10-11-2012, 02:52 AM | #1 |
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Gotta love the gearing!
Just watched this video of an F30 330D doing 0-155mph limited top speed. When the transmission changes up to 8th gear once it's settled on the limiter ... it's doing 3500rpm. At 155mph
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10-11-2012, 02:56 AM | #2 |
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Also noticed that the ED display is showing what is presumably 14l/100km. That's 20mpg. At 155mpg. My MPS barely does that over an average tank
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Thats great, I am going to borrow the 382i Luxury touring from BMW till my 330 M Sport arrives, I can compare them both now
I really can not believe how economical the 330D engine is, I test drove one last week and it returen 53MPG general driving A 3 litre engine producing what this one does is fantastic, NO other manufacturer can get anyway near it.
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Well you can do the maths ... if it's 3500 rpm at an indicated 160mph then it's 1750 rpm at an indicated 80mph
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I'm going but this 328i Touring I have on loan, it's running a bit higher in the rev range, I think my 335D M Sport was 1750 @ 80MPH same gearbox
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So it looks like 8th gear at 85mph would be circa 1,900 rpm - no wonder this thing is so bloody ecumenical. Better still, that's smack bang in the sweet spot for torque, so we'll be whipping past anything that's dawdling ... :-) Bollocks, I need that car now! |
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Yep your right, I got 40MPG yesterday cruising in this F31 328i loaner , what great economy.
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