What is your actual MPG?

[JCL]

My 535i has regularly gone over 35 mpg (Imperial) on the highway. It is doing 29 mpg (Imperial) with strictly city driving. So, the 35i engine is very capable of better mileage. Just the small matter of all that weight to drag around with the X5.

OP: it will get a lot better after it is broken in, about 3000-5000 miles. Then, variances will be down to driving habits, as that is the biggest variable.

[blondboinsd]

Hmm. I average about 16mpg on my 4.8i

[SoCal_M3]

I have a 2010 X5 35d with 24,900 miles on it. Pretty consistently get 20 to 21mpg with call it 50/50 city/highway. We (wife and I) are pretty heavy footed on the car and highway speeds, when open are well up in the double digit range.

The only thing I hate is that damn lag when punching the throttle either from a standstill or pulling out of lane to make a quick pass.

[Franklin Joseph]

7k miles on my 2011 X5d, last tank got 22.9mpg (hand calculation) mostly slow highway traffic.

[ZheHbKa]

07 4.8i
mix city/highway: 15 mpg
highway: can do 18 - 19 mpg
aggressive driving: 8 mpg

[rh71]

08 3.0si and I find the trip computer to be pretty accurate after using fuelly.com with my receipts to compare. Getting about 15.5mpg with about 85% city driving - crap ton of stop signs and lights and usually carrying an extra 100lbs+ in the back.

[JCL]

Originally Posted by rh71

08 3.0si and I find the trip computer to be pretty accurate after using fuelly.com with my receipts to compare. Getting about 15.5mpg with about 85% city driving

Not so good.

Same 3.0si engine in an X3, 2007 model. All figures with the same driver. Usually 91 AKI, but occasionally 94 AKI just to avoid the ethanol:

Around town, mixed driving: 10 l/100 km, equals 28.4 mpg Imperial, 23.6 mpg US
Worst tank ever, city only: 12 l/100 km, equals 23.6 mpg Imperial, 19.7 mpg US
Best multiple tanks ever, highway, 8 l/100 km, equals 36 mpg Imperial, 30 mpg US
Last highway trip, fully loaded, 120 km cruise: 9.5 l/100 km, equals 30 mpg Imperial, 25 mpg US
Towing 1500 lbs (same weight then as the E70), highway: 11 l/100 km, equals 25.8 mpg Imperial, 21.5 mpg US

My observation is that mileage depends a lot on driving conditions and habits. The worst tanks in the city, above, were 50% worse than the best tanks on the highway.

[kthankzbye]

Originally Posted by rh71

08 3.0si and I find the trip computer to be pretty accurate after using fuelly.com with my receipts to compare. Getting about 15.5mpg with about 85% city driving - crap ton of stop signs and lights and usually carrying an extra 100lbs+ in the back.

Mine is 14.9 MPG on a 2008 3.0si... I'm at 90% city driving in FL. Traffic lights here turn red in 5 seconds. Might I add in the tremendous amount of traffic ANY TIME of the day. FL has the worst traffic ever and I thought NYC had bad traffic... I miss NYC now.

[IndyRon]

I'm at 22.8 mpg in my 35d for the life of the vehicle 0-9500 miles doing the math by hand. I don't baby it, 80 on the highways and probably 60% highway/40% city.

[ZheHbKa]

wow for 3.0 i would think it would be in the 20's!
damn, i guess it all the weight of X to carry around