X5M real world fuel consumption

[amk2912]

I'm considering the X5M as a replacement for my '05 E53 X5 3.0 and was hoping to get an indication of real world fuel consumption from X5M drivers. My driving is mostly city and freeway with not much country use.

Many thanks in advance.

[998M]

crappy but a lot of fun. 13.5 average is what I see. And I drive a fair amount of highway.

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[chuck92103]

Originally Posted by amk2912

I'm considering the X5M as a replacement for my '05 E53 X5 3.0 and was hoping to get an indication of real world fuel consumption from X5M drivers. My driving is mostly city and freeway with not much country use.

Many thanks in advance.

M5/M6/X5M/X6M are the the same as their V8 siblings (550/650/X5 4.8).

The reason being is the M cars are V8 or V10's, some with 500HP, but in normal drive mode the HP is reduce down to the basic V8 HP rating.

However, if you take a car like an M6 and put in in sport mode and drive agreesively, you will be down around 5MPG.

[kamichael]

I have been driving moderately around town and getting between 10.5 and 11 MPG. New though with only about 500 miles on it so far, maybe it will improve a little?

[tmetcalf52]

After 2500 miles 13 City, 16 Highway, but I haven't spent a lot of time in M Mode to get those numbers