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Originally Posted by SamS
Nice review. Yes, the 50/50 weight distribution of the AH3 does feel rather nice. And the A.S.S. is implemented completely different on the AH3 vs. other BMWs. There is no way to disable it, but there would never be a need to. You typically cannot tell when the motor is running vs. the battery. There is zero "shudder" or transition from ICE to battery.
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Well you can temporarily disable A.S.S. by putting the transmission joystick into M/S. It's interesting that Sport mode doesn't imply that. Either way, it's not all that important on the ActiveHybrid as the electric motor does a pretty good job of getting you rolling while the engine comes back online.
P.S. Hello everyone, proud new (4 day) owner of a 7/2012-made ActiveHybrid 3. My first tank has been at 27mpg with the body computer claiming 27.3. Very impressed given the way I've been driving the car. Came from a 2011 A4 2.0T and it got nowhere close to this mileage.