Originally Posted by zoog
The big penalty with these powerful diesel cars however is the nose-heavy handling that no amount of uprated dampers and springs can iron out. Straight line they're fine but will get unruly through corners and lack the agilty of their lighter-engined petrol brethren.
I thought I heard the 330D was lighter (as a whole car) than the 330 petrol - or is that wrong? Would suggest the diesel engine is lighter in this model (though granted older diesels are pretty hard-core cast iron).