x5 3.0 fuel economy

[CharlieHustleX5]

2004 BMW x5 Auto

Highway Mostly, 22 inch wheels... 15.2 mpg...How Sad.

[rockromantic]

I have 20 inch tires -- it gives me 13/14 in city 20/21 on highways.
On an average it gives 18. I think if you drive like wb488641 you might get better mileage

[EKS PYB]

'04 X5 3.0 with 20s staggered...my on board computer says 17.2 on streets and 22+ on freeways.

[X5Dawg]

Drive like a bat out of hell everywhere I go. Put 90 - 100 miles/ day on the X, city driving but not much stop-and-go stuff. Have 135K miles on her. Still running the stock 17" wheels (damnit!!)

Per the onboard computer, I am averaging around 19.2 mpg. Roadtrips I get around 21 mpg.

[CharlieHustleX5]

EKS PYB - Thats some pretty decent mileage on 20's. I wonder how much the weight difference is with your wheels and my 22's ? vbmenu_register("postmenu_454037", true);

[EKS PYB]

Originally Posted by CharlieHustleX5

EKS PYB - Thats some pretty decent mileage on 20's. I wonder how much the weight difference is with your wheels and my 22's ? vbmenu_register("postmenu_454037", true);

i know per some members of this forum states that replicas are much heavier than OEM and I do have replicas on mine. you will have to ask someone more technical than me, i have no idea how to check that...sorry!

[EKS PYB]

that's with normal driving that i do, i try not to have a heavy foot pedal. i have experienced a few road rages in between a couple of days in a month or so especially driving here in LA but for the most part...i am a pretty mellow driver

[X5devon]

in UK MPG the 3.0i will around 16-17 in town

[RDAvena]

02 3.0i, so far I am getting 450+ miles between fills. Mixed highway and street. Normal refill of 22 to 23 gallons.

[CharlieHustleX5]

Originally Posted by EKS PYB

that's with normal driving that i do, i try not to have a heavy foot pedal. i have experienced a few road rages in between a couple of days in a month or so especially driving here in LA but for the most part...i am a pretty mellow driver

Well, I cant say the same for myself. I also drive in the So. Cal/LA area but I tend to have a slightly heavy foot at times. I try to drive 65-70 on the highway, but when I do I get stuck in tight packs of drivers driving 55-60 and it makes me feel uneasy. So I find the first hole in the pack and speed out into open freeway.....as safely as possible though. I still have courtesy for surrounding drivers.