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      09-25-2012, 04:12 PM   #11
Harveyten
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Drives: M6 coupe
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Originally Posted by Jon D View Post
Very nice looking 'vert. I'm currently seriously considering trading in my Sep '10 F10 535d for a 640d F12.

Would you mind letting me know your 'real-world' mpg, whether or not your car has Adaptive Drive and, if not, how do you find the ride on those 20"wheels?

Many thanks,

Jon
typically 40mpg, which mainly includes motorway and A&B roads. It's nowhere near the claimed 50mpg, I have tried on a number of occasions and even at a constant 60mpg with little or no gradient I could only achieve mid 40's. BTW I have no complaints about the MPG for a car producing 300bhp, capable of 0-60 in 5+seconds which returns on average 40mpg is fantastic. I find myself quoting these facts after the initial thats a nice car conversation which we've all had at some stage. This is often followed by....I bet it's thirsty? and most people are genuinely surprised

No adaptive drive, but I find the ride very good. Can it be better....yes, however I don't believe the ride is compromised because of the 20" wheels. I had a loan car with 19" wheels which felt exactly the same.

Now the 6GC had a slightly different set up, no adaptive drive but it had a comfort mode within the drive performance control, which certainly made a difference especially when driving around town it was softer which meant it absorbed pot holes and speed humps better. However in sport mode i still prefer the set up of my vert, it feels more connected which surprised me....I had the 6GC for a weekend and clocked up 500+ miles mainly driving very enthusiastically and still managed 35mpg

I hope this helps.
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