Average speed

[sebhaque]

28mph over about 150 miles @ 16.2mpg - I reset the computer every time I refill the tank. This is on a C63 wagon. Mix of 40mph roads and emptyish motorways.

[Hoofy]

sebhaque said:

28mph over about 150 miles @ 16.2mpg - I reset the computer every time I refill the tank. This is on a C63 wagon. Mix of 40mph roads and emptyish motorways.

Was gonna say that's a pretty fast speed for an awful mpg!

[Mr Tidy]

My Z4 Coupe is showing 38.2 mph and 31.7 mpg average (over about 6 weeks as it had a new battery).

My 325ti Compact is showing 31.8mph and 34.7 mpg (over 2+ years and 16K miles).

Happy with both - you can probably tell I don't commute!

[fivepointnine]

rayyan171 said:

Mostly city driving with occasional motorway.

X5 3.0sd - 21.4mpg, average speed 19.8mph. Claimed 34.4mpg combined.
XC90 D5 - 25.5mpg, average speed 21.4mph (this car hasn't seen the motorway in a long time). Claimed 33.3mpg combined.

WOW I have a PETROL 3.0 X3 and I average around 23mph and 22mpg! Rarely see the motorway.

[biggles330d]

Over 438miles driving south on Friday - reset the computer when I filled up in Scotland.
58 mph
54.3 mpg

Long term average consumption over the 65,000 miles / 5 years I'd had the 330d, recording pretty much every tank full.
45mpg.

In fairness, mine rarely sees the town, I'm rural scotland so lots of long distance journeys everywhere between Lerwick and Florence. Adding Porto this summer...

I'd like to change it now it's tipped 104,000 miles, but honestly can't find anything more capable other than a new version of the same. Still looks and drives great.

[brrapp]

OMG! I get pissed off if my average MPH drops below 50. There really are some advantages to living in rural Scotland. I feel sorry for all you living south of the border.

[rayyan171]

fivepointnine said:

rayyan171 said:

Mostly city driving with occasional motorway.

X5 3.0sd - 21.4mpg, average speed 19.8mph. Claimed 34.4mpg combined.
XC90 D5 - 25.5mpg, average speed 21.4mph (this car hasn't seen the motorway in a long time). Claimed 33.3mpg combined.

WOW I have a PETROL 3.0 X3 and I average around 23mph and 22mpg! Rarely see the motorway.

I have to say, the X5 is quite disappointing on diesel, and it certainly costs more to run in general. It does weigh 2200kg so doing 4 miles a day sometimes in a car like this where the engine barely gets warm would likely hit the mpg quite badly. Beats the E39 though.

[DoubleD]

brrapp said:

OMG! I get pissed off if my average MPH drops below 50. There really are some advantages to living in rural Scotland. I feel sorry for all you living south of the border.

Its because they are driving slower with the window down enjoying the warm sunshine.

[Hoofy]

[swanny71]

According to the computer 44.8 mph, 32.4 mpg over the couple of years and 30k miles (calculated mpg is 32.0). Most miles are on fast A roads and M'way at quiet times. Was over 50 mph early last year but gets more urban use now.

[HappyMidget]

32mph/16.8mpg

[Hoofy]

HappyMidget said:

32mph/16.8mpg

What monster of a car do you have then?? V8 powered?

[Richard-390a0]

40 mph average over the last 20k miles / 1 yr. 95% m'way driving, as I live 40 miles from work approx & it takes an hour there or back 40 mph is disappointingly accurate.

[HappyMidget]

Hoofy said:

HappyMidget said:

32mph/16.8mpg

What monster of a car do you have then?? V8 powered?

VXR8 GTS currently running at 650BHP. Just waiting on final parts to come through so I can fit bigger injectors, new cam and overdrive the supercharger Oh yeah, I commute from Reading to Heathrow in it every day

[HJMS123]

Max_Torque said:

It's an amazing week when I get above 30mph average speed, and i have a 16mile cross country B road commute! There is so much traffic these days, that that commute is a 'follow the leader' nose to tail trail of cars, usually stuck behind some massive numpty doing 27 mph, and who still needs to touch the brakes on every corner, or every time a car comes the otherway.......

This is the exact stuff I experience everyday on my commute however it's about 8 miles thruugh the city

[Hoofy]

HappyMidget said:

Hoofy said:

HappyMidget said:

32mph/16.8mpg

What monster of a car do you have then?? V8 powered?

VXR8 GTS currently running at 650BHP. Just waiting on final parts to come through so I can fit bigger injectors, new cam and overdrive the supercharger Oh yeah, I commute from Reading to Heathrow in it every day

Haha. I knew it.

[Hoofy]

Max_Torque said:

some massive numpty doing 27 mph, and who still needs to touch the brakes on every corner, or every time a car comes the otherway.......

What the hell is that about? I've followed similar people and have followed them for a mile without needing to touch the brake pedal at all while they'll have braked about 30 times.

[rampageturke]

870 Miles, stuck at 27mph

Never had a car with it's average speed over 30mph

[ANJ91]

33.8 mph and 42 mpg

[Allyc85]

My Golf's average speed is 31mph, but I don't think I have ever reset it since buying and it's not helped by living in gods waiting room!