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Message: <blockquote data-quote="E34EuroTouring" data-source="post: 65166" data-attributes="member: 1026">Vanos at 2800 rpm. There is no hesitation as I am going uphill, just a sudden surge of power, a lot smoother than a Honda Vtec coming "on-cam" at 4500 rpm. Honda does have a slight hestation as the cam lopes change. But Vanos is infinitely variable so the swithcing is smooth.The bigger valve lift gives the torque at the expense of fuel consumption, of course.Actually, FC is a matter of driver style. If you can drive lightly, and smoothly, the FC can be very good. I remembered a couple of years ago, Shell and Honda did a FC challenge of about 120 kms route using Honda Civic VTEC manual. The winner is a 72-year old "Racing Legend" Poncholo Ramirez who clocks in over 50 MPG on the civic.Thats amazing considering a Civic averages 35-37 mpg on normal driving. So its possible to extend FC based on the way a car is driven. Especially a manual. Those doing "spirited driving" will suffer in FC for sure, but what the heck, I say, its so much fun in a BMW. Few more riggit for the fun is well worth it!.</blockquote>