Post Lowest MPG

Mr. ///M3 RD · 09-13-2011, 07:36 AM

Reading some of the tips on this web site will save you a fist full of cash (may it be Dollars Euros or whatever). Not only on fuel also on wear and tear of your car.

I know we all drive high end cars gas therefore should not play a role. Still the way we drive does play a role (as we all know) on our gas consumption and maintenance of our cars.

Here is the page of tips some drivers put together ----> Click here to open the page

My average on a long cross country trip last May in my M3 was 10.8 L/100 KM, this was calculated by recording all the fuel and milage. 80% highway at 10% above posted speed limits and 20% town and city driving.

outie · 09-13-2011, 01:38 PM

Mostly local, normal driving in D3 and the spikes indicate I drove on the freeway that week.

duk · 09-13-2011, 02:25 PM

16.2mpg here

WBMW5S · 01-18-2012, 01:29 PM

About 15.5 avg..with mix of city and hwy..but i am still breaking my car in..so i shift pretty early or I leave it in D with 2 bars.

Gumulri · 01-19-2012, 12:51 AM

15.5mpg here

e92_m3 · 01-19-2012, 01:32 AM

15 mpg here.

piloto · 01-19-2012, 01:39 AM

19mpg here. Mostly highway. Average over 11K miles. And that includes many many many drops in speed (when safe) only so that I can go WOT back to the highway crusing speed (70-75 mph).

jahn_baakus · 01-19-2012, 01:46 AM

16.3 - suburban driving with some expressway..

i drove for 2 tanks super light on the pedal and shifting early, only got 19.0, not worth the +2.7 mpg IMHO

vdude · 01-19-2012, 03:06 AM

I've averaged 17.1 MPG since I got the car. This includes 1500 mi in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy (autobahn, alps, stelvio pass, 6 laps of the Ring) during ED and 2k mi mixed LA driving (fwy, city, few canyon runs).

Xx__xs · 01-19-2012, 03:21 AM

Daily driving is 12-14

The Database · 01-19-2012, 04:05 AM

Mine is right in the 15 mpg range with a lot of highway driving. I drive a late night 2 hour drive about 2 times a week and kill a half tank each way. I usually have cruise control set in the 80 mph range. This is terrible haha.

Mr. ///M3 RD · 01-19-2012, 07:22 AM

My average (highway and city) is 12.4 L/100 KM. Not bad for a V8 like our car. I do not track my car and for now I have not reached the point for the first break in oil service ... so naturally I'm driving very carefully

shay2nak · 01-20-2012, 01:12 AM

wow that range is terrible. LOL need to have another car, maybe a cooper s, that gets double that to break even.

TVMA Doc · 01-20-2012, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gblansten

I'm 14.1 in a C63 the life of the car with mostly city driving and a heavy right foot. I expect the same in the M3 I'm getting.

I'm averaging 16.7 with 95% city driving-and I have a heavy foot. The M3's computer tells me that I'm at 15-15.4, however.

I trust my own calculations because I doubt that the gas station is really giving me more gas than I am paying for.

Wanna Race? · 01-20-2012, 07:38 PM

I get 14.1 averaged over 5000 miles. Maybe 900 miles are highway. I drive the living piss out of my car, pretty much all the time and constantly redline the car. I figure for what I calculate, about $5 a tank, I am going to enjoy my car, to the fullest.

Morning Hawk · 01-31-2012, 08:22 AM

Can anyone give quantitative numbers on fuel economy when using the new Auto Start/Stop vice without, on the newer model M3's?

highyo · 04-05-2012, 09:02 PM

at m-school, it's always 6. makes me think it's WAY less than 6!!

btw, everyone should do the 2 day M school in SC. it's fantastic

frankzlin79 · 04-05-2012, 09:47 PM

A consistent 16.5 mpg in my DD combined city and highway.

1MOREMOD · 04-05-2012, 09:55 PM

I have probably 2000 miles on the computer since I reset it and am at 16.8 including 2 track days. Not bad! For work when I do long drives its right around 20.

hc999 · 04-05-2012, 11:38 PM

DCT 4 bars city 14.9

KJ · 04-06-2012, 01:00 AM

13.7, I'm glad I'm not the only one with awful gas mileage!!!

DARK_M3 · 04-06-2012, 01:03 AM

Been consistent at 14

09-13-2011, 07:36 AM	#89
Mr. ///M3 RD Happy Camper 612 Rep 7,869 Posts Drives: C63 AMG & 280 SL on Weekends : Join Date: May 2010 Location: GTA, Ontario - Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 1969 Restored Merce ... [7.50] 2011 M3 Coupe TRADED [7.34] 1987 BMW 535is [1.00] Cars from the Past [6.50] The ///M3 Engine S65 [9.59]	Reading some of the tips on this web site will save you a fist full of cash (may it be Dollars Euros or whatever). Not only on fuel also on wear and tear of your car. I know we all drive high end cars gas therefore should not play a role. Still the way we drive does play a role (as we all know) on our gas consumption and maintenance of our cars. Here is the page of tips some drivers put together ----> Click here to open the page My average on a long cross country trip last May in my M3 was 10.8 L/100 KM, this was calculated by recording all the fuel and milage. 80% highway at 10% above posted speed limits and 20% town and city driving. __________________ Cheers, Rolf-Dieter Life will take us to some interesting places, fortunately The ///M3 will too with a many of us know this very well, now my C6.3 AMG with 487 HP does it too ---> Click here for some good stuff I found
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09-13-2011, 01:38 PM	#90
outie Lieutenant 92 Rep 566 Posts Drives: 2022 Porsche Taycan GTS Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 Tesla Model X [0.00] 2023 McLaren 720S S ... [0.00] 2022 Porsche Taycan ... [0.00]	Mostly local, normal driving in D3 and the spikes indicate I drove on the freeway that week. __________________
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09-13-2011, 02:25 PM	#91
duk ///M 158 Rep 3,195 Posts Drives: 2011 AW/FR 6MT E92 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (0)	16.2mpg here __________________ 2011.5 AW/FR E92 M3 6MT
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01-18-2012, 01:29 PM	#92
WBMW5S Private 11 Rep 53 Posts Drives: 2012 BMW 535I SPORT Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Atlanta, Georgia iTrader: (0)	About 15.5 avg..with mix of city and hwy..but i am still breaking my car in..so i shift pretty early or I leave it in D with 2 bars.
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01-19-2012, 12:51 AM	#93
Gumulri Captain 23 Rep 730 Posts Drives: BMW 335i convertible[sold] Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Mirada iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 335i [0.00]	15.5mpg here __________________ 08 E90 SSII M3 6MT for track 2015 Lexus RX350 Fsport for wife 2012 Honda Oddessey Touring for kids 2014 toyota Fj cruiser 4x4 for me
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01-19-2012, 01:32 AM	#94
e92_m3 Lieutenant Colonel 194 Rep 1,680 Posts Drives: 2009 e92 m3 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bay Area, California iTrader: (0)	15 mpg here. __________________ Hellaflush? All I could say is "effyo'flush",*"flushnuff", and Instead of 'illest', I'm calling it "faillest"*. It's just form over function nowadays... -END RANT
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01-19-2012, 01:39 AM	#95
piloto Captain 28 Rep 843 Posts Drives: 2011 E90 M3 - AW/FR Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	19mpg here. Mostly highway. Average over 11K miles. And that includes many many many drops in speed (when safe) only so that I can go WOT back to the highway crusing speed (70-75 mph).
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01-19-2012, 01:46 AM	#96
jahn_baakus Member 15 Rep 87 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: NorCal iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 E92 M3 [0.00]	16.3 - suburban driving with some expressway.. i drove for 2 tanks super light on the pedal and shifting early, only got 19.0, not worth the +2.7 mpg IMHO __________________ 2008 E92 M3 MT6 Base \| Melbourne Red \| HRE Flowform FF01 \| KW Clubsport \| Akrapovic Evolution \| ESS tune \| Solid subframe bushings \| Rogue SSK
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01-19-2012, 03:06 AM	#97
vdude Private First Class 50 Rep 159 Posts Drives: F80 M3, E90 M3, E46 M3, E36 M3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: LA iTrader: (6)	I've averaged 17.1 MPG since I got the car. This includes 1500 mi in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy (autobahn, alps, stelvio pass, 6 laps of the Ring) during ED and 2k mi mixed LA driving (fwy, city, few canyon runs).
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01-19-2012, 03:21 AM	#98
Xx__xs Major 201 Rep 1,255 Posts Drives: m6 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: los angeles iTrader: (1)	Daily driving is 12-14
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01-19-2012, 04:05 AM	#99
The Database Prepare to be virtually punished. 12 Rep 123 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Tampa/ Orlando iTrader: (0)	Mine is right in the 15 mpg range with a lot of highway driving. I drive a late night 2 hour drive about 2 times a week and kill a half tank each way. I usually have cruise control set in the 80 mph range. This is terrible haha. __________________
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01-19-2012, 07:22 AM	#100
Mr. ///M3 RD Happy Camper 612 Rep 7,869 Posts Drives: C63 AMG & 280 SL on Weekends : Join Date: May 2010 Location: GTA, Ontario - Canada iTrader: (0) Garage List 1969 Restored Merce ... [7.50] 2011 M3 Coupe TRADED [7.34] 1987 BMW 535is [1.00] Cars from the Past [6.50] The ///M3 Engine S65 [9.59]	My average (highway and city) is 12.4 L/100 KM. Not bad for a V8 like our car. I do not track my car and for now I have not reached the point for the first break in oil service ... so naturally I'm driving very carefully __________________ Cheers, Rolf-Dieter Life will take us to some interesting places, fortunately The ///M3 will too with a many of us know this very well, now my C6.3 AMG with 487 HP does it too ---> Click here for some good stuff I found
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01-20-2012, 01:12 AM	#101
shay2nak smoke if ya got 'em 1070 Rep 2,179 Posts Drives: F80 M3/Lotus Exige/500 Abarth Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Calipornia iTrader: (0)	wow that range is terrible. LOL need to have another car, maybe a cooper s, that gets double that to break even.
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01-20-2012, 07:38 PM	#103
Wanna Race? Private 14 Rep 90 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 DCT Interlagos Blu Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	I get 14.1 averaged over 5000 miles. Maybe 900 miles are highway. I drive the living piss out of my car, pretty much all the time and constantly redline the car. I figure for what I calculate, about $5 a tank, I am going to enjoy my car, to the fullest. Attached Images __________________ 01 E46 LSB 6 Speed (Gone), 05 545I (Gone), 08 550I (Gone), 11 E92 M3 Int blue DCT- Megan Exhaust, Drop in BME Air Filter, CF wing and splitters.
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01-31-2012, 08:22 AM	#104
Morning Hawk Private 3 Rep 98 Posts Drives: Subaru R2 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Yokohama/Yokosuka, Japan iTrader: (0)	Can anyone give quantitative numbers on fuel economy when using the new Auto Start/Stop vice without, on the newer model M3's?
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04-05-2012, 09:02 PM	#105
highyo Banned 15 Rep 408 Posts Drives: M3, X5 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: nYc iTrader: (0)	at m-school, it's always 6. makes me think it's WAY less than 6!! btw, everyone should do the 2 day M school in SC. it's fantastic
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04-05-2012, 09:47 PM	#106
frankzlin79 Lieutenant Colonel 265 Rep 1,696 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, Texas iTrader: (5)	A consistent 16.5 mpg in my DD combined city and highway.
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04-05-2012, 09:55 PM	#107
1MOREMOD - 11817 Rep 23,187 Posts Drives: Race car-> Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: check your mirrors iTrader: (5)	I have probably 2000 miles on the computer since I reset it and am at 16.8 including 2 track days. Not bad! For work when I do long drives its right around 20. __________________ 02 Tiag e46 M3\|6MT\|GC plates\|MCS c.o.\|GC bars\|GC race control arms\|GC bushings\|BW eng. & tran. mounts\|subframe kit\|BW race shifter\|BW Jaffster\|Euro header\|BW exhaust\|K&N c.a.i.\|Epic race tune\|Rouge pulleys\|Seibon CF hood\|CSL bumper\|apr gt 250 & splitter\|ST-40\|XR-2\|SS lines\|half cage\|Recaro profi\|Profi 2 harness\|BMWpedals\|BW studs\|
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04-05-2012, 11:38 PM	#108
hc999 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 41 Posts Drives: 11 M3 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	DCT 4 bars city 14.9
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04-06-2012, 01:00 AM	#109
KJ First Lieutenant 32 Rep 392 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 - Alpine White Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (1)	13.7, I'm glad I'm not the only one with awful gas mileage!!!
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04-06-2012, 01:03 AM	#110
DARK_M3 Banned 105 Rep 1,292 Posts Drives: 08 E90, 89 Grand Wagoneer Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: So Cal iTrader: (3)	Been consistent at 14
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