2009 BMW 335d Full Test

[TinmanMS6]

I don't give advertising that much credit. I mean the media in general. Television, movies, magazines, etc.

 

[ThreeEdgedSword]

I've seen diesel engine's do much better than 28mpg. Now if we were talking somewhere in the range of 40mpg I'd be all over it.

But seeing most of the turbo charged cars i've driven in my live have averaged around 25-30mpg this isn't as appealing as I thought it was going to be.

Bust.

Gmac

They do much better. The instructors at the Ontario Training Center were getting 37ish mpg with the 335d they had when I was last there - which is leagues better than what I've seen most 335i's average.

 

[Gmac03]

They do much better. The instructors at the Ontario Training Center were getting 37ish mpg with the 335d they had when I was last there - which is leagues better than what I've seen most 335i's average.

Now we're talking. Anywhere around 30+ in my book would be worth it. I'm sure these test drivers romped on this car like nobodies business. And thats great to see that you can beat the piss out of the car, it responds with tons of torque, and it all results in a high fun factor.

But if those numbers from the "Ontario Training Center" are true than that means I can take my weekend roadtrips and get exceptional mileage.

That would be a win.

Gmac

 

[happy and angry]

I don't give advertising that much credit. I mean the media in general. Television, movies, magazines, etc.

I don't buy that as a premise, for a lot of reasons.

Car companies sell us what we're willing to buy. Doing anything else would be financially stupid. Witness the oil crisis of the 70's and 80's. American vehicles were big and fuel-inefficient, and stopped selling. It allowed foreign companies with smaller more fuel efficient vehicles to get a foothold, and the big 3 had to completely retool to compete. Witness the mid 90's when gas was dirt cheap and SUVs sold very well, and the big 3 once again had to retool to provide more of them (which even lead to foreign companies to start offering SUVs).

Both of those situations are an interesting study of "need" versus "want" from consumers, with the automakers responding accordingly. These were responses to the wants and needs of consumers. There are similar driving forces behind automakers generally not bringing diesels to North America. Thankfully this is a trend that is ready to be reversed.

 

[happy and angry]

Now we're talking. Anywhere around 30+ in my book would be worth it. I'm sure these test drivers romped on this car like nobodies business. And thats great to see that you can beat the piss out of the car, it responds with tons of torque, and it all results in a high fun factor.

But if those numbers from the "Ontario Training Center" are true than that means I can take my weekend roadtrips and get exceptional mileage.

That would be a win.

Gmac

This review averaged 29mpg city/highway, but it was a road test, and you know they were beating on the car. You could easily do 25% higher on average just by driving conservatively.

 

[rusty9]

2009 bmw 335d value

To all of you who assume diesel is more than regular gasoline.Think again!! If you google current gas prices in Canada you will find a website www.mjervin.com that lists weekly gas and diesel prices. Interestingly wherever gas is most expensive in the country diesel is either equal to it or less. I live in Northern BC where diesel is less on average than regular grade gas. Woe is me though, because this doesn't mean I get to go out and purchase the 335d!!! Its an amazing vehicle especially with all that torque and the mountain passess around here wouldn't stand a chance.