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Originally Posted by dmboone25
Completely agree on the emissions front - this lie is sold on the MPG side as well - I sometimes get worse gas mileage in my ZCP F80 than I did in my 981 CS. If you drive an ICE hard, you're not going to have good mileage - that's just the way it is.
I've never achieved better than a 17 MPG average in the M3. My 2 year average in the 981 was around 16 or 17. Just sayin.  |
You are comparing a 3.4 liter NA vs a 3.0 liter FI. The differences will be slight when driven hard, especially when the 3.4 has a lighter load in weight to pull around.
A better comparison would be the 2.5 liter 4 that Porsche replaced on your car vs the 3.4. I would also emphasize the increase in performance numbers compared to the 2 engines as well, people don't understand that you get both better MPG and better performance numbers in normal driving.
Also, mpg/emissions tests are conducted with "regular" driving, what most people do on the streets. If both are on the track, the MPG is going to be stupid low for both cars. If the goal is to reduce
overall emissions and increase mpg, FI makes a huge difference.