DINSLAKEN, Germany — Kelleners Sport wants to prove that "performance diesel" no longer ranks among "jumbo shrimp" and "deafening silence" as an ideal example of an oxymoron. The Kelleners Sport KS 616 transforms BMW's already potent 330d Coupe into a diesel-powered sports car.
The German tuner's engine upgrades include a K.Sport engine chip, air filter and stainless-steel rear silencer. This raises horsepower to 285, up from 228 hp in the 330d, and 454 pound-feet of torque. Kelleners also removes the 330d's 155-mph speed limiter. Top speed for the KS 616 is estimated to be 169 mph.
A sport suspension lowers the car by 1.3 inches. Kelleners has a wide variety of alloy wheels to choose from, and although 19-inch wheels are the largest available today, Kelleners has told Inside Line that larger sizes are planned immediately following the KS 616's debut at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show.
Toughening up the visuals is a Kelleners body kit, with deeper front and rear bumpers, aggressive sills and a wrap-around rear spoiler. A Kelleners Sport rear exhaust features polished stainless-steel exhaust tips.
A Kelleners short-shift kit is fitted to the six-speed manual transmission. For European performance-diesel fans who want to shift for themselves, the 330d is BMW's top-of-the-line offering. There is currently no manual transmission available with the quicker, twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6, as found in the 335d. Kelleners also told us that a performance program is well underway for the twin-turbo diesel as well.
What this means to you: A familiar name in the BMW tuning world comes up with an unlikely halo car. Will Americans ever have the chance to experience this new breed of performance diesel?
The German tuner's engine upgrades include a K.Sport engine chip, air filter and stainless-steel rear silencer. This raises horsepower to 285, up from 228 hp in the 330d, and 454 pound-feet of torque. Kelleners also removes the 330d's 155-mph speed limiter. Top speed for the KS 616 is estimated to be 169 mph.
A sport suspension lowers the car by 1.3 inches. Kelleners has a wide variety of alloy wheels to choose from, and although 19-inch wheels are the largest available today, Kelleners has told Inside Line that larger sizes are planned immediately following the KS 616's debut at the 2007 Frankfurt Auto Show.
Toughening up the visuals is a Kelleners body kit, with deeper front and rear bumpers, aggressive sills and a wrap-around rear spoiler. A Kelleners Sport rear exhaust features polished stainless-steel exhaust tips.
A Kelleners short-shift kit is fitted to the six-speed manual transmission. For European performance-diesel fans who want to shift for themselves, the 330d is BMW's top-of-the-line offering. There is currently no manual transmission available with the quicker, twin-turbocharged 3.0-liter inline-6, as found in the 335d. Kelleners also told us that a performance program is well underway for the twin-turbo diesel as well.
What this means to you: A familiar name in the BMW tuning world comes up with an unlikely halo car. Will Americans ever have the chance to experience this new breed of performance diesel?
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