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28th September 2020, 21:50 | #12 | |
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29th September 2020, 00:51 | #13 |
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My neighbour just treated himself to a one year old BMW 3 series with a 2 litre diesel engine. I blithely mentioned to him "I see it has the same engine as my Tourer!" I think his is the 4 wheel drive M sport...0-62mph in under 7 seconds, 8 speed auto gearbox, and still returns over 50mpg!
Not quite the same engine as mine then...
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29th September 2020, 07:03 | #14 |
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KV6 performance: tips
For KV6 owners who are worried about the performance of their engines, it's not only a case of fitting new VIS actuators. There are actually four things to check which affect engine response dramatically:
If all four of these items are attended to, your KV6 will perform superbly and put a huge smile on your face. Simon
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29th September 2020, 07:29 | #15 |
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what about the sound of a V6, this has to be better then a Diesel?
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29th September 2020, 18:31 | #16 | |
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The 2.5 V6 needs revving to get the best out of it and the automatic usually insists on changing up too early (even in sport mode) making acceleration a bit of a struggle at times, unless you shift manually or boot it. I don't know about the Diesel, but on the V6, the gearbox also habitually locks at around 68 MPH in Drive just when you don't want it to, so on motorways, I often don't let it go above 4th until I've reached 70-75. For sheer smoothness and ease of driving though, it beats the Diesel auto IMO. The V6's fuel consumption, admittedly, is far poorer; I never push mine and I rarely get much better than an average 28 MPG all round (mixed urban and motorway). I think both engines would definitely benefit from being married to a more modern automatic gearbox.
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29th September 2020, 20:29 | #17 |
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Definitely something amiss if you are running out of puff at 70.
I usually take it pretty steady but on the odd occasion I've had the opportunity it actually seems to really get into its stride as the revs get up above 3k.
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29th September 2020, 20:35 | #18 |
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Mine is quite happy at speeds at or around the NSL, but I bet the exhaust note hasn't factored into the comparison with the diesel...........because the V6 wins over that every time........
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29th September 2020, 21:11 | #19 |
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I drive very steadily (ex HGV and hearse driver!) but on the odd occasions that I have let the old girl (V6 auto) have her head (Oops!) she growls like a lioness, kicks me in the pants and gives most Euroboxes a run for their money. I have done all the bits as advised above by the way! Sport mode makes it sound even better (how do I know that?).
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Once you've carried out the maintenance I described in post no. 14 you'll notice a transformation. Remember also that the automatic gearbox is (allegedly) "adaptive". Simon
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