Fuel Consumption
12-14-2006, 12:42 PM
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My Ride: 05 545i Sport, Man, Cold WX Pkg, Black Sapphire Met on Black
545i Sport Manny, driving country hills/town/some highway - aggressive - 19.74 miles per US gal This has been averaged over 6 fill ups.
12-14-2006, 12:53 PM
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My Ride: 2005 545i Orient Blue
Extremely heavy foot here... average 16.9 mpg, I always drive in pretty crazy traffic in the morning, lots of stop and gos and the rest of the time it's serious aggressive driving. 
No complaints though.
No complaints though.
12-14-2006, 01:03 PM
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My millage seems to have gotten better since we switched to 'winter' fuel.
Around town (suburban - some interstate) about 19 MPG (US I6 Touring with X-Drive and Step).
Steady state highway (across Kansas) @ 85-to-95 MPH (145 KPH)
-- 24.5 MPG. The air temp was about 90? F (or around 32? - 305? K 
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Around town (suburban - some interstate) about 19 MPG (US I6 Touring with X-Drive and Step).
Steady state highway (across Kansas) @ 85-to-95 MPH (145 KPH)
-- 24.5 MPG. The air temp was about 90? F (or around 32? - 305? K )
12-14-2006, 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by aybeesea' post='367369' date='Dec 14 2006, 01:13 PM
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$1.95 to the Pound??
I think the OP was after I6 engine figures IIRC.
ABC
$1.95 to the Pound??
I think the OP was after I6 engine figures IIRC.
ABC
1. correct
2. i was gloating
cheers
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12-15-2006, 07:37 AM
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My Ride: 2005 545, nav, sport, PP, cold weather
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back and forth 6 miles to work with stop lites 19-20, open road 80 avg over 2500 26 mpg. 200 mi at 75 = 28mph
650 auto work =16=
500 mile trip in head wind 28.
back and forth 6 miles to work with stop lites 19-20, open road 80 avg over 2500 26 mpg. 200 mi at 75 = 28mph
650 auto work =16=
500 mile trip in head wind 28.
12-15-2006, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Hormazd' post='367241' date='Dec 13 2006, 09:44 PM
13 to 16mpg City and 19 hw. Lots of city driving in 1, 2 and 3rd gear. Lots of stops and starts. The old adage that manual transmissions are more efficient than auto does not apply a big V8 where the load of the torque converter is negligible. It city driving a step will drop into 6th when you release the throttle, but with manual you hold the revs.
Thats why the 550 now has a $3500 gas guzzler tax for SMG and sped. Its waived on the Step.
Thats why the 550 now has a $3500 gas guzzler tax for SMG and sped. Its waived on the Step.
12-15-2006, 09:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Hopco' post='367521' date='Dec 15 2006, 12:03 AM
My millage seems to have gotten better since we switched to 'winter' fuel.
Steady state highway (across Kansas) @ 85-to-95 MPH (145 KPH) -- 24.5 MPG. The air temp was about 90? F (or around 32? - 305? K )
Steady state highway (across Kansas) @ 85-to-95 MPH (145 KPH)
-- 24.5 MPG. The air temp was about 90? F (or around 32? - 305? K )What do you mena with winter fuel?
As to my knowledge there is no product like that, diesel fuel have winter brands, but not gasoline.
The other thing is that 95 miles per hour (MPH) is 153 kilometers per hour (km/h).
85 mph is 137 km/h.
In my pic the two values where mixed up, MPG (miles per gallon) and km/h.
A US Gallon is 3.785 litres.
Here in EU we measure gas consumption with litres / 100 kilometers.
12-15-2006, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='367870' date='Dec 15 2006, 06:12 PM
Here in EU we measure gas consumption with litres / 100 kilometers.
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12-15-2006, 09:38 AM
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My Ride: BMW 545iA Black Sapphire
Model Year: 2005
Engine: 545i
Originally Posted by aosman' post='366961' date='Dec 13 2006, 06:06 PM
I have a 545i e60 and I am averaging about 19.1 MPG under "normal" non-aggressive driving. I am curious to know what other e60 owners are averaging. Please reply even if you have e60 with other engines. (I6)
I'm usually getting on 1 tank:
-500km (312mls) average
-650km (405mls) hwy
-400km (250mls) having fun = which is usually the case..
