2011 onwards 125i (2.0 Turbo) Auto - Fuel economy
Discussion
Hello,
I'm looking to get my girlfriend a new car, and one of the options on the list is a 2011 onwards BMW 1 Series. We're looking at the 118i (with the 1.6 litre turbo) and the 125i (with the 2.0 litre turbo).
We're swaying towards the 125i, although it's proving quite difficult to find a good used one - they seem quite rare!
Question is, what is the real world MPG like on them? It's replacing a Golf GTI which only ever does 30 MPG, so anything better than that would be a bonus!
Anything else we should be aware of with these cars/engines? Is the BMW 2.0 litre turbo a good unit? It's the 218 PS form.
Many thanks,
Dan
I'm looking to get my girlfriend a new car, and one of the options on the list is a 2011 onwards BMW 1 Series. We're looking at the 118i (with the 1.6 litre turbo) and the 125i (with the 2.0 litre turbo).
We're swaying towards the 125i, although it's proving quite difficult to find a good used one - they seem quite rare!
Question is, what is the real world MPG like on them? It's replacing a Golf GTI which only ever does 30 MPG, so anything better than that would be a bonus!
Anything else we should be aware of with these cars/engines? Is the BMW 2.0 litre turbo a good unit? It's the 218 PS form.
Many thanks,
Dan
I've previously owned a MK5 GTI and now have an F31 328i, so more power and weight than the 125i.
Cruising on the motorway at 75 you'll easily see 40mpg. In the 18 months we've owned it the average is around 35mpg.
Compared to my old MK5 GTI, I'd say it's around 10% more economical overall (and has a greater turn of speed)
So should be slightly better in the 125i.
HTH.
Cruising on the motorway at 75 you'll easily see 40mpg. In the 18 months we've owned it the average is around 35mpg.
Compared to my old MK5 GTI, I'd say it's around 10% more economical overall (and has a greater turn of speed)
So should be slightly better in the 125i.HTH.
Maracus said:
I've previously owned a MK5 GTI and now have an F31 328i, so more power and weight than the 125i.
Cruising on the motorway at 75 you'll easily see 40mpg. In the 18 months we've owned it the average is around 35mpg.
Compared to my old MK5 GTI, I'd say it's around 10% more economical overall (and has a greater turn of speed) So should be slightly better in the 125i.
HTH.
That's great, thanks. Cruising on the motorway at 75 you'll easily see 40mpg. In the 18 months we've owned it the average is around 35mpg.
Compared to my old MK5 GTI, I'd say it's around 10% more economical overall (and has a greater turn of speed)
So should be slightly better in the 125i.HTH.
The Golf barely returns 25-30mpg and must be run on super unleaded (as it's been remapped), so with a 5-10 mpg increase and a decrease in fuel cost per litre for standard unleaded, we should be seeing a saving of at least £30 per month!
Combine that with the £120 saving on vehicle tax, that's £40 saved per month over the Golf. Every little helps go towards the monthly repayments of the BMW!
Sounds good so far.
Just got to find a nice one now.
On the same sort of commute in the morning (60-70mph in traffic) I could squeeze an OBC reading of 40 from the Golf, the 328i will show 45).
It's a different story on the way home at higher motorway speeds.....low to mid 30s.
Also, the car has now done 29k and doesn't use any oil between services.
It's a different story on the way home at higher motorway speeds.....low to mid 30s.
Also, the car has now done 29k and doesn't use any oil between services.
Oooh, one for us. My wife recently switched from a mk1 LCI 120d to a mk2 2012 125i.
It has a lot of options specced and is apparently one of only 7 with the 8spd ZF auto 'box.
On the cruise back from Winchester to Manchester, we averaged 37mpg. Just this weekend done Cornwall and back and averaged 34mpg each into strong headwinds. All at an 80 cruise.
Drop to 70 and on a cruise it'll easily go north of 40mpg. At one point I had the combined remaining fuel range+mileage travelled at 450mi. And that's off a tank that fills up at <£60 on SUL.
Oh and it shifts. Deceptively so.
It has a lot of options specced and is apparently one of only 7 with the 8spd ZF auto 'box.
On the cruise back from Winchester to Manchester, we averaged 37mpg. Just this weekend done Cornwall and back and averaged 34mpg each into strong headwinds. All at an 80 cruise.
Drop to 70 and on a cruise it'll easily go north of 40mpg. At one point I had the combined remaining fuel range+mileage travelled at 450mi. And that's off a tank that fills up at <£60 on SUL.
Oh and it shifts. Deceptively so.
Swervin_Mervin said:
Oooh, one for us. My wife recently switched from a mk1 LCI 120d to a mk2 2012 125i.
It has a lot of options specced and is apparently one of only 7 with the 8spd ZF auto 'box.
On the cruise back from Winchester to Manchester, we averaged 37mpg. Just this weekend done Cornwall and back and averaged 34mpg each into strong headwinds. All at an 80 cruise.
Drop to 70 and on a cruise it'll easily go north of 40mpg. At one point I had the combined remaining fuel range+mileage travelled at 450mi. And that's off a tank that fills up at <£60 on SUL.
Oh and it shifts. Deceptively so.
That's great, thanks. It has a lot of options specced and is apparently one of only 7 with the 8spd ZF auto 'box.
On the cruise back from Winchester to Manchester, we averaged 37mpg. Just this weekend done Cornwall and back and averaged 34mpg each into strong headwinds. All at an 80 cruise.
Drop to 70 and on a cruise it'll easily go north of 40mpg. At one point I had the combined remaining fuel range+mileage travelled at 450mi. And that's off a tank that fills up at <£60 on SUL.
Oh and it shifts. Deceptively so.
There certainly don't seem to be many out there for sale, but I'm sure there are more than 7! Think we've found one for us, just need to make the trip up to see it.
zed4 said:
Swervin_Mervin said:
Oooh, one for us. My wife recently switched from a mk1 LCI 120d to a mk2 2012 125i.
It has a lot of options specced and is apparently one of only 7 with the 8spd ZF auto 'box.
On the cruise back from Winchester to Manchester, we averaged 37mpg. Just this weekend done Cornwall and back and averaged 34mpg each into strong headwinds. All at an 80 cruise.
Drop to 70 and on a cruise it'll easily go north of 40mpg. At one point I had the combined remaining fuel range+mileage travelled at 450mi. And that's off a tank that fills up at <£60 on SUL.
Oh and it shifts. Deceptively so.
That's great, thanks. It has a lot of options specced and is apparently one of only 7 with the 8spd ZF auto 'box.
On the cruise back from Winchester to Manchester, we averaged 37mpg. Just this weekend done Cornwall and back and averaged 34mpg each into strong headwinds. All at an 80 cruise.
Drop to 70 and on a cruise it'll easily go north of 40mpg. At one point I had the combined remaining fuel range+mileage travelled at 450mi. And that's off a tank that fills up at <£60 on SUL.
Oh and it shifts. Deceptively so.
There certainly don't seem to be many out there for sale, but I'm sure there are more than 7! Think we've found one for us, just need to make the trip up to see it.
Swervin_Mervin said:
Oooh, one for us. My wife recently switched from a mk1 LCI 120d to a mk2 2012 125i.
It has a lot of options specced and is apparently one of only 7 with the 8spd ZF auto 'box.
On the cruise back from Winchester to Manchester, we averaged 37mpg. Just this weekend done Cornwall and back and averaged 34mpg each into strong headwinds. All at an 80 cruise.
Drop to 70 and on a cruise it'll easily go north of 40mpg. At one point I had the combined remaining fuel range+mileage travelled at 450mi. And that's off a tank that fills up at <£60 on SUL.
Oh and it shifts. Deceptively so.
They seem very similar to the figures my 125i is returning. Difference is mine has the old N52 straight 6 up front. I expect there will be a difference round town, but on the motorway they seem identical. It has a lot of options specced and is apparently one of only 7 with the 8spd ZF auto 'box.
On the cruise back from Winchester to Manchester, we averaged 37mpg. Just this weekend done Cornwall and back and averaged 34mpg each into strong headwinds. All at an 80 cruise.
Drop to 70 and on a cruise it'll easily go north of 40mpg. At one point I had the combined remaining fuel range+mileage travelled at 450mi. And that's off a tank that fills up at <£60 on SUL.
Oh and it shifts. Deceptively so.
Yay for downsizing I guess.
Swervin_Mervin said:
zed4 said:
Swervin_Mervin said:
Oooh, one for us. My wife recently switched from a mk1 LCI 120d to a mk2 2012 125i.
It has a lot of options specced and is apparently one of only 7 with the 8spd ZF auto 'box.
On the cruise back from Winchester to Manchester, we averaged 37mpg. Just this weekend done Cornwall and back and averaged 34mpg each into strong headwinds. All at an 80 cruise.
Drop to 70 and on a cruise it'll easily go north of 40mpg. At one point I had the combined remaining fuel range+mileage travelled at 450mi. And that's off a tank that fills up at <£60 on SUL.
Oh and it shifts. Deceptively so.
That's great, thanks. It has a lot of options specced and is apparently one of only 7 with the 8spd ZF auto 'box.
On the cruise back from Winchester to Manchester, we averaged 37mpg. Just this weekend done Cornwall and back and averaged 34mpg each into strong headwinds. All at an 80 cruise.
Drop to 70 and on a cruise it'll easily go north of 40mpg. At one point I had the combined remaining fuel range+mileage travelled at 450mi. And that's off a tank that fills up at <£60 on SUL.
Oh and it shifts. Deceptively so.
There certainly don't seem to be many out there for sale, but I'm sure there are more than 7! Think we've found one for us, just need to make the trip up to see it.
I thought the auto box was the ZF 8 speed auto, and the sports auto was the ZF 8 speed auto with steering wheel paddles. That’s how I understood it.
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