[WilliCO]

So this makes it look like real-world performance between the 35i and 35d are probably too close to be distinguishable.

That's good and bad for a guy considering a 35d. Good because it makes a strong case for fuel efficiency without performance compromise against the 35i. Bad because the buzz is that that 35d feels just as strong as the 50i in the "stoplight to normal speed" meter, where most of us want to feel like we have fast cars. These numbers don't say that.

Maybe there's more to it than the numbers suggest.