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Originally Posted by dtelle
I don't know if it is called the fleet-edition. But for example in Belgium with a 2.0L over 110kw, you will pay more taxes (not so much, but nevertheless). So BMW offers a e90-91 320d with 150ps instead of 163ps (it is the new engine anyway not the old 2.0d from the E46).
For sure all rent car or fleet-car have this engine variant in Belgium
But if the registration paper said 120kw.....
I think something is wrong with his car. because the 110kw have anyway the same torque, they just have remap the engine in the high rpm range in order to lower the power. And from 2000 rpm to 3000 rpm, you have the max torque, so it is not normal if he need to go over 3000rpm to have the max acceleration.
Otherwise i was also thinking about the D3 (touring) but they didn't offer diplomatic price...
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It is not explicitly called "fleet edition" but as you said, most (if not all) fleet cars will only have 150ps (but the same torque of 340Nm). The difference tax-wise is the one time tax you need to pay to put the car into circulation (BIV). For a car up to 110kw the BIV is EUR 867, for a car up to 120kw it is EUR 1,239.
The same "trick" is applied to the 330d. You have a "Belgian" version of 211ps/155kw. The 211 version will cost EUR 2,478 on BIV (the same will be true for an Alpina D3 with 200ps), the 231 version EUR 4,957.
Just to illustrate why there are indeed a lot of "downsized" cars in Belgium. For the BIV you can save you can buy some nice options. Still... I chose the 163ps...