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      09-19-2012, 01:24 PM   #301
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Originally Posted by US///M3 View Post
Some here are dreaming,they think a 450hp 3.0 twin turbo will have the same mpg of a 300hp 3.0 twin turbo engine.
The 480hp 3.8 twin turbo v6 gtr engine gets about 16/23 mpg.
The 444hp 5.0 NA V8 found in the Boss 302 17/26 mpg.
Agreed, and real world mileage for the N54/N55 is often much lower than EPA numbers. My wife managed to consistently get 15 mpg with her N54 135i.
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