Question on gas mileage, am I expecting too much?
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Originally Posted by kchan' post='318972' date='Aug 4 2006, 12:46 PM
Thanks for all your reply.
Yes it's the US MPG, so it's around 1.6KM per 3.8 L...
When I was in Germany for my ED I got like 27-28 MPG, but that's autobahn driving...
So I am like 20% below EPA estimate, since I should get more than 25MPG with 50% highway / 50% local.
I think my average MPG is ~30MPH also by looking at idrive. I consider myself average in terms of how aggressive I drive. I don't mind stepping on it to get up to 3k before I shift, occassionally shifts a little higher (3.5k). Traffic isn't too bad for my commute as it takes 20-25 mins for a 15 miles commute.
Does any of you notice better fuel economy over time? This is one thing I missed from my trusty 130k miles accord...
Yes it's the US MPG, so it's around 1.6KM per 3.8 L...
When I was in Germany for my ED I got like 27-28 MPG, but that's autobahn driving...
So I am like 20% below EPA estimate, since I should get more than 25MPG with 50% highway / 50% local.
I think my average MPG is ~30MPH also by looking at idrive. I consider myself average in terms of how aggressive I drive. I don't mind stepping on it to get up to 3k before I shift, occassionally shifts a little higher (3.5k). Traffic isn't too bad for my commute as it takes 20-25 mins for a 15 miles commute.
Does any of you notice better fuel economy over time? This is one thing I missed from my trusty 130k miles accord...
Yes, I'm getting alittle better mpg now at close to 5k. I'm up from 16 mpg to around 18.5 in 80/20 city/highway driving. Of course my driving habits may be a factor, as I'm gunning the car less in city driving. Got 24 mpg on weekend highway drive recently, despite hitting over 110 numerous times and cruising at 85-90 mostly. Not bad.
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Originally Posted by Znod' post='318976' date='Aug 4 2006, 11:08 AM
Yes, US--see my location.
No, Steptronic--see my sig.
I don't know if mine seems high. Maybe others will provide some info so that we can get a feel for the possible "highness" of my car. My car is an over acheiver in most things.
No, Steptronic--see my sig.
I don't know if mine seems high. Maybe others will provide some info so that we can get a feel for the possible "highness" of my car. My car is an over acheiver in most things.
Maybe I should mentioned it to the dealer and see if a software update may help
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Originally Posted by kchan' post='318982' date='Aug 4 2006, 01:21 PM
I think he's referring to my car, since it's a manual and it's not the V8...
Maybe I should mentioned it to the dealer and see if a software update may help
Maybe I should mentioned it to the dealer and see if a software update may help
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Originally Posted by Znod' post='318976' date='Aug 4 2006, 07:08 PM
Yes, US--see my location.
No, Steptronic--see my sig.
I don't know if mine seems high. Maybe others will provide some info so that we can get a feel for the possible "highness" of my car. My car is an over acheiver in most things.
No, Steptronic--see my sig.
I don't know if mine seems high. Maybe others will provide some info so that we can get a feel for the possible "highness" of my car. My car is an over acheiver in most things.
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Originally Posted by kchan' post='318945' date='Aug 4 2006, 12:36 PM
I got a 525i manual with about 2700 miles on it
Car drives great, but quite disappointed about the gas mileage I got out of it.
Now I only get about 20.5 MPG, which is not a whole lot better than my x5 3.0 (17-18MPG)
Is that normal, would it improve as the engine breaks in more?
I drive half highway half local (I say more highway), I don't push it too hard, usually shifts around 3k RPM
My accord 4 cylinder can do almost 30MPG when it's new 6 years ago...
I was hoping for 23-25MPG at least...
Any tips? It's my commute car so usually no extra load, standard 17" tire/wheel combo...
Car drives great, but quite disappointed about the gas mileage I got out of it.
Now I only get about 20.5 MPG, which is not a whole lot better than my x5 3.0 (17-18MPG)
Is that normal, would it improve as the engine breaks in more?
I drive half highway half local (I say more highway), I don't push it too hard, usually shifts around 3k RPM
My accord 4 cylinder can do almost 30MPG when it's new 6 years ago...
I was hoping for 23-25MPG at least...
Any tips? It's my commute car so usually no extra load, standard 17" tire/wheel combo...
I get 17.2 MPG with my 545i w/ mixed city/highway driving- I feel better than I'm not much worse than the 525/530i
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I must be driving my car like I stole it, I get 15mpg city and 27 highway. 
This is an average over 40k miles.
This is an average over 40k miles.
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Originally Posted by Busta' post='319095' date='Aug 4 2006, 05:45 PM
I must be driving my car like I stole it, I get 15mpg city and 27 highway. This is an average over 40k miles.
This is an average over 40k miles. 
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Originally Posted by Busta' post='319095' date='Aug 4 2006, 03:45 PM
I must be driving my car like I stole it, I get 15mpg city and 27 highway. This is an average over 40k miles.
This is an average over 40k miles. 
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Originally Posted by CVTBenhogan' post='318979' date='Aug 4 2006, 01:18 PM
Don't know mpgs for new engines in the 525 and 530. But, I do remember that the older 3.0 inline 6 in the 530 delivered better mileage than the 525. Smaller engines sometime struggle.
Yes, I'm getting alittle better mpg now at close to 5k. I'm up from 16 mpg to around 18.5 in 80/20 city/highway driving. Of course my driving habits may be a factor, as I'm gunning the car less in city driving. Got 24 mpg on weekend highway drive recently, despite hitting over 110 numerous times and cruising at 85-90 mostly. Not bad.
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Yes, I'm getting alittle better mpg now at close to 5k. I'm up from 16 mpg to around 18.5 in 80/20 city/highway driving. Of course my driving habits may be a factor, as I'm gunning the car less in city driving. Got 24 mpg on weekend highway drive recently, despite hitting over 110 numerous times and cruising at 85-90 mostly. Not bad.
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