E89 35i M Sport DCT - real world MPG?
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apologies if this has been done to death, i couldn't find anything here or on z4-forum
anyone with a E89 35i M Sport DCT tell me what real world MPG they are getting? there are a couple of really low miler 60 plate cars on AUC at about the £35k mark thats got my brain ticking... as it looks like i'm not gonna be able to sell the 911 private i'll end up trading, originally thinking of going for a £10k GT-TDI golf and an Exige S... i'm sure i'd get a better deal trading up rather than down....
i had 2 Z4M coupes in the same manor off AUC approx 2k miles and 3-6 months old at a hefty £17K+ discount on the list price, unfortunately i can't get the BMW spec page to work, but these E89 cars look to be £47-48K too, so decent discount and i do miss the feel of a new car
my old Z4M used to do about 26-27MPG on my (70 mile round trip) commute(compared to the 22-23 in the 911) for this to work it'd have to be noticably better than the Z4M! also i understand the ride is much more compliant then the Z4M? this was my major issue with it, well that and the clutch... going DCT will definitely eliminate that one
anyone with a E89 35i M Sport DCT tell me what real world MPG they are getting? there are a couple of really low miler 60 plate cars on AUC at about the £35k mark thats got my brain ticking... as it looks like i'm not gonna be able to sell the 911 private i'll end up trading, originally thinking of going for a £10k GT-TDI golf and an Exige S... i'm sure i'd get a better deal trading up rather than down....
i had 2 Z4M coupes in the same manor off AUC approx 2k miles and 3-6 months old at a hefty £17K+ discount on the list price, unfortunately i can't get the BMW spec page to work, but these E89 cars look to be £47-48K too, so decent discount and i do miss the feel of a new car
my old Z4M used to do about 26-27MPG on my (70 mile round trip) commute(compared to the 22-23 in the 911) for this to work it'd have to be noticably better than the Z4M! also i understand the ride is much more compliant then the Z4M? this was my major issue with it, well that and the clutch... going DCT will definitely eliminate that one
I wish I did have one of those!
I can't give direct experience of them, but I believe that the same engine in E92 guise has similar economy to the E46 330, meaning around 30, ranging from mid 20s in town to mid 30s on a run. I guess the Z4 is a bit lighter. The DCT might actually improve economy a little compared with a manual.
I can't give direct experience of them, but I believe that the same engine in E92 guise has similar economy to the E46 330, meaning around 30, ranging from mid 20s in town to mid 30s on a run. I guess the Z4 is a bit lighter. The DCT might actually improve economy a little compared with a manual.
SebringMan said:
What do you get from your M4? A friend with an manual M4 can't get past 23MPG.
it depends, just bumming round then about 20, but on a short motorway run, it pretty quickly gets upto 28-29MPG, i went to france and back in it the other week, fully loaded, with the kid and wife, normal motorway speeds and it averaged 31... the these are trip computer figures, i've not checked the acuracy tank to tank, so in reality it could be a few MPG worst... a friend of mine has a manual m3 and he recons it'll do 33-34 on a run... which makes no sense, shorter gearing, only difference is mines not done many miles so it might improve i guessI will be honest, my E46 M3 has surprised me.
Going from Warwickshire to Adenau, Germany I did 28MPG. That included following a bloke who couldn't keep a constant speed to save his life ; he either did 100 or 60! Annoying when you can stick to 80!
On the return things got interesting. It was very wet. I was doing around 95 where there was no traffic and adhering to the limits in the contraflow, mostly with the AC on. It managed 30MPG, which to me is pretty impressive for a 14 year old car on throttle bodies and its share of wear.
On a couple of occasions I have managed 32MPG doing around 80ish. Town driving does destroy the MPG however ; it's anywhere between 18 for pure town driving with traffic to around 22.
Hmm, I take it back about the M4 ; that does sound reasonable with a family and luggage
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Going from Warwickshire to Adenau, Germany I did 28MPG. That included following a bloke who couldn't keep a constant speed to save his life ; he either did 100 or 60! Annoying when you can stick to 80!
On the return things got interesting. It was very wet. I was doing around 95 where there was no traffic and adhering to the limits in the contraflow, mostly with the AC on. It managed 30MPG, which to me is pretty impressive for a 14 year old car on throttle bodies and its share of wear.
On a couple of occasions I have managed 32MPG doing around 80ish. Town driving does destroy the MPG however ; it's anywhere between 18 for pure town driving with traffic to around 22.
Hmm, I take it back about the M4 ; that does sound reasonable with a family and luggage
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