The smooth, four-cylinder turbodiesel engine in the 320d Coupé is the same as that found in the saloon and Touring variants of the ubiquitous 3 Series, but the sleek two-door version seems the least likely to be green. It's difficult not to sound too swooning here, but the 320d Coupé has it all: style, pace, sharp dynamics, good fuel economy (near 60mpg) - and now even lower road tax.
The 320d will find itself in band D next year, making the jump from band C this year and saving £30 by 2010. Mark that as yet another victory for BMW's EfficientDynamics programme (along with the MINI Cooper D). With 139g/km of CO2, the Audi TT TDI is another winner in the sports coupé category with a £10 drop in VED on the cards, and while its performance is similar, it can't match the Beemer for practicality.
BMW's 2.0-litre diesel unit can also be found in the 1 Series, 5 Series and X3 too, though in the latter it emits more CO2 and doesn't reap the tax benefit of other versions.
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