Considering how many supercars,->ke177 hypercars and sometimes outright race cars->ke148 Chris Harris features on this web show, this review of a thoroughly mainstream diesel BMW 3 Series->ke290 almost seems strange. Of course, he's only reviewing it because he was in one anyway on his way to the Nurburgring->ke999 to drive an Aston Martin->ke13 racer, so you needn't worry that Harris's YouTube channel is suddenly going to turn into a Consumer Reports clone. And truthfully, this is probably a very useful video->ke278 for a lot of Americans to see. Diesel is something they're pretty used to in Europe at this point, and although it wasn't very popular in the U.S. for a long time, diesel car sales have been picking up over the last few years, and a lot of Americans are curious about how they compare to gasoline-powered cars.

Even though this review isn't tailored toward Americans particularly, it is still a good source of information on all of the usual topics one expects when wondering if switching to diesel is a good idea. These mainly boil down to addressing how significant the differences in fuel economy and power are.

2016 BMW 3-Series

The diesel BMW->ke178 actually delivers a perfectly acceptable amount of power, and such astonishingly good fuel economy -- even at 90 mph -- that Harris goes on about it for quite a while at the beginning of the video. He has a few nitpicky things to say about the interior, but on the whole says that it looks good and feels good; especially the steering wheel, and this is coming from a man who owns a 2012 Ferrari FF. Harris ultimately wraps up by saying that a diesel 3 Series->ke290 is really all that you need in a car. He makes a compelling point.

Read our full review of the 2016 BMW 3 Series here.