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Originally Posted by tna3
Actually the BMW is down 98 hp vs. the G37, not 76 if you go by brochure published numbers. Long live the BMW underrating and drivetrain efficiency.
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My bad, for some reason I had the 306 hp G35 motor in mind, not the new 3.7 liter. So yes, even more impressive that the 3er was only half a second slower being down almost 100 hp.
The M5 is in the shop, so I have a 328 loaner. Cruising down the freeway in sixth, I was getting 34 mpg. Very impressive. The automatic has nice low gearing, so it's pretty swift off the line. There's some wicked DBW throttle delay, though, which I've noticed in every automatic-equipped E9x I've ever driven. Wonder why that is...
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Formerly: E46 325i, E90 335i, E39 M5, F36 435i
2018 Model 3 Performance, MPP Sports, UP sways, RB pads
2017 Model X 90D, stock