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It's Czech Mate
It's a diesel, only reason to buy a diesel is economy, it's not very economic, Harris makes a point of making that clear.
But compared to the equivalent petrol that's pretty good.
I'd guess the m5's doing about 5-6mpg flat out if that and this has equivalent torque(700 nM).
Nobody buys a big Beemer and expects good economy,but realistically this thing in normal driving will be no worse on fuel than a 320 petrol which is impressive for a big lump.