you see S1 to s8 D means dynamic and S means sport
My Bmw 318 Stage 1, 0-100 - 6,2 sec
6 speed????
8 speed auto
Had an E90 which I swapped for an F30 320d,miles engine sounded like a tractor, and the cabin noise was bad, my old E90 sounded quieter and more refined, plus the standard steering whee was massive and hard to the touch and the seats were flat with no bolsters at the bottom, and not comfortable at all, I also had to put it in sport mode every time I started the car, at 25k miles, wheel bearing noise begin and also started feeling that dreadful slight judder in the clutch pedal I regretted that purchase so bad sold the car and bought a new Mazda sport 3 automatic, huge difference
You obviously are talking about the pre-facelift F30, the engine used in the 20d F30 LCI is the BMW B47 engine, best diesel engine ever fitted to a 3 series, they still use it on the new G20 3 series. Sounds great and revs up to 5400-5600, depends on car.
@@aidan1585 Sorry dude, N47/B47 both sounds like tractors especially with auto boxes and longitudinal applications there are too many vibrations. That's one thing I hate about my F30, so noisy. My old mk4 Mondeo with PSA DW10 engine was a lot smoother, and so is the Skyactiv D in the Mazda 3/6
@@energymc22 the 2.2 sktactiv d is a shity engine that has constant emissions problems.. from the egr valve blocking the intake with soot to the dpfs failing after 50k etc.
The n47 does sound loud, but in my case, with the B47TÜ1 which is the november 2017-present version which added a twin-turbo system and adblue injection (SCR), it is immensely smooth and refined, effortless acceleration. Cruising at 90km/h (55mph) at 1300rpm is pure joy, averaging 2.7l/100km (104mpg). Next to no NOx coming out of the tailpipe and a wonderful auto-start/stop system. I couldn't have chose a better car.
Also in my experience, the Steptronic version (especially the Sport Steptronic as seen on my 320d) are far smoother than the 6-speed manual 320d.
What is the mileage on your vehicle?
@@energymc22 How do you guys compare a bmw to a mazda, BMW handles better, drives better but also gets better fuel economy, has the greatest gearbox available the ZF 8 which is also super cheap, cheap tax what else do you want. So what the diesel is noisy go buy a 6 cylinder then and it will still be better then a 2.2 mazda on fuel but with over 250bhp.
@@aidan1585 Yeah N47/B47 are superior engines so what they have problems, all cars have problems especially with the amount of engines BMW sold. Its probably 20x the amount any Mazda engine has ever sold. Cheap tax, cheap insurance, pretty fast, best auto box in the industry what else could you want.
It is nippy for a big car and seems more then fine for most but if you can get a 330d will be a lot faster and better in long term.
is this the Sport-Automatic Gearbox or the standard automatic gearbox ?
Since it has launch control it will be the Sport box
Thats not 7.6 ... its more
So basically a polo gti will beat shit out of it
I test drove one today as a owner of gti and it will in every way
So basically you are saying a smaller, lighter, with equal or above the hp of this one will be faster. Clever assumption
So basically the Polo GTi is a little bit faster but then you're driving a Polo, yes...
Why this bmw got 0-100km in 7..1 sec 0-100mp 18 sec ans honda civic 182 hp 0-100km 8.1 sec but faster 0-100mp 16.8 sec
bmw is rwd=have better lunch the civic is fwd= lunch bad but speed better because is 200kg lighter ;)
Walid Boujemmaaoui but bmw hot 10 more hp then civic i know that civic is lighter but also bmw go to 235km/h and civic max 226km/h
mahi91 avensis i can not answer you ;)
8hp more is not enough to offset weight difference, power/weight is better in Civic, bmw just launches better bc of launch control and RWD, at very high speeds weight is not that important it's mostly power/aerodynmics which is better in BMW ergo ithas higher top speed.
182 civic is petrol . And petrol always wins at high revs no matter what. Cuz diesel engines are not meant to be fast even if they are
4 gears to reach 100kmh. My god
It's 8 speed automatic gearbox.
Your point?
Why water temperature 100 degree?
This guy have M badge as profile picture and he's asking why 100 degrees in bmw hahaha
@@--R--21-- 😂😂😂
is this with a race chip??
Those ratios are short! I could never put my finger on what I really disliked in the new BMW's (besides the electric steering) until now. It's those damn short ratios! It's terribly unexciting.
And now? Shut the fuck up and leave. Nobody is forcing you to buy it.
Huh? That comment is so counter-intuitive!
Shift manually at 5-6000 rpm , it will make a better time
Its a diesel...
bro…..it s diesel
the 0-60 reminds me of "are we there yet?" lol
@Jack Beanstalk too slow
@Jack Beanstalk Yea its fine, I just explained you what "are we yet there" means
Golf 7 140 HP : 0-160km/h = 19 sec. )
Yes but the golf weighs just as much as my shoe
Golf 7 has 150hp? Not 140
@@JGreen444 it did have 1.4 140 in the first years of production. Then it got a slight upgrade to 150hp.
Measure it with GPS an you will see that VW Speedos are very optimistic...
7sec
Really slow
from 0:12-0:20 is 8 sec, same as my 2003 alfa romeo 1.9 jtd with 140hp 😂
This car will do 0-100 in 7 seconds its a bmw not a shitty alfa
@@arlind530d 0-100 in 7 seconds DOWNHILL. I'm looking at the Speedo climb rate. It's as slow as my other Jaguar X Type 2.2D SE. The car I only use for work long runs and decent fuel economy.
1ns4ne1d10t hey! I have this car i know it will destroy your xjag,
@@arlind530d I think you mean sit next to my Jag and never shift past it. What you BMW 2.0d fanboys don't realise is by the time the 190bhp engine (187ps in reality) blasts it's way through a CAT, DPF, EGR, and all the other restrictions it's already lost 50bhp. My 2.2D is 152ps on Euro 3 and doesn't have a DPF and all the other crap to restrict it. It's also got a high overboost feature. So it runs more true to its claims and just as fast as any 180bhp diesel. I had a 175bhp Toyota T180 engined Lexus Is220d (2.2 FTV-2AD) which had the same performance as the 152bhp 2.2D engine from Ford. My Lexus lost 25bhp through its suffocating exhaust restrictions. But Manufacturers deliberately do that. They add 20bhp to compensate for restricting 20bhp. Which ends up no faster and consumes more fuel. I learned this after I had the FTV 2AD Toyota engine. To me, BMW engines are only worth it if you plan to get 6 cylinders. In other words a proper BMW. All these 318d and 320d are just tractors like every other 4 pot diesel. Built to be cheap on insurance, fuel, and servicing cost. Nothing nore
I measured mine, and it's also around 7.5 sec. look at my videos... And no, the Alfa is slower 😒
My shoe is faster then this
Renting a 320D M Sport. Bloody horrible engine. Horrible noise. Horrid lag. Narrow power band - nothing before 3000 and nothing after 4500 rpm. Ruins the excellent chassis.
Kefuddle nothing before 3000 rpm? Bullshit, there's plenty of low range torque
OK. You got me. Not nothing. Just nothing worth mentioning. Put the car at 2,000 and floor it. Pretty boring. Put the car at 3,000 and floor it, clearly a world of difference. As for low range torque, there is literally nothing below 1,500. There I am trying to pull into a roundabout. Foot going further and further down, then the revs oh so slowly get to 1,500 and it lurches horribly. Not the kind of car I would want with a manual, but the more I drive this, the more problems I find with the auto box. As you can tell, I really do not like the 320d engine/ZF gearbox combo.
Rent 330D for full satisfaction, 320D is a city car for shopping and easy travelling :)
Kefuddle but it's nice for traveling :(
Kefuddle, that's really an interesting observation. I'm not a fan of the new generation BMWs (F30 etc.). It's interesting to hear this. I mean, you're not expecting a fast car out of a 2.0 D are you? That said, my E90 320d is awesome. I just wish it was a manual (I traded for an auto for various life reasons).