3.0i Z4 economy!

ChillZ4 said:
I think economy depends mainly on the different 3.0 engine. I have the 06 3.0si ED engine and have seen an average of around 44mpg when cruising at 70 on motorway. For a car with 265bhp and 44mpg is impressive! Always in sports mode!
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I have a 2007 3.0si. 44mpg!! Are you pushing yours around? :P
 
I got 40.3 on the way to work this morning. Thats a 30 mile journey which is 1/3 motorway. Just drove smoothly keeping with the traffic and then kept at 70 on the motorway. I forgot how slow 70 feels on the motorway.
 
I did Newcastle to St Albans in Jan, my 07 coupe got 32 mpg......and I did it in 2 hours 56mins :D ...........of course....never broke speed limit :oops:
 
Thats good going i normally get 26-28mpg including motorways but i did get 33mpg at a steady 80-85 3.0 Auto.
 
me and a mate of mine who has a modified e46 330i have come up with a great idea to improve fuel economy which is never have it selected on the computer ! :D
 
I get late 20's, I don't drive it with economy in mind, it's a sports car!!! If I want economy, I drive my diesel company car. Same all over though, I think the economy for a high performance car is nothing sort of stunning. I seem unable to cruise at 65 - 70 on the motorway, it always creeps up to 90+ even when I'm trying to be good lol......
 
I average 28mpg on the computer, but it's nice to see it go up to 37-39mpg ish on a steady motorway run.

I drive steady on the boring bits, then when I hit the fun roads I can treat myself to WOT and full rpm's ;)
 
My computer just reads 29.3 all of the time and never changes so i will take no notice of it.

If you're not constantly caining its dibbles they the economy is quite impressive.
 
tomTVR said:
My computer just reads 29.3 all of the time and never changes so i will take no notice of it.

If you're not constantly caining its dibbles they the economy is quite impressive.
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Hehe, it does seem to settle to either that or 28.2 or .8 on mine...

I think the lookup table is fairly low resolution so it ends up with those few values the longer you let it average for.
 
I get 30 mpg if I'm on a long drive on the interstate at 75+ mph driving like a grandpa, but some of the mpg's you guys are getting seem to be crazy. I can't even fathom getting 38+ mpg at any point even with a light foot. I swear there's much more difference with the steering wheel being on opposite side :headbang:
 
wasupdu said:
I get 30 mpg if I'm on a long drive on the interstate at 75+ mph driving like a grandpa, but some of the mpg's you guys are getting seem to be crazy. I can't even fathom getting 38+ mpg at any point even with a light foot. I swear there's much more difference with the steering wheel being on opposite side :headbang:
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Nothing to do with the location or steering wheel! :P I can't believe those figures either! Best I have seen is 30mpg. Average around 27mpg. :?
 
wasupdu said:
I get 30 mpg if I'm on a long drive on the interstate at 75+ mph driving like a grandpa, but some of the mpg's you guys are getting seem to be crazy. I can't even fathom getting 38+ mpg at any point even with a light foot. I swear there's much more difference with the steering wheel being on opposite side :headbang:
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Try changing up a gear :lol:
 
Geez... I must be enjoying myself waaaay too much... My average fuel consumption over the past 7 weeks was 12.5 liter / 100 km (22.6 mpg UK / 18.8 mpg US), but this was mostly in the city, with at least two traffic lights or roundabouts per mile. :driving: Cruising on the highway results in a little under 9 liter / 100 km (31.4 mpg UK / 26.1 mpg US).
 
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