>> As I've posted before, the 2 litre 4-pot powertrain in the 330e I had as
>> a hire car last year was complete garbage. Absolutely the worst 3 Series I have
>> ever driven. Rough, unresponsive and noisy.
>>
....the similarly derived engine in my X1 is fine (and noticeably responsive even after a long history of diesels - and, of course, that may account for the quietness ;-) )
It is, of course, in a slightly different state of tune (though not much) and mounted entirely unnaturally for a BMW. :-)
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