Check out this promo video of the new BMW 635d. While a very quiet car you can still hear the distinctive diesel sound as it idles and drives. Of course that’s only from the outside. When inside the car you can’t hear a peep. Definitely a quality ride and hopefully a future option for us in The States.
From autocar.co.uk
BMW is finally making a diesel-powered 6-series and, as you’d expect, it’s no 618d but a 282bhp, 155mph 635d.
The 3.0-litre twin-turbo six-cylinder diesel engine will be available in both the cabrio and coupe, where it promises 0-62mph in 6.3sec and 40.9mpg.
It’ll come with a six-speed auto ’box as standard, with steering wheel-mounted paddles for manual changes.
From thestar.com
Tyson Foods Inc., the biggest U.S. meat processor, and Syntroleum Corp. formed a joint venture to produce fuel from animal fat and vegetable oil in response to growing demand for energy from renewable sources.
The venture’s first project will be a $150 million (U.S.) plant that can produce 284 million litres a year of synthetic fuel for the renewable diesel, jet and military markets, the companies said in a statement. The plant, at a yet-to-be-chosen site, is expected to be operational in 2010, providing annual operating profit of $35 million to $60 million a year.
Tyson chief executive officer Richard Bond in April announced a plan with ConocoPhillips to jointly develop diesel fuel from about half the 1 billion kilograms of animal fat Tyson produces a year. That venture would boost yearly earnings by four cents to 16 cents a share once full production starts in 2009, Tyson said at the time.