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Originally Posted by anzer
I do mosty city driving and Im getting more like 16 in the real world, so figure that I might as well get 20l/100 from 50i and enjoy the extra oomp and fruit for marginal increase in fuel bills relative to the price of the car (and we only do about 8k per year if that) ...
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If you get 16s from you 35d, you'll be close to 30s from the 50i!! I had a X6 50i for a week and I got 17s in the same driving environment (ie country) that I get 8 to 9s from my 3.0d.
I really can't understand how you can get 16s from your 35d. Just seems way too high unless there's something drastically wrong with your car or you drive it hard in a very severe driving environment.
ADR Combined Cycle figures have the 50i using 67% more fuel than the 40d (12.5 vs 7.5) and you have the extra cost of 98 or 95 RON.