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This is Overclockers UK not Overclockers USA. In the UK, according to VOSA:
Therefore in a country where the average car has a 1.7 litre engine, an engine almost twice as large is 'big'.
35mpg out of a 530D??
I got 55mpg on a run out of my old BMW E92 335d remapped and dpf delete with 350bhp and 510ft-lbs of torque! About 30mpg round town
Seems to me Brocky is at the higher achieveable mpg scale with his motorway lorry drafting skills and Fox is at the lower mpg end with his seamlessly endless stop/start runs in traffic with a cold engine.[TW]Fox;28644932 said:
Just shows how variable real world mpg can be
Just because UK people have an obsession with TINY engines doesn't make 3l big
6l+ = do you own an oil refinery or just your family?
5-6l = intriguing
4-5l = big
3-4l = normal
2-3l = trying to keep up but needs to save some £££
1.4-2l = painful
<1.4l = kill me, kill me now
(Exceptions given to lightweight sports cars)
Depends on where you take the average
Who needs big engines when you have small turbo engines now
Just because UK people have an obsession with TINY engines doesn't make 3l big
6l+ = do you own an oil refinery or just your family?
5-6l = intriguing
4-5l = big
3-4l = normal
2-3l = trying to keep up but needs to save some £££
1.4-2l = painful
<1.4l = kill me, kill me now
(Exceptions given to lightweight sports cars)
Depends on where you take the average
Heh. This is a very "Pistonheads" post
2015 model. One of the first of the production line.
Is that the new face lift one? Though they where not out till dec?
Cheers
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car does look like your name, ACE !
RE the 335d MPG..
I had winter wheels on at the time which were 225 section all round so that helped very slightly. Also the thermostat had been replaced about a week earlier before I did this journey.
Round town, where I live there is hardly any stop start into town until a good 3-4 miles, by then the engine was at about 60C so no cold but not quite up to temperature. The computer had also been calibrated but still give or take 5%.
I get 35mpg on a run out of a 600bhp GTR so you can tell I am Captain Slow
Pictures of 335d
I had winter wheels on at the time which were 225 section all round so that helped very slightly. Also the thermostat had been replaced about a week earlier before I did this journey.
Round town, where I live there is hardly any stop start into town until a good 3-4 miles, by then the engine was at about 60C so no cold but not quite up to temperature. The computer had also been calibrated but still give or take 5%.
I get 35mpg on a run out of a 600bhp GTR so you can tell I am Captain Slow
Pictures of 335d
Who needs big engines when you have small turbo engines now
Who needs a small turbo engine when they can have a big turbo engine now?
Who needs mid sized turbo engines when you can have large supercharged engines?
Supercharger are good but have a few disadvantages!
Rather large
Weight is at the top of the engine usually, increasing center of gravity, slightly
Not as good as a turbo at high RPM
However, they have a nice whine
And lots of grunt low down!
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You're getting 50mpg from a 335D ....how?
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Seems like those trip computer screens don't account for the time your spent going around 30mph/setting off and only motorway??
Also, NA is where it's at? Lol if you had a turbo or something you could have overtaken that GT86 and not tailgated him while jerking off.
*could have.
I didn't realise waiting for him to move out of the way as per the drivers briefing is tailgating, but there we go. Every day is a school day.
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What did the drivers briefing say about flipping other drivers off with your hands?