Average Mpg
 

My 06 4.4 SPORT MPG average is 14.3 after 10000 miles. Seems kind of low. But I drive it for the most part in sport enthusiastic way anyway.
What does everyone else have?

I average about the same on an 02 3.0i. Its a SAV, dont expect much.;)

I had about 15-17 on the 2003 3.0i X5. Not too good.
My E70 dosen't have enough miles to give a number that's accurate.

Winter I am getting horrible mpgs .. 15-16mpg

Warm weather I get 17-19

combined

01 3.0 auto

Yer going to get worse mileage in the winter in anything you drive. Everything is colder, more resistance in the diffys cuz the oil is thicker (even synthetic), more resistance in your bearing grease, etc, it all adds up to more gas burned.
I get 17-20 on the hwy and as low as 13-14 around town in my 4.4l.

Problem is, these things are sooooo much fun at full throttle... :driver:

Don't forget that the winter batter mix of gas doesn't help either.

2k on my E70 4.8 and getting 14 mpg. Not bad considering I'm not driving miss Daisy.

I just got back from a 600 mile trip with 2k miles since resetting the OBC (starting at 14.3 mpg) and averaged 17.8 mpg in my 4.8

i got anywhere from 17-20mpg going on a cali drive from WA so i really played around with tryin to conserve gas.. but as far as daily driving i get anywhere from 12-14mpg :taz:im a maniac when it comes to driving my beast hahaha<evil laugh> jk jk;)

2005 3.0i -> 25k miles-> 430 to 450 mles per tank -> around 16-18 mpg

75 % Highway driving

That's cute! :rofl:

getting 18-18.5 mpg so far on a mix of highway/city driving in our 05 3.0 X5 (auto). pretty impressed so far considering that i've been driving it in step mode with pretty aggressive shifts. of course anything is impressive coming from a expedition that barely did 14!

My 2006 4.4 sport has no trouble getting 17-18mpg local driving and easily gets 20-22 on the interstate (with higher mpg in the 60-65mph range) - my 2001 4.4 sport gets 15mpg at 100-110mph :trustme: :zoom:

:driver: I drive mine BMW 2001 X5 4.4 in sport mode allot but my average MPG is 16.4

04' 17.2, my wife's driving if any is on the highway. Most of the time it just sits in the garage looking pretty.

Question how do i reset mpg part on my x, i think my odometer might be stuck on 17.2. Wht u think? i know i know its not possible, but it never goes up or down.

it's through the MID display...if you do not have nav. you go to the BC, and press consumption 1 or 2. then there's a reset soft button at the end of the MID display. that will reset the mpg.

I average 18-18.5 in my 2005 4.8is, it has about 21,000 miles and it is a mix of city and highway driving.
I'm pretty happy considering my 2004 3.0 got the exact same mileage!

My '06 4.4 now has just under 9000 mi. I'm using 89 octane at the advice and recommendation of my selling dealer, who recommends that fuel for all cars except the M's. I get 14.5-15 in the city and easily do 22 on the highway at 70-75 ACTUAL mph (i.e., 73-78 indicated). On a recent 5000 mile road trip, got as high as 26 . . . . I am well satisfied.

Your dealer said to use 89??

With that type of driving, I would consider that very good mpg. Think about it - you're driving, aggressively, a 5000 pound, 5 passenger, 4 wheel drive SUV with a 315hp V8 under the hood - and for less than 3 bucks you can drive it more than 14 miles like that! ;)

the gas mileage was actually going up when we leveled off at 100/110 at 17.6 (recalculated it) in my 4.8 and going down at 85mph (less mpg at 85 than at 110, i thought was kind of strange)

i cant get anything over 12 mpg.

please explain :D

are you in sport mode all the time? and pedal-happy? ;)

he has a stage 2 4.6, what do you expect?

My 15mph claim was over a 20 minute period with multiple obc calculations - the Dinan S2 upgrade uses a bit more petrol than the OEM setup - It would have been a longer run if I had not had to put it into the stones when some cars were doing a pass on a blind turn(2 lane road) - Fortunately, there was a wide shoulder I could drift onto to prevent the headon - Seems they had tucked themselves behind a truck which had just completed his pass at the blind turn - It was a nasty surprise to see all those cars occupying my lane after the truck moved back into his lane - never touched the brakes(which is why I'm still here), just drifted onto the shoulder and eased it back when the interlopers passed by - I dialed it back to 80 after that

Mileage Not What I Expected
 

City driving in Los Angeles about 13mpg. At 80mph hwy, get about 19mpg. Overall I'm averaging about 14mpg (doing mostly city driving these days). Not quite what I expected based on ratings, but hell...then thing is so darn fun to drive!! Guess I picked the wrong year to champion the global warming movement. :zoom:

2004 x5 4.4i
Sport Package
All the bells and whistles (except NAV)

Brrrr....global warming cannot come fast enough....

yes always in sport mode & paddle shifting.........and yes, maybe i stick my foot in it every now and then.............

remind me to ask you again when the polar caps are melting :) where do you live? canada? looks like you maybe moving further south in a few decades ;)

Not a chance...Calgary is at 3700 ft elevation. I figure that melting ice caps + warmer temps = beach front property :thumbup:

I avg. the equivalent of 27 mpg in my '06 3.0d fittet with a power ("tunit") kit, have more torque on tap than a 4.8is, available through a fun-as-hell mannual tranny, driving a daily mixture of steep hill climbs and fast sweeping highway (not exactly driving slow either..) :p

Yes, 89 - and it does well. They recommend 89 for all except M cars and supercharged Minis. Both our cars do well, as did my '05 3.0 before I totaled it. When at high altitude in Colorado, or in the midwest, where ALL the gas has ethanol added, I used 91. But back here on the "flats", it's 89 all the way.

Here in the Buffalo, NY area, 91 is 12 to 15 cents more per gallon than 89, so it can make a diff. Right now, 89 is 2.53/gal.

Actually, it's the REVERSE for high altitude. The higher the altitude, the less the octane requirement (same goes for lower temps).

Good info on this here:

http://www.chevron.com/products/prod...i_octane.shtml

Unfortunately, engines also build less HP due to the lower barometric pressure... At 3700 feet elevation here in Calgary, the 4.4l V8 in my X5 which should make 315 HP will make closer to 280 HP :(

BHP loss calculator here:

http://www.wallaceracing.com/braking-hp.php

18.3 for 40,000 miles.

i guess your not into winter sports then :)

01 3.0L Manual, if I try hard I can get the MPG to stay at 18.3 ... if I drive "normal" then it hovers at the high end of 17.

has anyone noticed a drop in mileage when changing from the non sport 17 inch wheels and tires to the wider heavier 19' staggered wheel sets? I haven't had mine long enough to really calculate any regular mileage and I'm switching wheels and tires this weekend.

With my 3.0i I get about 13-15 mpg in the city. It sucks but I could be more easy on the pedal but the X makes it hard to keep it under 4500 rpm...