Fuel consumption on 3.0d and 3.0sd
 

I know you dont buy an X5 to be economical, but I was just wondering what type of fuel consumption people were getting from both these egines.
Thanks
Joe406

I've got a 3.0sd in australia, took delivery april '08, I've done 26000km's and my avg fuel consumption since purchase has been 9.5L/100 (~25mpg US)

about 4,000k's of that was an interstate trip, the rest is daily commute and weekend driving. plenty of right boot I might add :) the pull in this thing is great fun

3.0d here with 1500kms so far
average consumption is about 10.2l/100km (about 23mpg)
went up to 10.7l/100km (about 22mpg) after mounting the Pirelli Scorpion ice & snow winter tyres)
mainly city driving (80%) with an occasional highway trip (20%)
I'm still breaking in so I'm easy on the right foot without being a snail... just going along with traffic...

Nearly 24k miles and getting avg of 29 mpg in a UK spec 3.0d. That said, I wear lead shoes!

just came home after a 1500 mile roadtrip mainly on the German Autobahn :D...
on this trip my 3.0d averaged 25mpg (US) or 9.4l/100km :thumbup:
it was loaded with a roof top box so I guess I could have averaged 26mpg without the box...

wow, what do I do wrong. i was hoping for better mileage as well, 12.2l/100km here
but maxed out on the hwy everyday, and rest heavy city, so I guess that is not bad

3.0sd sports, i have done 5000kms so far, 12L/100. is that too much or it's getting better when i have 26000kms

depends on where you do most of your driving - if I was doing nothing but city driving with generous right boot I suspect mine would creep up to 11-12L/100 too

mine is like 1/3 hightway, 2/3 city. but do i expect to have better fuel consumption once i put more kms?

yeah that's what people say. mine hasn't changed though

The 3.0sd drinks more than the standard 3.0d. Also if you have 20" wheels it users alot more than if you had 18".

Also if you have adaptive drive and whole lot more options than the standard X5 your economy starts to creep up as well.

My 3.0d E53 averaged 8.9ltr, then my E70 3.0d was doing 9.6ltr. The E70sd I had was doing 10.8ltr. It will be interesting to see what my new April 09 X5 35d will do considering it has a bucket load of extra's and an extra 10kw of power! (BP has released new diesel here with 5ppm sulphur)

Has everyone notice that diesel is now cheaper than petrol, with all the industry & trucking company's feeling economic pitch the fuel companies are off loading there diesel!

I just bought a 2009 35d with 18" wheels. I have about 300 miles on it and am getting about 24mpg.

That's not to bad, put 20" on it and I think you would drop down 20-21mpg. The diesel takes about 5,000 miles to run in also!

why do i have 12L+/100 even i have 21' and 5000 so far?

Because 5000klm is not enough to run the diesel motor in, it takes about 12,000klm. Also at that stage put a new air filter in because BMW only swaps them out every 3rd service and clean air is important for a diesel. I gain 1 & 1/2 ltrs better economy with just a new air filter.

Also 21" wheels are a large amount of mass and it will cost you a litre per 100 with them.

thank you, watrob

can i change that new air filter in any workshop or has to be BWM dealer?

I guess it's worth mentioning that my 3.0sd has 21" tyres and all options except 3rd row seat, rear entertainment and alarm

i own a 3.0sd with 11.000km
I just returned from a ski trip
During this trip, 1900km of highway driving and just 70km of mountains, i was at 14,2l/100km
I have 20", adaptive drive, active steering and... a very heavy right foot!
I presume that this relative high consumption is due to the heavy speeding on the highway (nearly never under 160km/h and peaks up to 210km/h)
And by the way this is truly a fantastic car!

I have a E53 3.0d (with 50,000km) that uses on average 8.6 lites/100km, i.e. 32.8mpg imperial or 27.3mpg US. I have driven it back to back with a 3.0sd and the sd uses only a bee's dick more (i.e. less than two percent extra).

I have a X5 (E70)-3.0d and a X6-35d(same engine as X5 3.0sd)

I drive 100% in CITY and the average consumptions are:

13.5 - 13.8 l/100km for the X5 3.0d

12.2 - 12.5 l/100km dor X6 sd

Both cars have adaptive drive and almost all the options.

I'm currently sitting on 9.2l / 100km with a 3.0d (19" wheels)... I have been driving fairly conservatively lately.. if I go lead foot it will go to 12l/ 100km ... this is alll city driving with some small expressways that are largely choked with traffic when I drive to/from work...:swear:

watrob yes diesel cheaper than Unleaded ... !!! I paid 1.19 on the weekend unleaded was 1.23.. wonder how long that will last ... ??

Are K&N filters any good ? .. does the diesel air filter look like this ?

29mpg

just did first 900km on my brand new 35d X5...got 9.5l/km. Car was fully loaded with 4 adults and 2 kids.

I've now got 2500 miles on my 2009 35d and am getting 27.3 mpg. I've been trying to keep the speed under 2000rpm. That is about 65 miles per hour. When acccelerating from a stop, I've been taking it easy and keeping the shifts at about 2000 rpm max. I've been putting highway miles on it mostly.
I tried driving about 75 or 80 miles/hr and the mpg went down a little to between 26 and 27 mpg. I'm wondering when it gets to 5k miles if the engine will loosen up a little more and get better mpg. I'll keep you posted.

9.5 litre/km can't be right!


Do you mean 9.5 litres/100km or 9.5km/litre?

I'm getting about 24 MPG@ 80 MPH. When it's cold here, I only get about 16 MPG in the city. When it's warmer, I get 18-20 MPG in the city. 1600 miles on mine.

Craig