New F30 3 series 2.8 mpg?
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Hi all, like the idea of the new 2 litre twin turbo petrol going in this new 3 series.With the miles I do I never thought id ever think of a petrol again ,however....
Blurb ive read said its 11 mpg better than the outgoing 3 litre petrol.
So chaps what were you ACTUALLY achieving please in that 272bhp 6 cylinder masterpiece ,traffic,motorway etc
Thanks a lot.
Blurb ive read said its 11 mpg better than the outgoing 3 litre petrol.
So chaps what were you ACTUALLY achieving please in that 272bhp 6 cylinder masterpiece ,traffic,motorway etc
Thanks a lot.
Just completed 970 mile journey to europe through France holland Belgium into Germany mainly motorways and some town driving with traffic jams at rush hours total mpg was 33.7mpg before the jams at 70 mph constant averaging 37.4 with from full tank to empty showing 526 miles and I refilled at Germany with 430 miles on trip meter. I hope this helps out.
smashy said:
Blurb ive read said its 11 mpg better than the outgoing 3 litre petrol.
Then you've read the wrong blurb.From the current BMW website:
New F30 328i (2.0 Turbo): 44.1mpg combined
Outgoing E90 325i (3.0 petrol Six: 39.2mpg combined
It's only 5mpg better.
Not worth losing the Six for
Fox- said:
smashy said:
Blurb ive read said its 11 mpg better than the outgoing 3 litre petrol.
Then you've read the wrong blurb.From the current BMW website:
New F30 328i (2.0 Turbo): 44.1mpg combined
Outgoing E90 325i (3.0 petrol Six: 39.2mpg combined
It's only 5mpg better.
Not worth losing the Six for
For 5mpg id take a straight six all day long. Though I suspect most buyers won't....? Blame the eu
TX1 said:
I think the figures BMW produce are a tad optimistic,on a 330i e92 06 plate I manage about 33mpg on a long motorway commute.
Most days which is a mixture of single and dual carriageways and the usual town driving I average 24mpg on an average of a 40 mile round trip.
Your 2006 330i has aa completely different engine. It is not fitted with the newer, more efficient direct injection N53 Six Cylinder engine being discussed in this thread.Most days which is a mixture of single and dual carriageways and the usual town driving I average 24mpg on an average of a 40 mile round trip.
Fox- said:
Funk said:
The 328i replaces both the 325i and 330i. Output is 245bhp and 258lb/ft.
It cannot replace something which doesn't exist. There has been no 330i Saloon for almost 2 years. pilchardthecat said:
and it's not a 2.8 or a 6 pot..... it's a 2.0 turbo four pot in the f30And yes, it's a 4-pot twin turbo, so BMW are throwing out the 'naming convention' rulebook good and proper. I guess that psychologically it puts more distance between it and the 320, and less of a yawning chasm up to the 335.
E38Ross said:
I thought the difference was bigger than that! That said, the new one is nearer the power output of the 330i not 325i, isn't it?
For 5mpg id take a straight six all day long. Though I suspect most buyers won't....? Blame the eu
Suspect most people who buy these cars will opt for an auto box in which case the latest 335i has similar fuel consumption to the old 330i and is within 6 mpg of the 328i; only real downside is for company car drivers as the higher emissions on the 335i mean a higher percentage benefit in kind on what is already a higher list price. Of the two I'd take the 335i but each to their own...For 5mpg id take a straight six all day long. Though I suspect most buyers won't....? Blame the eu
Funk said:
I'm aware of these facts gents. What I meant to highlight is that there will be no 'new' 330 or 325.
And yes, it's a 4-pot twin turbo, so BMW are throwing out the 'naming convention' rulebook good and proper. I guess that psychologically it puts more distance between it and the 320, and less of a yawning chasm up to the 335.
just like they did in the '80s with the 745i then And yes, it's a 4-pot twin turbo, so BMW are throwing out the 'naming convention' rulebook good and proper. I guess that psychologically it puts more distance between it and the 320, and less of a yawning chasm up to the 335.
TX1 said:
I think the figures BMW produce are a tad optimistic,on a 330i e92 06 plate I manage about 33mpg on a long motorway commute.
Most days which is a mixture of single and dual carriageways and the usual town driving I average 24mpg on an average of a 40 mile round trip.
i would agree based upon my e46Most days which is a mixture of single and dual carriageways and the usual town driving I average 24mpg on an average of a 40 mile round trip.
laingy said:
i would agree based upon my e46
I would disagree based upon my E39.It has a combined figure of 29.7, an urban of 21 and an extra urban of 38.
Whilst I am aware that the extra urban test does not simulate motorway driving, the three sets of figures almost exactly mirror what I get on open A roads, around town and on the Motorway.
The only BMW's I've struggled to acheive the extra urban figure with are the newer diesels.
Fox- said:
I would disagree based upon my E39.
It has a combined figure of 29.7, an urban of 21 and an extra urban of 38.
Whilst I am aware that the extra urban test does not simulate motorway driving, the three sets of figures almost exactly mirror what I get on open A roads, around town and on the Motorway.
The only BMW's I've struggled to acheive the extra urban figure with are the newer diesels.
Not wishing to reopen an old debate but my personal experience has been that I can exceed the combined figure in a petrol on a run whilst driving normally but can't get near it in a diesel unless I drive gently.It has a combined figure of 29.7, an urban of 21 and an extra urban of 38.
Whilst I am aware that the extra urban test does not simulate motorway driving, the three sets of figures almost exactly mirror what I get on open A roads, around town and on the Motorway.
The only BMW's I've struggled to acheive the extra urban figure with are the newer diesels.
Fox- said:
I would disagree based upon my E39.
It has a combined figure of 29.7, an urban of 21 and an extra urban of 38.
Whilst I am aware that the extra urban test does not simulate motorway driving, the three sets of figures almost exactly mirror what I get on open A roads, around town and on the Motorway.
The only BMW's I've struggled to acheive the extra urban figure with are the newer diesels.
My 528 is close to that- but sometimes I only get 17-18 around town (Poole is a busy place)It has a combined figure of 29.7, an urban of 21 and an extra urban of 38.
Whilst I am aware that the extra urban test does not simulate motorway driving, the three sets of figures almost exactly mirror what I get on open A roads, around town and on the Motorway.
The only BMW's I've struggled to acheive the extra urban figure with are the newer diesels.
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