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Jan 6th, 2015, 20:50 | #21 | |
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Manufacturer's 0-60 is quicker
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Data from the various road tests by Autocar, Autoexpress and What Car all show that a manual S60 D4 should be able to do figures in this range, just drive at the steady start speed, punch the throttle and start the watch at the same time, then stop the watch when the speedo hits the target speed ... 30-50 in 3rd gear: 3.1 - 3.3 seconds 30-50 in 4th gear: 4.6 - 4.9 seconds 40-60 in 4th gear: 4.6 - 4.9 seconds 50-70 in 5th gear: 6.4 - 6.8 seconds |
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Interesting comments about performance and gearing. I've come from a 320d Efficient Dynamics and, before that, a 320d Touring both owned from new. I found that both struggled to pull away in 4th at 30mph and, in fact, felt a lot more comfortable in 3rd at that speed. The D4 happily trundles along in 4th and, on flat roads, in 5th. I've found myself failing to change down at lower speeds because it is so quiet. It's a different character altogether. Both BMs "encouraged " me to drive quite hard (and I enjoyed them very much) whereas in the Volvo I'm wafting around much more gently but, actually, coving the ground just as quickly.
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I came from the 184bhp 320d and you've summed up exactly what I've found. The BMW seemed more punchy because all the power came with a whoosh a bit higher up the rev range.
Ive done 3000 miles in my D4 since September and it's averaging 46.2mpg, which compares well with the 44.3mpg I got over 4 years of the BMW for similar journeys. To be honest, I enjoyed both, they are just different beasts.
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I agree with these comments too.
I've come from 4 years in a 320d and 4 years in an A3 2.0d (170) and was initially disappointed with the XC engine, but soon realised it was just a smoother delivery of power due to the twin turbos, rather than 1 big turbo delivering the power in 1 go which gave a huge boost for a short amount of time (although good fun) |
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Out of curiosity what differnce in mpg would there be between a d4 and d5???
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Jan 7th, 2015, 21:38 | #29 |
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I get 45mpg from my 2012 V60 D5 geartronic.
About 60 a roads/town 40 motorway. |
Jan 8th, 2015, 20:23 | #30 | |
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I'm assuming you are asking about the new 4 cylinder D4 and not the old 5 cylinder D4. Of course the old euro 3 D5 will outperform all of them when it comes to mpg. (no gas guzzling exhaust system)
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