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Originally Posted by sheepdog 44
...and keep it under 55mph. Avoid the city cycle.
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The way I perform the B&G, (B&C, P&G or whatever names they call it) I accelrate with about 80% throttle to 85 km/h (53mph), turn the engine off, glide down to 60-70 km/h (35-45 mph) and repeat the cycle over and over again as long as the traffic allows me to. In city traffic I just give the car a litte push and shut down the engine again. City traffic can actually be a helper to keep fuel consumption low, but you realy have to work hard for it.
By practising B&G you get a lot more observant and skilled at planning your driving. You look a lot wider and also think way beyond normal driver's capacity in the stressive city traffic. Even though I somtimes keep an annoyingly low pace I often pass by the heated BMW-people after a few traffic lights, sometimes more than once. I just love their faces!
