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      05-10-2016, 06:38 PM   #1
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Whats your MPG?

I've been getting 22mpg in a 35i since I got it. Anybody else able to do better with these awesome turbos? Doubt it..
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      05-10-2016, 08:27 PM   #2
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im getting ~18mpg 90%+ city
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      05-10-2016, 10:20 PM   #3
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Hi teens to low 20's driving a city and freeway mix.
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      05-10-2016, 11:25 PM   #4
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My wife uses her 35i as a DD with a mountainous 20 mile round trip commute and it never comes off 23.7 mpg.
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      05-11-2016, 12:12 AM   #5
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I'm averaging 19.6 mpg in mix of city/highway LA traffic. Just came back from a trip of mainly driving on the highway in which I got 23.5 mpg.
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      05-11-2016, 02:14 AM   #6
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SF-Bay area- DD full Boltons with Stage 2 91 coob and 20-21 mpg
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      05-11-2016, 03:43 AM   #7
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23.5 mpg (with Cobb AP ~ 380HP), with me everyday communiting & regular trips on Autobahn. Consumption is quite OK, I think.
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      05-11-2016, 07:12 AM   #8
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22.9 - combined, 27.3 on my last highway trip
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      05-11-2016, 10:49 AM   #9
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24 in a 35is in comfort mode.

The mechanic says I have to drive it harder to keep the fuel injectors from clogging.

I can get it down to about 12 in sport+ with manual shifting.
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      05-11-2016, 11:33 AM   #10
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24 in a 35is in comfort mode.

The mechanic says I have to drive it harder to keep the fuel injectors from clogging.

I can get it down to about 12 in sport+ with manual shifting.
You're kidding; did he actually say that? I think it's time for a new mechanic!
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      05-11-2016, 01:05 PM   #11
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12mpg in comfort mode... Yeah E60-E70 map. Sometimes I am scared I cannot reach to next gas station
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      05-11-2016, 03:27 PM   #12
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You're kidding; did he actually say that? I think it's time for a new mechanic!
Actually it was when he was replacing all the clogged fuel injectors (under warranty, thankfully). He said I should occasionally drive it at higher revs in manual mode, with the 7-speed in comfort mode it would rarely get above 2,000 rpm. He also blamed the ethanol gas for the clogging.

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      05-11-2016, 03:53 PM   #13
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Actually it was when he was replacing all the clogged fuel injectors (under warranty, thankfully). He said I should occasionally drive it at higher revs in manual mode, with the 7-speed in comfort mode it would rarely get above 2,000 rpm. He also blamed the ethanol gas for the clogging.
Sounds suspiciously like the famous "carbon on the valves" scene from the movie A New leaf.
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      05-12-2016, 12:42 PM   #14
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Average 26.5 MPG (USA)
Best 36.5 Mpg (USA)

However I have an 300 Bhp 28i - 35i performance but better effeciencies

http://www.fuelly.com/car/bmw/z4/2014/BigboyQ/293757
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      05-12-2016, 08:13 PM   #15
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12mpg in comfort mode... Yeah E60-E70 map. Sometimes I am scared I cannot reach to next gas station
yep same....

it will start yelling at me at around quarter tank that I only have 30 miles left before i am out and i am like but howwww I still have 3-4 gallons of gas!
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      05-12-2016, 09:55 PM   #16
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23.5 for me, except for once coming back from Az, I was getting 26 even hitting 130 twice, wish I could get that gas here in Cali
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      05-12-2016, 10:10 PM   #17
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ha!

17.0 on full e85. but i have port injection an upgraded LPFP , and another inline pump and 600whp.
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      05-12-2016, 11:20 PM   #18
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ha!

17.0 on full e85. but i have port injection an upgraded LPFP , and another inline pump and 600whp.
What upgraded LPFP is that ?
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      05-13-2016, 12:41 AM   #19
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9.2 litre per 100 km = 25.6 miles per gallon (US)
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      05-13-2016, 03:00 PM   #20
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What upgraded LPFP is that ?
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      05-18-2016, 04:54 PM   #21
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Average 26.5 MPG (USA)
Best 36.5 Mpg (USA)

However I have an 300 Bhp 28i - 35i performance but better effeciencies

http://www.fuelly.com/car/bmw/z4/2014/BigboyQ/293757
hey nice! how did you get 300bhp on a 28i?
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      05-19-2016, 05:12 AM   #22
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E89 2011 30i Auto 26.4~27.0 USMPG daily driver, 95% hwy.
E85 2003 3.0 gets 28 on the dame daily drive.
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