Very happy with fuel consumption

epiphone3 · 05-24-2006, 12:08 PM

My 2006 323i gets approximately 10.2 L/100km in the city and approx. 6.9L/100km on the highway. This thing is the perfect car.

nhhiep · 05-24-2006, 12:11 PM

my e90 325i US spec got 24mpg mostly highway driving. very happy so far with a 3.0 v6, I am sure it will get better later since I only have 4K miles now.

MINNOW · 05-24-2006, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by epiphone3

My 2006 323i gets approximately 10.2 L/100km in the city and approx. 6.9L/100km on the highway. This thing is the perfect car.

Is this with the manual trans. or the Steptronic?
If this is your actual calculated fuel mileage you are bettering the official figures of 11.1 & 6.9. (manual)

Squawks · 05-24-2006, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by nhhiep

my e90 325i US spec got 24mpg mostly highway driving. very happy so far with a 3.0 v6

Hopefully you do know that your car isn't a V6 but an inline-6 (aka straight 6).

epiphone3 · 05-24-2006, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MINNOW

Is this with the manual trans. or the Steptronic?
If this is your actual calculated fuel mileage you are bettering the official figures of 11.1 & 6.9. (manual)

My car has the manual 6-speed. This is my actual calculated fuel mileage.

txusa03 · 05-24-2006, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Squawks

Hopefully you do know that your car isn't a V6 but an inline-6 (aka straight 6).

man if bmw finds out you called their inline-6 a v6, they will ban you from ever buying their cars

nhhiep · 05-24-2006, 03:09 PM

my bad for calling it a v6. maybe it's my habit, in the past, I always had V6.

Nikki · 05-24-2006, 03:13 PM

Lol leave him alone. This is why people come here, to learn. :P
I wish I could say the same about my fuel comsumption but I'm always in stop-and-go traffic with my 330i so I'm only getting 18 mpg. I guess maybe that's good considering the circumstances though.

canucklion · 05-24-2006, 03:20 PM

that's pretty good. My 330i is dishing out 13 L/100km, but it's still breaking in, so hopefully it'll be better down the road.

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Originally Posted by epiphone3

My 2006 323i gets approximately 10.2 L/100km in the city and approx. 6.9L/100km on the highway. This thing is the perfect car.

dejav0o · 05-24-2006, 04:20 PM

When I first got the car, it was far below the mpg I was expecting, probably only getting 22mpg... but 3k miles later, I'm averaging about 28 mpg. I do a lot of highway driving, and try to keep it below 80, but there are those times when the car just wants to be driven...

sunnywuh · 05-24-2006, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by epiphone3

My 2006 323i gets approximately 10.2 L/100km in the city and approx. 6.9L/100km on the highway. This thing is the perfect car.

Awesome! my 330 average around 8 to 9L/100km. This figure will have some of the Hong Kong members who are driving 320i & 323i jaws dropped off!!! They always complaint about their E90 being very thirsty - 10 to even 13L/100km.

What's yr secret?

canucklion · 05-24-2006, 08:41 PM

what is YOUR secret? 8 to 9L??? I'm like 1.5x more than you, share your secrets please

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Originally Posted by sunnywuh

Awesome! my 330 average around 8 to 9L/100km.

sunnywuh · 05-25-2006, 02:09 AM

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Originally Posted by canucklion

what is YOUR secret? 8 to 9L??? I'm like 1.5x more than you, share your secrets please

it's really no secret,i've posted in the E90POST Hong Kong sub-forum, here is what i do:-

instead of drive & go, i let the car warm up about 15 sec at least. You'll notice if you warm it up a bit it changes from 1st gear to 2nd gear easily.

for the first few minutes, i wouldn't turn on the A/C. Once i get into the highway & speed is up to 80/km/h plus. I close the windows & turn on the A/C.

The next bit i actually learnt from BMW HK Owners Club, i add Caltex Clean Power every 5000 km.

i'm sure you get acquire similar stuff from Canada, here's Caltex link on the product.

http://www.chevrontexacolubricants.c...x2/default.asp

ital320d · 05-25-2006, 04:55 AM

I'm averaging over 50mpg with my 320D....Unbelieveable!

davinet78 · 05-25-2006, 05:03 AM

im averaging about 40mpg with my car but i usually drive quite fast

MattOz · 05-25-2006, 06:10 AM

I'm averaging 42mpg (calculated) in my 330d. That's a reasonable amount of motorway work at 80-100mph mixed with some town driving and some "spirited" back roads. Gotta love that kind of performance mixed with the economy!

Matt

SoYank · 05-25-2006, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MattOz

I'm averaging 42mpg (calculated) in my 330d. That's a reasonable amount of motorway work at 80-100mph mixed with some town driving and some "spirited" back roads. Gotta love that kind of performance mixed with the economy!

Matt

But Matt, your gallon is 25% bigger than a U.S. gallon! Your 42 mpg would only be 33 mpg on the other side of the pond.

Hmmm, terrible thought just occurred. Maybe I'm only getting 24 mpg 'cause the gauge is set for Imperial gallons. Nah! BMW wouldn't do that to me. Would they?

epiphone3 · 05-25-2006, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by sunnywuh

Awesome! my 330 average around 8 to 9L/100km. This figure will have some of the Hong Kong members who are driving 320i & 323i jaws dropped off!!! They always complaint about their E90 being very thirsty - 10 to even 13L/100km.

What's yr secret?

My secret is just to drive really smoothly for everything. Launch the car smoothly... take corners smoothly... apply throttle smoothly... select the correct gear for the correct situation.

Seriously, if you focus on driving in a smooth manner (even if you like to speed like me) it will improve your gas mileage. Other than that, I just run good gasoline and ensure that tire pressures are correct and that sort of thing.

Also, if you think apply throttle like squeezing a sponge, you will find that you can get very smooth and serious acceleration without using full throttle much. That is, gradually open the throttle as you feel the car accepting the power.

ScBlacksunshine · 05-25-2006, 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by sunnywuh

it's really no secret,i've posted in the E90POST Hong Kong sub-forum, here is what i do:-

instead of drive & go, i let the car warm up about 15 sec at least. You'll notice if you warm it up a bit it changes from 1st gear to 2nd gear easily.

for the first few minutes, i wouldn't turn on the A/C. Once i get into the highway & speed is up to 80/km/h plus. I close the windows & turn on the A/C.

The next bit i actually learnt from BMW HK Owners Club, i add Caltex Clean Power every 5000 km.

i'm sure you get acquire similar stuff from Canada, here's Caltex link on the product.

http://www.chevrontexacolubricants.c...x2/default.asp

Do you do alot of stop and go driving in HK? Last time I was there, traffic was terrible, especially in Tsim sha shui and Mongkok area.. The express way to the airport is nice though. I imagine people probably take their car all the way to Lantau for some fast driving

sunnywuh · 05-26-2006, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by epiphone3

My secret is just to drive really smoothly for everything. Launch the car smoothly... take corners smoothly... apply throttle smoothly... select the correct gear for the correct situation.

Seriously, if you focus on driving in a smooth manner (even if you like to speed like me) it will improve your gas mileage. Other than that, I just run good gasoline and ensure that tire pressures are correct and that sort of thing.

Also, if you think apply throttle like squeezing a sponge, you will find that you can get very smooth and serious acceleration without using full throttle much. That is, gradually open the throttle as you feel the car accepting the power.

Agreed! Just be nice to yr car, she'll reward you. To avoid stop-and-go, i tend to leave home early to work.

sunnywuh · 05-26-2006, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by ScBlacksunshine

Do you do alot of stop and go driving in HK? Last time I was there, traffic was terrible, especially in Tsim sha shui and Mongkok area.. The express way to the airport is nice though. I imagine people probably take their car all the way to Lantau for some fast driving

there are lots of stop and go situation. But for me, not really. Yeah, the airport highway is where i clocked 250/km last time.

gratemech69er · 05-26-2006, 11:59 AM

I'm averaging 9.5 litres per 100 km, better than the 9.8 litres per 100 km during the first two months. Still not as good as what I got on my old E46.

Speed can make a big difference. I tried something a few days ago. On a level road with no wind I set the cruise at 125 km/hr, and the consumption was just below 7.5 litres per 100 km, but when I dropped the speed to 100 km/hr the consumption dropped to 6.5 litres per 100 km. Unfortunately I don't like to drive the car for gas mileage.

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epiphone3 Lieutenant Colonel 111 Rep 1,772 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW X3 35i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Very happy with fuel consumption My 2006 323i gets approximately 10.2 L/100km in the city and approx. 6.9L/100km on the highway. This thing is the perfect car.
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nhhiep Captain 88 Rep 863 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	my e90 325i US spec got 24mpg mostly highway driving. very happy so far with a 3.0 v6, I am sure it will get better later since I only have 4K miles now.
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nhhiep Captain 88 Rep 863 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	my bad for calling it a v6. maybe it's my habit, in the past, I always had V6.
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Nikki Major General 990 Rep 6,381 Posts Drives: Sepang Z4MC Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: LA iTrader: (9)	Lol leave him alone. This is why people come here, to learn. :P I wish I could say the same about my fuel comsumption but I'm always in stop-and-go traffic with my 330i so I'm only getting 18 mpg. I guess maybe that's good considering the circumstances though. __________________ Nikki
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dejav0o Captain 24 Rep 605 Posts Drives: SG 330i Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: San Mateo iTrader: (1)	When I first got the car, it was far below the mpg I was expecting, probably only getting 22mpg... but 3k miles later, I'm averaging about 28 mpg. I do a lot of highway driving, and try to keep it below 80, but there are those times when the car just wants to be driven...
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ital320d Enlisted Member 0 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 2006 320D Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Alcamo, Italy iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 320D [0.00]	I'm averaging over 50mpg with my 320D....Unbelieveable!
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davinet78 Lieutenant Colonel 28 Rep 1,832 Posts Drives: bmw e90 320d Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: gibraltar(europe) iTrader: (0) Garage List 2005 bmw 320d E90 [0.00]	im averaging about 40mpg with my car but i usually drive quite fast __________________ e90 320d,arktis,lumber support, hifi speaker, alarm, dakota beige, 162 18", xenon with washer spray,window chrome trimmings, professional radio, 6 cd changer wood trimmings 6 speed manual.
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MattOz Lieutenant Colonel 342 Rep 1,829 Posts Drives: Alpina G21 D3S Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Midlands iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 E90 M3 [0.00]	I'm averaging 42mpg (calculated) in my 330d. That's a reasonable amount of motorway work at 80-100mph mixed with some town driving and some "spirited" back roads. Gotta love that kind of performance mixed with the economy! Matt
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gratemech69er Enlisted Member 1 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oakville Ontario iTrader: (0)	I'm averaging 9.5 litres per 100 km, better than the 9.8 litres per 100 km during the first two months. Still not as good as what I got on my old E46. Speed can make a big difference. I tried something a few days ago. On a level road with no wind I set the cruise at 125 km/hr, and the consumption was just below 7.5 litres per 100 km, but when I dropped the speed to 100 km/hr the consumption dropped to 6.5 litres per 100 km. Unfortunately I don't like to drive the car for gas mileage.
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