Whats your fuel economy like ?

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Post by John_C » Wed Jul 29, 2009 3:10 pm

I drive the car with plenty of mechanical sympathy but still as Alpina intended 8) on a mix of quick roads - I deliberately do very little urban driving in the B10.

Four tanks of super into my ownership I'm consistently getting 22 to 23 mpg average out of a tank. I think that's pretty good given the driving I do, plus the fact it's an auto with a honking great V8 and weighs not too far off two tons :)
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Post by dubbers » Thu Sep 03, 2009 1:17 pm

I'm still getting used to the car, back to a manual after the auto of the 535d. It would seem that it takes about 20-30 miles of motorway driving before the car returns excellent economy which is a bit longer than the 5er or E83.

Last tank was brimmed with Shell V Power diesel (61L) used 61.33L (0 range) refilling it and travelled 620 miles. I had used some of the performance which must have dented the initial range as it had shown over 700 miles just after filling it up :wink: . The calculated mpg is about ~46mpg the OBC shows 48.7mpg (~5% over reading).
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Post by Estoril Sport » Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:26 pm

Still running in the car so trying to keep under 3000 rpm, still less than 500 miles on the clock. In suburban traffic only getting about 22 mpg, however I did a drive today on a round trip start to finish:

Duration 50 mins
37 miles
Consumption 33.6 mpg
Average speed 46.3 mph (on the journey there are a few speed cameras).

I think that its quite good :P and should be better once run in.
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Post by christrim » Fri Apr 16, 2010 1:09 pm

Just travelled 200 miles from lincolnshire to southampton and got 36mpg according to the obc. My cars an e36 3.2 running on shell v power.

That's better than my old 323.

Car has a new maf, which should pay for itself in no time with current fuel prices.

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Post by gazoo » Fri Nov 26, 2010 1:06 pm

Hi folks

Does anyone have any stats on B5 fuel consumption?

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Post by Kyle » Fri Nov 26, 2010 4:52 pm

Yes mate, lots check my sig and its link :)

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Post by Bri-E » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:25 pm

Bri-E / D3 MT / 2007 / 40 average over 26500 miles which includes Aston Martin test track / Best 52 / very short runs to work 38.
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Post by Chas » Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:51 pm

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this is no trick. it was achieved over 50 miles but I'd be happy to repeat the test over a much greater distance and in a more scientific manner. If you know your bmws, you'll recognise this is an E36; I only have one of those, it's a bit bigger than a 318, and it's allergic to heavy oil :wink:

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Post by sward » Sun Jun 24, 2012 11:26 am

Usually I get a trip computer average of 47 mpg, using Shell V Power diesel. I don't use the car for short trips; my journeys tend to be at least 20 miles, and often longer, using a mix of roads.
On Friday night I decided to see how economically I could do a typical work-day journey, on this occasion from Leicester back home to Birmingham, which is about 49 miles. I zeroed the computer mpg, and set off keeping up with traffic, but driving as gently as I could without being silly! On the motorway I dropped into lane 1 and carried along with the trucks. That wasn't much slower than anyone else in lanes 2 and 3 were doing on a Friday evening. Luckily I missed the worst of the rush hour in Brum so didn't have to stop at lights for long. Overall mpg impressed me....

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Post by emmab10 » Sat Aug 18, 2012 3:25 pm

im getting 24.8 in the b10 3.3 but ive only had it a day, but its running lpg so you can double that figure where cash is concerned :D

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Post by jamesa » Sat Aug 18, 2012 6:57 pm

B10 V8 Touring 141k - 148k

7,000 miles in five months of ownership ... between 20 & 33mpg as indicated by onboard computer and tank to tank refills.

Five thousand of those miles have been Aberdeen - Oxford - London - Swansea runs, when motorway cruising computer has shown 29 to 33mpg at constant 70 to 80mph.

One motorway run saw a trip average of 30mpg @ 70mph ... by way of comparison the 1.6 petrol Focus we used when the the B10 had to be recovered home from Swansea (air suspension unit failure) averaged 40mpg @ 70mph.

After the Inspection II service at 145k in June consumption reduced by an indicated 2mpg both at urban and motorway duties :D

All in all I`m pretty amazed at how well it does; it warms up from cold quicker than any other car I have owned.
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Re: Whats your fuel economy like ?

Post by Wellsy » Tue Jan 28, 2020 11:27 am

D3 Biturbo 2009 - I know this is old but as I keep an eye on mine thought I'd add.

Average - 42mpg - Driven daily mixture of A roads and Motorway and some traffic along the way. The occasional traffic light drag race or Motorway slip heavy right foot to get into a gap.
Worse - 38mpg - week off work and lots of local trips
Best - 58mpg - reset the computer and drove like miss daisy to the NEC Autosport show last year.
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Post by jolls » Tue Jan 28, 2020 12:12 pm

I drove to Scotland - Dundee - from Borehamwood, Herts last year. A straight run down the A1 and the trip computer showed 33MPG which isn't bad for a 3.3 petrol engine.
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Re: Whats your fuel economy like ?

Post by Alex_B » Mon Feb 03, 2020 12:56 am

My old B10 3.2 would return >30mpg on longer trips as well. Over several years of mixed driving the average was 27mpg, which was better than the 528i I owned in the 2000s (although the 528 was an automatic, which didn’t help matters). B10 a much more engaging drive too! :mrgreen:
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Re: Whats your fuel economy like ?

Post by Ninety Right » Sat Sep 05, 2020 9:20 am

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Daily use average, 51mpg. That's a Mon thru Fri thirty mile round work trip. Five miles of flowing a-road, and twenty five miles of duel carriageway (it drops to 49 if I find myself heading into city jams some weekends). That's predominantly relaxed driving at 2500 rpm max and on cruise where poss.

Best, 58mpg trip ave, during a 350 mile motorway trip sitting on cruise at 65/70. Relaxed driving mostly at 1500/2000rpm on cruise. Occasionally had 61mpg peak for periods during long 40/50mph restricted motorway sections but never for overall trip.

Worst, 44mpg ave in the hills & moors when I'm clearing it's throat.
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