Just wanted to let you all know, just drove my X3 30 from Philly to Marathon. Very comfortable. But after 6 hours, your ass will get sore. MPG for that run was 33-34 mpg.

Now going from Marathon to Key West (lower speeds)… 42MPG!
Never thought it possible. About 700 miles to a tank!

Nice!

Yes BMW’s do squeeze out great MPG & from the tank. However you probably will see that if you do the math when filling up the tank, that BMW’s computer calculations are a bit overly optimistic than your actual will show. Still great MPG when compared to it’s competitors but not as high as the dash shows.

I get the same if not better with my M50. See here.

I got right at 40 mpg yesterday on a 39 mile drive. Best I’ve had yet. Kept close to speed limits and on efficient mode. I was testing switching modes verbally. “Hey BMW…. Efficient mode “. It worked. I prefer the button on the console of my F10 to the menus, but I can get used to this also.

Yes, I felt the same "shocking" way when I moved from my 2004 MDX (15 mpg) to the X3 m50

2025 X3 20 // total 718 miles // average speed 30mph // 37.3mpg(us) …. not bad.

Auriemma wrote

Just wanted to let you all know, just drove my X3 30 from Philly to Marathon. Very comfortable. But after 6 hours, your ass will get sore. MPG for that run was 33-34 mpg.

Now going from Marathon to Key West (lower speeds)… 42MPG!
Never thought it possible. About 700 miles to a tank!

Great MPG, but are you not happy with the seats?

Modern BMWs are great on MPG! Something Prosche and Mercedes are having issues keeping up 😆

I got a similar mileage over the weekend on a road trip. 19.1 km/l translates to approx 45 MPG.

On highway trips without traffic of course results are better. Mine is just daily drives resulting over 1100km.

For UK members, the Honest John Real Mileage UK website is a data point for BMW real world MPG reported by users across different models. Unfortunately, there is no data as yet on the G45 or some of the entry 2.0 MHEV previous gen models.

I’ve always been impressed with the report MPG of my car, given the performance on tap, and the fact I don’t use Eco mode or drive like my granny.

avi66 wrote

For UK members, the Honest John Real Mileage UK website is a data point for BMW real world MPG reported by users across different models. Unfortunately, there is no data as yet on the G45 or some of the entry 2.0 MHEV previous gen models.

I’ve always been impressed with the report MPG of my car, given the performance on tap, and the fact I don’t use Eco mode or drive like my granny.

I drove on personal mode… UK drivers are inpatient if its 70 U MUST DRIVE 70 )))) even on 1st lane … but luckily I was stuck on highway so I enjoyed my car.

Cenk.Eg wrote

I drove on personal mode… UK drivers are inpatient if its 70 U MUST DRIVE 70 )))) even on 1st lane … but luckily I was stuck on highway so I enjoyed my car.

Looking at your screen cap, that’s about 31mpg UK ?

I drive is sport individual mode most of the time, and just flick the shifter to engage/disengage sport transmission mode. Average just over 50mpg UK on motorway centric journeys of any distance. I can’t recall what MPG I got from the G45 M50 I had for a week.

Unfortunately I’m addicted to torque, and that doesn’t help mpg lol

avi66 wrote

Looking at your screen cap, that’s about 31mpg UK ?

I drive is sport individual mode most of the time, and just flick the shifter to engage/disengage sport transmission mode. Average just over 50mpg UK on motorway centric journeys of any distance. I can’t recall what MPG I got from the G45 M50 I had for a week.

Unfortunately I’m addicted to torque, and that doesn’t help mpg lol

Nope not me.. I have enough speed in air 😬 I like ot steady and smooth. No need to take additional risks… but its me..

Average speed 30mph with 44.8mpg(uk) … not bad it all.

avi66 wrote

I can’t recall what MPG I got from the G45 M50 I had for a week.

Why did you have an M50 for a week?

My results are shown below.

Our M40i B58 has echo pro we normally get 40+ miles per gallon does the new X3 have echo pro?

RussB wrote

Why did you have an M50 for a week?

My results are shown below.

It was provided by my dealership manager for an extended test drive, as I was looking at options, and they are very keen to move certain models.

Whist I didn’t take the numbers down, the M50 MPG wasn’t as good as my current X3, but I wasn’t expecting that.

avi66 wrote

It was provided by my dealership manager for an extended test drive, as I was looking at options, and they are very keen to move certain models.

Interesting move considering you have been the most vocal detractor of this car on this forum since it was released. I said a few months ago that the most vocal detractors of new models always end up eventually buying them, and then start blasting the next generation when it eventually comes out.

Here are my final results from Sept.

RussB wrote

Interesting move considering you have been the most vocal distractor of this car on this forum since it was released. I said a few months ago that the most vocal distractors of new models always end up eventually buying them, and then start blasting the next generation when it eventually comes out.

Detractor(s).

RussB wrote

Interesting move considering you have been the most vocal detractor of this car on this forum since it was released. I said a few months ago that the most vocal detractors of new models always end up eventually buying them, and then start blasting the next generation when it eventually comes out.

Here are my final results from Sept.

It was an opportunity to check stuff out first hand, as often forums make claims about stuff that doesn’t always reflect reality. I got to play with it for a week and see how features compared first hand, so why not save some miles on my car.

I don’t see a G45 in my future if that puts your mind at rest, but the new iX3….. who knows.

avi66 wrote

I don’t see a G45 in my future if that puts your mind at rest, but the new iX3….. who knows.

Everything you hate about the G45 will be even worse with the iX3. Time to move on.