I hope the diesel makes it to Canada. Besides Honda is releasing there Diesel sometime in '08 '09 and may compete with BMW. I had the opportunity to drive the 1 Series in Austria for a couple of hours the week of the official launch. Lots of power in the diesel version, 2.0 litre. Big minus for this car is rear seat entry and room. Still I think this car will be out of touch for the average consumer for what it is. It will probably be priced in line with the AUDI A3, 32k +.