9 highlights and 2 questions about my BMW 3-Series Gran Limousine

I have driven the car for 11,500 km in 9 months and it has been simply fantastic. Even the service experience has been good.

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11,500 km Update

Hope you all are doing well!

Done with a satisfying 11,500km in 9 months of delivery along with a smooth first service. Majority of the kms were on highways stretching towards Mumbai, Goa, Ahmedabad, and Hyderabad. All were self driven.

The car has been simply fantastic with no issues, rattles, niggles thus far. Service experience at BMW Bavaria in Pune was good - prompt and transparent, with a turnaround on the same day. It was a basic service with engine oil and air filter change.

Having spent about 9 months with the car, the following are a few highlights:

1. Engine gearbox combination works like a charm, effortless and sporty - blends beautifully for my driving style!
2. My preferred driving mode is ‘comfort’ with ‘sport’ transmission (slot gear lever to left) on the highways, with occasional bursts in ‘sport’ mode. I just can’t get enough of this.
3. Ride quality is supple - well-tuned for comfort and performance.
4. The car was able to tackle broken / no roads for a good 15-20km near Ajara back in June (en route to Goa) without a sweat, of course, had to take it easy on the throttle.
5. All round visibility and sensors make it quite easy to manoeuvre the car in city traffic.
6. Sound system, AC, CarPlay, and sunroof were used regularly and worked as expected.
7. We found the boot size sufficient for a family of 3 to pack in a week's luggage.
8. GC is sufficient as I have not yet scraped the underbelly with 4 occupants and luggage.
9. Speed gongs have been a pain from day 1, have learnt to live with it.

Questions:

1. In eco-pro mode, the car seems to coast quite a bit without A-pedal input. Also, the graphic on MID shows a battery-like icon. Is there some sort of regen / hybrid battery tech built in?
2. Does the engine / exhaust sound get piped in the cabin somehow or generated artificially from the speakers? Is there a setting in iDrive to adjust it?

Overall, very satisfied with the purchase thus far and looking forward to more long trips.

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