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The C320 CDI was first driven in Wednesday's Autocar magazine.
It has 221bhp.
The 6-speed manual has only 306 lb. ft. of torque.. a good amount but not loads more than the 220 CDI so it wouldn't feel a huge amount faster than it.
It looks like another sad case of the large diesel being torque limited when installed in the smaller models...
However specify the auto (7G-Tronic I believe) and you get a full 376 lb ft, about as much as a new M5 and a little more than the BMW or Audi 3.0 units when installed in their biggest cars. This must be a real bruiser.
The 330d makes only 287 lb ft in the first generation, and later models 306 lb ft. The 330cd (coupe) makes a full 369 lb ft though - a nice touch fitting the sportier coupe with a higher tuned version, but maybe mean not to offer it in the saloon too.
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