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Originally Posted by YANNIS
since it was my first ride, i think that i was testing the manual mode. Let me clarify that with the new 6 speed gear, you get 160 km/hour at 4000 rpm with the M6.
I kept 4000 as the max rpm according to bmw for the break in time of 2000 km.
hope that everything is clear now.....
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First let me say :xoutpost: . I forgot to do that yesterday
. It is nice to hear from another part of the world of BMW!
Now, back to the subject at hand...
Ah... So you were using manual mode and shifting at 4 grand. That explains a lot. Lighten up on the throttle a bit there and shift around 2000-2500. Mileage will improve immediately. When you are in Drive mode don't put your foot into it quite so hard. Then the trans will shift earlier, like around 2000-2500 rpm. That will help a lot.
As others have mentioned mileage will improve some after a few thousand miles but heavy stop and go city driving will still take it's toll. The worst I got during break-in was 14.5 mpg/city. Now I get 16-17 most of the time. Highway is usually around 26 mpg at 70-75 mph and drops to 23 or so at 80-85.
Good luck and hope you enjoy your new X3!
