In Germany, the most affordable diesel BMW versions are available for only 24 thousand euro. Give that amount to the dealers and you’ll get a 3-door hatchback with a 2-liter engine with a 116 hp capacity and 260 N • m torque. However, the only indicator that is truly impressive is the fuel consumption: 4,4 l per 100 km in mixed cycle. Speed, dynamics and so on… well, it is better not to talk about them, just not to become too upset. But the tuners from Hartge Bureau has a special opinion on the budget hatchback.
Give them BMW 116d for a few days, and your turbodiesel 4-cylinder 2.0 will receive a new management and a sports air filter. These simple additions enough to lift the engine to 143 horsepower and 315 newton-meters. And moreover, this latest result could be achieved at 2000 rpm. Similar figures has the factory version of BMW 118d - 143 hp and 300 N • m.
BMW 116d hatchback with six-gear mechanic gearbox after visiting the Hartge salon accelerates up to 100 km/h in about eight and a half seconds.
But do not get involved in the constant comparison with a standard BMW 118d. Indeed, it has no sports suspension with shortened springs, which reduce the ground clearance by 25 mm or Hartge exhaust system with two caps and configured «voice». However, tuners have not announced a price yet, and we doubt that the package of improvements will be less than 2000 Euro. This is the difference between the prices on the BMW 116d and BMW 118d. So, the potential buyers will still have something to think about.
