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Join Date: May 2000
Location: Los Alamos, NM, USA
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"The best I've seen in the '07 328i is 30 mpg, which matches the EPA highway mileage."
I've noticed this trend with dismay: BMW (and other manufacturers) have been introducing new technologies but have used the efficiency gains plus increased displacement to raise horsepower levels in what are already very competent sport sedans. Perhaps the vehicle weight has increased with the latest 300 series but I suspect it is just another "horsepower race". Perhaps now, given the greatly increased cost of fuel, the vector will swing around; it would appear that routine 35 mpg or better highway fuel economy is possible in a 180 hp 300 series sedan.
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