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Originally Posted by ndog14
I HAVE A GREAT IDEA!!!
Make more than 3 engines available for the US market. How brilliant. They could have a 320d and 330d instead of just the 335d. They could also bring the 330 (NA) over from Europe as a mid range engine between the N20 328 and the N55 335. What a wonderful idea.
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You willing to pay for it? The US has absolutely ridiculous Federalization certification requirements. Every engine and body style combination has to be tested seperately. HUGE money. So we get only what is deemed 'most popular' here. And then the marketing idiots get involved, lest they sully the 'BMW Image'. I would love to have an e91 320D, but the certification costs vs. the number they would sell here would mean it would probably cost $150K.
So you need to blame our fabulous Government for this one, not BMW. No reason we could not harmonize our laws with Europes (and Japans for that matter), our emissions and safety standards are all but the same at this point. But the cost of PROVING it is outrageous.