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To be fair, the G05 is half-a-tonne heavier than my old E60, with the same size engine. So I shouldn't expect the same performance from engine braking.
Just took the G05 beast on a 500km round trip over the weekend. Plenty of highway driving and hills. I stick to comfort mode, but use the steering wheel paddles to kick down a few gears for engine braking. It works better if you kick down 3 gears and get the engine revving over 3k. The gearbox will hold that gear until you put your foot back on the accelerator, then it changed back to "D" after a few seconds.
The steering wheel paddles are also handy when you need to overtake because you can kick down 2 or 3 gears prior to putting your foot down.
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