M5 consumption ..
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Alex if your that concerned about fuel consumption then the M5 is obviously not for you. If i was worried about how often i would fill up or how much it would cost, i would have gone the cheaper route and purchased a V8 like you did.
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An M5 is like a nice pair of shoes. if price and function were your only concern then yes you can bargain shop. but if your craving and or used to luxury and refinement then buying a nice pair of shoes dosent seem like a big deal. if you like just any shoe then buy it. but if you prefer a nice gucci or prada shoe then go with that. to each his own. you like your 545 and we like our M5's
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My Ride: 545i SMG with Limited Slip Differential
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Originally Posted by wolverine' post='527681' date='Feb 6 2008, 12:39 AM
With over 65,000 miles on my car, I've done quite a few highway trips. At 85-90 mph steady speed, and tires properly inflated, you should get just over 18 mpg on the highway. You can get close to 20 mpg (19.7 mpg was my best with, and without the diff).
If they made the 7th gear longer, even the M5 would have had a good consumption . It's a shame .
Thanks again for your report
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Originally Posted by aznronin' post='527720' date='Feb 6 2008, 02:23 AM
Alex if your that concerned about fuel consumption then the M5 is obviously not for you.
It was a technical curiosity .
My conclusion is that if the M5 has a Ferrari consumption, then it should have a Ferrari tank (95 litres/24 gallons) .
I would like to have 90 litres too . Someone should try to retrofit the 7er tank
In the past, BMW offered the "Bigger tank" option .
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='527426' date='Feb 5 2008, 04:41 AM
5 kml or 20 l /100 km . 12 MPG US . Crazy
500 km/300 miles with a tank if you go at 110 kmh/70 MPH .
At 110 kmh/70 MPH the 545i does 850 km .
With the 545i you can travel for 630 km at 145 kmh/90 MPH .
So I wasn't so stupid when I wrote my messages to support the V8 .
The only way to justify those consumptions/low range is making some mods and think "I have 550-600 HP, my car is faster than a Ferrari" .
I was asking because Italy is 2000 km long, so during the summer many people go down for 1000-1500 km and with 400 km range you would pass more time at the gas station that on the highway .
The same if you want to go around in Europe .
No way to retrofit the 7er tank ?
88 litres/22 gallons would be better .
Thanks West!
500 km/300 miles with a tank if you go at 110 kmh/70 MPH .
At 110 kmh/70 MPH the 545i does 850 km .
With the 545i you can travel for 630 km at 145 kmh/90 MPH .
So I wasn't so stupid when I wrote my messages to support the V8 .
The only way to justify those consumptions/low range is making some mods and think "I have 550-600 HP, my car is faster than a Ferrari" .
I was asking because Italy is 2000 km long, so during the summer many people go down for 1000-1500 km and with 400 km range you would pass more time at the gas station that on the highway .
The same if you want to go around in Europe .
No way to retrofit the 7er tank ?
88 litres/22 gallons would be better .
Thanks West!
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My Ride: 2005 530i upgraded to 2007 550i 12/20/06
Took delivery of 2008 M5 3/25/08 cf delete K&N filters, the rest stock.
"500 km/300 miles with a tank if you go at 110 kmh/70 MPH .
At 110 kmh/70 MPH the 545i does 850 km .
With the 545i you can travel for 630 km at 145 kmh/90 MPH .
So I wasn't so stupid when I wrote my messages to support the V8 ."
We all know that an M5 is not bought for gas mileage. But I have a question for you about the above figures.
850 km's = 528.16 miles with an eighteen gallon gas tank that would be 29.34 mpg @ 110 kmh or 68.35 mph
630 km's = 391.46 miles as stated above that would be 21.7 mpg @ 145 kmh or 90.09 mph
From the following webpages the typical range for a 2004 545i would be around 414 miles at posted speed limits
how do manage to get a extra 114.16 mile out of a tank of gas? (528.14 - 414 = 114.16) at 70 mph
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/noframes/19724.shtml
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/noframes/24037.shtml
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/noframes/21933.shtml
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/bymake/bymanuNF.shtml
Just want to know how you get the performance you have + the great gas mileage. My 530 was good at the pump, 550 not so good
and the M5 - just one hell of a car to drive!
Thanks for your posts, always enjoy reading them.
At 110 kmh/70 MPH the 545i does 850 km .
With the 545i you can travel for 630 km at 145 kmh/90 MPH .
So I wasn't so stupid when I wrote my messages to support the V8 ."
We all know that an M5 is not bought for gas mileage. But I have a question for you about the above figures.
850 km's = 528.16 miles with an eighteen gallon gas tank that would be 29.34 mpg @ 110 kmh or 68.35 mph
630 km's = 391.46 miles as stated above that would be 21.7 mpg @ 145 kmh or 90.09 mph
From the following webpages the typical range for a 2004 545i would be around 414 miles at posted speed limits
how do manage to get a extra 114.16 mile out of a tank of gas? (528.14 - 414 = 114.16) at 70 mph
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/noframes/19724.shtml
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/noframes/24037.shtml
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/noframes/21933.shtml
http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/bymake/bymanuNF.shtml
Just want to know how you get the performance you have + the great gas mileage. My 530 was good at the pump, 550 not so good
and the M5 - just one hell of a car to drive!
Thanks for your posts, always enjoy reading them.
#18
Originally Posted by Westcoast M5' post='527187' date='Feb 4 2008, 09:38 PM
I drove on the highway (about 240km) each way to a nearby city.
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