Enter the 3.0 Inline-6 sequential twin-turbo oil-burner. That engine... holy
ing . They say forget everything you know about diesels.... I say forget everything you know about engines. Seriously, I was not expecting it to be that d@mned good.
Enjoy the turbo whine and growly engine noises as you merge onto the highway. So far its driving like a luxury sedan. No hint at what lingers beneath the hood.
Pull onto pavement at 1000rpms in 2rd gear, drop it. Your truckload of torque has arrived. Shift, and there's a whole new truckload in 3rd.
The ability to pull in any gear used to be enough for me to love a diesel. But this one, the powerband in your passing and acceleration gears is something to behold. I imagine it to be like a twin-turbo'd V12 Mercedes cut in half and upped in boost.
Having driven a Banks-turbocharged 7.3L diesel F250 truck before, I was totally unprepared for how smooth and lag-free the acceleration could be.
The transmission is seemingly better in the diesel as well. Less RPM range to deal with I guess. I drove the 335i automatic on the same day, and believe it or not the diesel was a lot less jerky.
A guy on NAGTROC used the term "think it and you're there" to describe a GT-R with Cobb tune. Thats actually the sensation I'm thinking about. The tach barely moves. The second hand on your watch barely ticks. Just a little turbo whine and you just went from 50-90. It is epically intoxicating. No other way to describe it.
I don't care how expensive the fuel is. I don't care if the gasoline version is faster around a track. I don't care if it doesn't come with AWD.
My pants tighten for torque. It would be worth every penny.
. Lets put it this way, I'm a 3-series skeptic. 
