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      08-22-2012, 04:23 AM   #78
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Originally Posted by jhbodle View Post
Does the 125d have much more aggressive gearing than the 120d? Otherwise I can't see why there is such a difference.
My guess is that it has to do with Marketing in combination with an overstimated figure by BMW and an underestimated figure by ACS.

Edit: Now I just checked and final drive in the 125d is a bit shorter than the one in the 120d (3.39 vs 3.15)
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