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Originally Posted by KoenG
The excercise I refer to is very real and it happens exactly almost constantly when you drive your car. I can't imagine many people are keeping the car in their best power band. That would mean that you almost select lowest gear whatever you're doing in the 125i! Come on, get real!?
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I drive a 116i, and I very rarely use full throttle on public roads. I am just rolling along with the traffic at low RPM. However, if I want maximum acceleration, I always select a gear that will ensure maximum power from the engine. It is by no means frantic. I have maximum power from 4400 RPM.
I do however agree that a 125d could be faster than a 125i, although BMW indicates that the 125i is one tenth quicker from 0-100 km/h than the diesel car.