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BMW 3 Series Travels 1,013 Miles on One Tank of Fuel

The new BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Saloon recently completed a journey from the UK to Munich and back on one tank of fuel, the carmaker announced today. The vehicle was driven by motoring journalist and TV presenter Tom Ford, and a coverage of his trip appeared in yesterday’s Sunday Times newspaper.

Tom switched the air conditioning and radio off to save some fuel and managed to achieve 65 mpg for the entire trip. This confirmed the official combined figure of 68.9mpg and CO2 emissions of 109g/km.

The BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Saloon develops 163 hp between 3,500 rpm to 4,200 rpm and 360 Nm of torque from 1,750 rpm to 3,000rpm. This enables the car to sprint from naught to 62mph in 8.2 seconds and reach a top speed of 137 mph (220 km/h).

“I was prepared for this car to fail in the real world. I was wrong. Although I did try and be careful and drive in a feather-footed manner, I did cruise at a reasonable 65ish mph on the autoroutes and autobahns, so faster than the usual economy run pace,” Tom said in a release.

“Think about it in the context of everyday motoring: comfortably more than 1,000 miles on one tank of diesel means just 12 fills a year for the average motorist – and even driven normally I still think you're looking at 750-800 miles per fill. BMW's EfficientDynamics: it does what it says on the tin,”
he added.

The BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Saloon comes with a range of BMW EfficientDynamics technologies, including Auto Start-Stop, Brake Energy Regeneration and Electric Power Steering for optimum performance. However it also adds an innovative engine construction, a longer transmission ratio, lowered suspension and the use of specially designed aerodynamic alloy wheels with Michelin EnergySaver tires.
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