Quick V8 M3 Fuel Economy question to actual owners
Discussion
Hi all
without a big old search on the internet, and through the various posts that will get me wanting an a new V8 M3, and cutting through he marketing blurb from BMW, can some actual E92 V8 M3 owners tell me what they get for
1. Average MPG
2. Best MPG on a run, i.e. 75 MPH on a motorway
3. How many miles do you get between fill ups
I ask as simply put, I thought I could live with my old V8 S4, but although the internet told me 25 MPG was achievable, it just wasn't, and I averaged 20MPG, now this isn't a lot of difference I know, but on a daily driver it was loosing 50 miles per fill up, which meant I was unable to run the car for a week with one tank of fuel.
My old 3.6 996 did 25 MPG, my old E46 did 24.5 MPG and my oldest E36 M3 did 27.4. so it was possible to use them as a daily driver.
Any actual real world experiences would be really appreciated, as I think if I went to a 335I based purely on MPG's being easier to swallow, I may be a bit unhappy when a v8 M3 pulls up next too me.
cheers
John
without a big old search on the internet, and through the various posts that will get me wanting an a new V8 M3, and cutting through he marketing blurb from BMW, can some actual E92 V8 M3 owners tell me what they get for
1. Average MPG
2. Best MPG on a run, i.e. 75 MPH on a motorway
3. How many miles do you get between fill ups
I ask as simply put, I thought I could live with my old V8 S4, but although the internet told me 25 MPG was achievable, it just wasn't, and I averaged 20MPG, now this isn't a lot of difference I know, but on a daily driver it was loosing 50 miles per fill up, which meant I was unable to run the car for a week with one tank of fuel.
My old 3.6 996 did 25 MPG, my old E46 did 24.5 MPG and my oldest E36 M3 did 27.4. so it was possible to use them as a daily driver.
Any actual real world experiences would be really appreciated, as I think if I went to a 335I based purely on MPG's being easier to swallow, I may be a bit unhappy when a v8 M3 pulls up next too me.
cheers
John
For a manual from the obc.
Average is 17/18
Steady Run 24 is the best I've had to date.
220-250 miles from 62 litre tank.
15 is possible in city traffic. All depends on how the type of driving, take 3-4mpg away from your E46 M3 figure and you have your answer IMHO.
Average is 17/18
Steady Run 24 is the best I've had to date.
220-250 miles from 62 litre tank.
15 is possible in city traffic. All depends on how the type of driving, take 3-4mpg away from your E46 M3 figure and you have your answer IMHO.
Edited by daz05 on Saturday 20th April 10:34
Around town, with a careful throttle + Auto-stop/start, and avoiding unnecessary braking and acceleration, I can get 270miles (indicated) to a tank.
When I drove to Norway, I managed to get about 370miles (indicated) on the motorway, from a tank of V Power.
On a mix of driving in north Wales and then driving all the way back to London, I managed:
On a track - barely 90 miles to a tank
.
When I drove to Norway, I managed to get about 370miles (indicated) on the motorway, from a tank of V Power.
On a mix of driving in north Wales and then driving all the way back to London, I managed:
On a track - barely 90 miles to a tank
.
Wills2 said:
DCT, over 7000 miles I've averaged 24mpg, on a run at 70-80mph 27-28mpg, yesterday I drove back home from London (220 miles) and mooched along at 60-65mph and averaged 30mpg.
Most I've done on a tank is 350miles with 20-30 remaining.
But work on a worst case of 20mpg.
The DCT certainly looks quite a bit more fuel efficient than the manual looking at your figures. Most I've done on a tank is 350miles with 20-30 remaining.
But work on a worst case of 20mpg.
cerb4.5lee said:
Wills2 said:
DCT, over 7000 miles I've averaged 24mpg, on a run at 70-80mph 27-28mpg, yesterday I drove back home from London (220 miles) and mooched along at 60-65mph and averaged 30mpg.
Most I've done on a tank is 350miles with 20-30 remaining.
But work on a worst case of 20mpg.
The DCT certainly looks quite a bit more fuel efficient than the manual looking at your figures. Most I've done on a tank is 350miles with 20-30 remaining.
But work on a worst case of 20mpg.
Wills2 said:
DCT, over 7000 miles I've averaged 24mpg, on a run at 70-80mph 27-28mpg, yesterday I drove back home from London (220 miles) and mooched along at 60-65mph and averaged 30mpg.
Most I've done on a tank is 350miles with 20-30 remaining.
But work on a worst case of 20mpg.
That seems almost half decent...... do we know if efficiency has improved with the later models??Most I've done on a tank is 350miles with 20-30 remaining.
But work on a worst case of 20mpg.
I'm on my 2nd tank of fuel since collecting my E90 on Tuesday.
2011 DCT so it has start stop, on the run up from the dealer on Tuesday it was showing 28.4 mpg at a steady 75mph.
It's dropped to 25.9, when I bought it I knew the fuel economy wouldn't be great, however it has surprised me by actually being rather fuel efficient for what it is.
2011 DCT so it has start stop, on the run up from the dealer on Tuesday it was showing 28.4 mpg at a steady 75mph.
It's dropped to 25.9, when I bought it I knew the fuel economy wouldn't be great, however it has surprised me by actually being rather fuel efficient for what it is.
MPWR321BHP said:
My old 3.6 996 did 25 MPG, my old E46 did 24.5 MPG and my oldest E36 M3 did 27.4. so it was possible to use them as a daily driver.
Any actual real world experiences would be really appreciated, as I think if I went to a 335I based purely on MPG's being easier to swallow, I may be a bit unhappy when a v8 M3 pulls up next too me.
cheers
John
My old M3 Evo saloon did 27.5mpg over 24K miles and my mapped M3 Evo coupe 27.7 over 40K miles so similar to yours; the N54 335i I have now = 25.9 over 8K miles when standard and 27.7 since being Evolved 19k miles ago. Any actual real world experiences would be really appreciated, as I think if I went to a 335I based purely on MPG's being easier to swallow, I may be a bit unhappy when a v8 M3 pulls up next too me.
cheers
John
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