BMW Advanced Diesel Engine on Ward's Annual 10 Best Engines List!

Hendrick Motors BMW, your leading North Carolina BMW dealer serving parts of Virginia, is proud that BMW's 3.0-liter sequential twin-turbo inline-6 diesel engine featured in the 10 Best Engines list compiled by the Ward's AutoWorld panel of expert judges for the second consecutive year. Ward’s AutoWorld is a monthly magazine that provides reliable news and analysis regarding all aspects of the automobile industry. The engines which make it to the 10 Best Engines list have to score well in terms of horsepower, torque, refinement, technical relevance, and comparative data.

BMW's EfficientDynamics strategy is focused on building greener, more fuel efficient engines without sacrificing performance. The goal was to create the most sophisticated diesel engine in the world. The re-election of BMW's Advanced Diesel engine to the Ward's 10 Best Engines list validates our team's accomplishment,'' said Hans Hohenner, General Manager of Drivetrain Development for BMW Group. ''The 335d Sedan demonstrates that BMW vehicles have never been more environmentally friendly and very much proves that The Ultimate Driving Machine is alive and well.''

BMW’s advanced diesel engine boasts of a sturdy aluminum shell and combines V-8 performance with four-cylinder fuel efficiency. EPA estimated fuel efficiency is 23 mpg for city and 36 mpg for highway. The 2010 BMW 335d Sedan can zoom from 0 to 60mph within 6.0 seconds, thereby making it the fastest passenger car powered by a diesel engine in the US. Please contact Hendrick Motors BMW the leading new and NC used cars dealer in Hickory to learn more about the BMW advanced diesel engine and BMW cars.

Be The Match Bone Marrow Drive

Hendrick Motors is holding a bone marrow drive for the Be The Match Foundation and the Hendrick Marrow Program.

The Bone Marrow Drive is Thursday, August 26th between 11:30a.m. to 2:00p.m at

Hendrick Motors

1171 Lenior-Rhyne Blvd SE

Hickory, NC 28602
for directions, please click here.

Don’t worry, there will be no needles!  You will provide a tissue sample which will be taken with a quick swab of the mouth.  Be the Match Foundation will tissue type the sample and place you on the National Registry, you will be contacted if you match a patient in need of a transplant.  Anyone between the ages of 18 and 60 are eligible.  Refreshments will be provided.

Please call for appointment or walk-ins are welcome, 828-322-5640.

The Hendrick Marrow Program was established by Rick Hendrick, chairman and CEO of Hendrick Motorsports, when he was diagnosed with leukemia in 1997. The Hendrick Marrow Program and Be The Match Foundation work together to help the National Marrow Donor Program. The NMDP raises funds to increase the number of potential donors on the Be The Match Registry and help transplant patients with treatment costs.


The Hendrick Marrow Program has raised more than $8 million, added more than 90,000 members to the Be The Match Registry and provided financial assistance to more than 4,000 patients through grants from the Hendrick Family Fund for Patient Assistance.


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