03-09-2016, 11:39 AM | #1 |
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M235i performance increase over first few months
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My first post on the forum and i'm taking delivery of my M235i on Wednesday. I was just wondering what have been people's experiences in terms of a performance increase after the first few months/hundred miles of driving. I have a couple of friends with BMWs with similar engines reporting a significant performance increase. I look forward to your feedback! |
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Looking forward to the next few months of ownership for sure.
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03-28-2016, 08:09 AM | #7 |
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Is there any truth to this? Or is it a sort of placebo effect with getting used to the car and becoming a better driver due to more experience?
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03-28-2016, 09:58 AM | #8 | |
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I did notice that my MT shifted much more smoothly at 2K miles than when it was new. |
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03-29-2016, 11:16 AM | #9 |
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I'm not sure about the M235i but our 135i has an adaptive throttle response. The car "learns" your driving style and adjusts the throttle and shift response to match. The learned response is unique to each key fob. So, if I grab my wife's key fob, put it in sport mode, and drive the car it feels like it is stuck in a tub of molasses. After the first month of ownership we took the car to the dealer and complained they told us that is how it is supposed to work. Thanks to 1 Addicts we now know how to reset the learned response!
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I wish that my 235 would learn to just go ahead and go into sport mode as soon as I unlock the door lol.
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With that said, when you reset a car (i.e., disconnect the battery), it typically takes 40-50 run cycles for the ECM to adjust all it's baseline parameters to fit a whole host of environmental variables as well as driving style. Lastly, engines do take time to break in and it's not common to see a little more power as the frictional losses diminish. MPG tends to increase a bit as well. |
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04-21-2016, 02:37 PM | #15 |
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My last car had 300bhp, up to about 1300 miles I was worried at first the M235i didn't feel that fast; I put it down to the build quality and smooth engine.
After putting some miles on the car has come alive, esp with the M performance exhaust on... now it sounds as good as it goes! |
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