35d vs 50i

[Fraser]

Originally Posted by bimmer_buachaill

2011 35d still has a 6 speed?

My understanding is that 2011 35d continues with the 6-speed. Only the 50i and the 35i get the eight-speed. Here in Australia the 35d is being replaced by the 40d which also has the eight-speeder.

[bimmer_buachaill]

Argh, really want that 40d (in USA). Wonder if/when it will arrive.

[sheikh36]

Drove a new 50i (see fraser Im teachable) 340 miles highway...averaged around 80MPH....computer showed 17 MPG at the end....I think the gearbox helps a little.....These were the first miles on this car so Im guessing it may improve a little...for me the pure joy of the new engine outweighs the fuel cost (im coming out of a 2007 x-5 3.0)...but then I'm in the US and fuel and cars are way cheaper here...

[Fraser]

Well, there's some talk that the USA will skip the 40d altogether and move onto the 45d (tri-turbo) but I'm not really sure ... more interested in what's happening here.

[Fraser]

Originally Posted by sheikh36

Drove a new 50i (see fraser Im teachable) 340 miles highway...averaged around 80MPH....computer showed 17 MPG at the end....I think the gearbox helps a little.....These were the first miles on this car so Im guessing it may improve a little...for me the pure joy of the new engine outweighs the fuel cost (im coming out of a 2007 x-5 3.0)...but then I'm in the US and fuel and cars are way cheaper here...

17mpg sounds excellent.

I hear that fuel is so cheap in the USA that they give you a free tankful when you buy your morning newspaper...