Hey guys, what kind of freeway mileage could one expect with a mid 90's through mid '00's 3 series and M3, both with a manual trans and reasonably driven?
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Sept. 15, 2011 1:18 p.m. bravenrace SuperDork
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Sept. 15, 2011 1:21 p.m. Duke SuperDork
My '03 325i (2.5l) gets 22-24 in town, not hypermiling at all. On the freeway it goes up to 25-27, cruising in the upper 70s to 80. If you kept it below 70 I could see you getting 28.
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Sept. 15, 2011 2:09 p.m. 1988RedT2 Dork
Wife's 1997 328iC with an auto got solidly in the mid-20's in everyday driving. I could see it getting mighty close to 30 with gentle highway cruising at 60-65 mph.
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Sept. 15, 2011 2:23 p.m. oldtin Dork
averaging 30 mixed city/hwy in a 95 318ti - mid 30s hwy
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Sept. 15, 2011 2:27 p.m. HunterJP Reader
24-25 in town, 28-30 highway in my 328is.
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Sept. 15, 2011 2:45 p.m. monark192 Reader
Duke wrote:
My '03 325i (2.5l) gets 22-24 in town, not hypermiling at all. On the freeway it goes up to 25-27, cruising in the upper 70s to 80. If you kept it below 70 I could see you getting 28.
+1 This is what I get with my 01 325i
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Sept. 15, 2011 4:04 p.m. btrostelsc New Reader
My '98 323i convertible (2.5L) 5spd with 122k mi. gets 28 mpg like clockwork with about 90% hwy miles at 70-80 mph
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Sept. 15, 2011 4:05 p.m. EastCoastMojo SuperDork
I don't know, I don't drive reasonably.
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Sept. 15, 2011 4:21 p.m. Joshua HalfDork
The e92 335i's get 29-30 on the highway. An e46 330i can push a little higher if you know how to drive it.
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Sept. 15, 2011 4:35 p.m. Josh Dork
In my '98 328i, I usually get around 25 in mixed driving, up to 30 highway, but mine has a 3.23 LSD out of an M3. With the stock 2.93 diff I got 1-2 mpg better in regular driving, and as much as 34 on long highway trips.
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Sept. 15, 2011 5:32 p.m. pigeon Dork
My '99 328i 5-speed (E46) got a solid 28 mixed without trying. My '02 M3 will do about 20 mixed if I try a little and about 26 highway (75 steady cruise). Both stock.
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Sept. 15, 2011 6:15 p.m. njansenv HalfDork
98 M3 - 27 mpg mixed, mostly highway (actual, measured average) 2004 325it (manual)- around 22-25 mpg, but a lot more city driving. It seems to get nearly 30mpg on road trips though. Both using premium.
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Sept. 15, 2011 7:22 p.m. JThw8 SuperDork
99 M3 about 26mpg mostly highway but the car is still new to me so I haven't gotten to the "reasonable driving" phase yet, I still like to put the hammer down too much :)
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Sept. 15, 2011 10:25 p.m. M2Pilot Reader
'98 M3/4/5 around 20 mph in town. Usually 23-24 highway
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Sept. 16, 2011 7:47 a.m. MadScientistMatt Dork
1988RedT2 wrote:
Wife's 1997 328iC with an auto got solidly in the mid-20's in everyday driving. I could see it getting mighty close to 30 with gentle highway cruising at 60-65 mph.
That's about what I see on mine with a stick shift.
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Sept. 16, 2011 8:56 a.m. Joe Gearin Associate Publisher
I get 24-25mpg mixed in my 97 M3, and it is driven very enthusiastically
. I've gotten as good as 27mpg at a steady 75mph on the highway.
