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Old 01-18-2007, 02:54 AM
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Originally Posted by PhoenixM3
I just want to give everyone fair warning that the fuel economy on my 2007 4.8i is terrible. The EPA estimates are way too high. I get around 11 - 12mpg in the city and 16 - 17mpg on the highway. All of my other Bimmers match their EPA ratings (which I expected for this one), but it is not even close. I have experimented with all different driving styles and I cannot get this to improve at all. Hopefully they come out with a computer update that corrects this a bit.

Fuel economy aside, I love this SAV. It drives far better than I expected.
Do you have the 20" rims? If so, the extra rolling resistance may explain the difference between the published and actual fuel economy.
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