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Originally Posted by cheesebag
I get about 39 MPG in my 2.0d but hey ho! it's a BMW right?!?!? if I wanted to match official MPG figures I'd get a passat bluemotion or something
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Not sure I follow your logic, as a Passat Bluemotion won't meet the official figures any more than a BMW, unless you drive lightly.
As to efficiency and engine size, my son runs the previous generation (E83) X3. He was running the 2.0d manual but exchanged for a 3.0sd. The 3.0sd with premium performance and auto gearbox returns very similar mpg, within about 2mpg driving the same trips. But the 3.0sd is in a different league, performance that allows proper overtaking, is far more relaxed, sounds better as well. All for a couple of mpg.
HighlandPete