X6 35d fuel consumption

ivanri · 10-10-2009, 08:02 PM

Hi guys, I need to put this on, my consumption after 5k is amazing 11.4l/100km.
For this type of car is nothing.
Till now no problems at all
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keanu1 · 10-11-2009, 09:59 AM

How do you drive it?!?! On the highway, in the city? Do you floor it?!

Deda · 10-11-2009, 01:17 PM

that is amazing result...congrats! pozdrav!

chuck92103 · 10-11-2009, 02:01 PM

11.4 litres for 100km, is approx. 3 gallons U.S. to drive 62 miles.

That is only about 20 MPG. The diesel is rated 28 highway. Is most of you driving city?

motex · 10-11-2009, 07:00 PM

I own a 3.0d with a chip that makes 300Hp's and a K&N filter, the car does 28kms per gallon (17.5 miles p/gallon) on the city driving it spirited when I can, and if go out of tow, it goes over 45 Kms per gallon (28 miles per gallon)
These diesel engines are great on torque, HP and economy !
The 35d since it is a bigger engine and has twin turbos must be a beauty to drive ?

Deda · 10-12-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by motex

I own a 3.0d with a chip that makes 300Hp's and a K&N filter, the car does 28kms per gallon (17.5 miles p/gallon) on the city driving it spirited when I can, and if go out of tow, it goes over 45 Kms per gallon (28 miles per gallon)
These diesel engines are great on torque, HP and economy !
The 35d since it is a bigger engine and has twin turbos must be a beauty to drive ?

Hello dear friend,

i just need to say..30d and 35d are same engines 2993ccm,only 35d has two turbos!

motex · 10-12-2009, 11:33 AM

Having twin turbos probably will "drink" more diesel.....in Costa Rica due to the poor diesel we have, there is no way to buy the 35d, the factory does not ship it because of the microparticular filter, it will not start at all !! believe me

archwerks · 10-12-2009, 02:43 PM

So 3.0d is running on lower grade diesel? hmm! Verry Inteeressting!

teagueAMX · 10-12-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by archwerks

Verry Inteeressting!

ivanri · 10-12-2009, 04:26 PM

Well, I forgot to mention, I use car on open road driving normally somethimes kick him very good, on highway I set tempomat to 150km/h and after 2weeks consupm. fall down from 13.6 to 11.4l/100km.
So it all depends how you drive your beast, ones on highway I drove 250km/100 consmp. pop up to 17.7km/100. So all is up to you guys

Alex Kuk · 10-12-2009, 04:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ivanri

Well, I forgot to mention, I use car on open road driving normally somethimes kick him very good, on highway I set tempomat to 150km/h and after 2weeks consupm. fall down from 13.6 to 11.4l/100km.
So it all depends how you drive your beast, ones on highway I drove 250km/100 consmp. pop up to 17.7km/100. So all is up to you guys

+1, the same for my 35d

motex · 10-12-2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by archwerks

So 3.0d is running on lower grade diesel? hmm! Verry Inteeressting!

Diesel for 3rd World Countries.......

randombloke · 10-13-2009, 04:47 AM

I find the consumption varies more with driving style than any other car I've owned - I'm getting between 25mpg and 35mpg on a run (UK gallon sizes - us mpg equiv 21mpg/29mpg). The big difference is sport vs non-sport - a relatively constant speed at low revs in a high gear really drops the consumption down.

motex · 10-13-2009, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by randombloke

I find the consumption varies more with driving style than any other car I've owned - I'm getting between 25mpg and 35mpg on a run (UK gallon sizes - us mpg equiv 21mpg/29mpg). The big difference is sport vs non-sport - a relatively constant speed at low revs in a high gear really drops the consumption down.

I found something interesting regarding consumption.
I drive my car in S mode and manual all day every day, I found that making the manual gear changes at low RPMs ( between 3000-3800) gives you great mileage per gallon even driving hard. ( short-shifting in racing terms)
I also found that my engine torque peak must be around 3800 RPMs, the car feels great when I shift no higher than that.
Im totally positive that there is no need to rev the engine over 38000 RPMs

Now, if I use the car in S mode but let him change totally automatic, the car revs too much and sometimes you feel like changing gears before the car does, I think factory S mode in full automatic ( no manual changing) is a Diesel eater.....

Im sure that if I made a race ( 1/2 mile ) between the same car, 1 driven in automatic S mode and the other in manual S mode, the manual one will win the short race easily. All this is about a 30d engine

randombloke · 10-13-2009, 01:14 PM

I hear what you're saying and it makes sense - I just dislike the push/pull paddle thing too much to actually use it even though I'm a dyed in the wool paddle shifter on other cars. In normal D the car feels like it's driving in treacle to me, S makes it feel like it has the power it does, but you aint kidding about it being a diesel eater in that mode. My overall average right now is 27.7 mpg UK (23.06 mpg US) which is due to mostly driving in S on fast twisty roads with lots of speed changes.

motex · 10-13-2009, 02:45 PM

I see it like this, driving on any automatic mode has been always more gas-eater than driving manual, simple as that.
I agree with you, I don't like the paddles so much, Im a former owner of an M3 with SMG trans and I got used to a stick, and left paddle for downshifting right for upshifting, on the X6 I use the stick 90% of the time, it gives me a psicological feeling of a manual stick in some way, but let me tell you that the automatic transmission of the X6 is SUPERB ! never drove an auto-trans so close to sequential, Im thrilled about how this transmission responds !

baufix · 10-13-2009, 04:17 PM

After approx. 20000 km's average consumpt. is 12 lit./100 km.
Mostly highway, >160 km/h.
I have to admit I 'm a fast driver (my previous car was Cayenne Turbo).

M3 CS · 10-15-2009, 01:53 AM

I drive a X6 35d with a P-Tronic box and my consumption after 38000km is 11 l/km
Half of the kilometres is in the city and the other half highway.
I don´t floor it too much in the city and on the highway I travel between 120-160 km/h

bmw_convert · 10-15-2009, 05:38 AM

80 Litres on the 35d gives me approx 3.5 weeks normal driving in Central London on auto but 2 weeks ++ when driving around looking for a parking space + that odd trip to Heathrow. I switch to manual on the motorway...better comsumption. But overall, quite pleased with the consumption! Can't wait to get it exported & drive it back home! Cheap diesel and worrying about £1.06 per litre would be a thing of the past!

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ivanri New Member 3 Rep 11 Posts Drives: X6 35D Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monaco iTrader: (0)	X6 35d fuel consumption Hi guys, I need to put this on, my consumption after 5k is amazing 11.4l/100km. For this type of car is nothing. Till now no problems at all keep in touch
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chuck92103 Major 91 Rep 1,209 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Socal iTrader: (0)	11.4 litres for 100km, is approx. 3 gallons U.S. to drive 62 miles. That is only about 20 MPG. The diesel is rated 28 highway. Is most of you driving city? __________________ 2011 535i 2008 VW GTI
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motex 2020 Mineral White 30d MSport 523 Rep 2,146 Posts Drives: 2020 Mineral White 30d MSport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Jose iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 X5 G05 30d /// ... [0.00]	I own a 3.0d with a chip that makes 300Hp's and a K&N filter, the car does 28kms per gallon (17.5 miles p/gallon) on the city driving it spirited when I can, and if go out of tow, it goes over 45 Kms per gallon (28 miles per gallon) These diesel engines are great on torque, HP and economy ! The 35d since it is a bigger engine and has twin turbos must be a beauty to drive ?
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motex 2020 Mineral White 30d MSport 523 Rep 2,146 Posts Drives: 2020 Mineral White 30d MSport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Jose iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 X5 G05 30d /// ... [0.00]	Having twin turbos probably will "drink" more diesel.....in Costa Rica due to the poor diesel we have, there is no way to buy the 35d, the factory does not ship it because of the microparticular filter, it will not start at all !! believe me
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archwerks Captain 20 Rep 683 Posts Drives: x6 3.5i VR Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: canada iTrader: (0)	So 3.0d is running on lower grade diesel? hmm! Verry Inteeressting!
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ivanri New Member 3 Rep 11 Posts Drives: X6 35D Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Monaco iTrader: (0)	Well, I forgot to mention, I use car on open road driving normally somethimes kick him very good, on highway I set tempomat to 150km/h and after 2weeks consupm. fall down from 13.6 to 11.4l/100km. So it all depends how you drive your beast, ones on highway I drove 250km/100 consmp. pop up to 17.7km/100. So all is up to you guys
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randombloke Enlisted Member 0 Rep 34 Posts Drives: X6 35d, Audi R8 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: West Wales,UK iTrader: (0)	I find the consumption varies more with driving style than any other car I've owned - I'm getting between 25mpg and 35mpg on a run (UK gallon sizes - us mpg equiv 21mpg/29mpg). The big difference is sport vs non-sport - a relatively constant speed at low revs in a high gear really drops the consumption down.
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randombloke Enlisted Member 0 Rep 34 Posts Drives: X6 35d, Audi R8 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: West Wales,UK iTrader: (0)	I hear what you're saying and it makes sense - I just dislike the push/pull paddle thing too much to actually use it even though I'm a dyed in the wool paddle shifter on other cars. In normal D the car feels like it's driving in treacle to me, S makes it feel like it has the power it does, but you aint kidding about it being a diesel eater in that mode. My overall average right now is 27.7 mpg UK (23.06 mpg US) which is due to mostly driving in S on fast twisty roads with lots of speed changes.
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motex 2020 Mineral White 30d MSport 523 Rep 2,146 Posts Drives: 2020 Mineral White 30d MSport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: San Jose iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 X5 G05 30d /// ... [0.00]	I see it like this, driving on any automatic mode has been always more gas-eater than driving manual, simple as that. I agree with you, I don't like the paddles so much, Im a former owner of an M3 with SMG trans and I got used to a stick, and left paddle for downshifting right for upshifting, on the X6 I use the stick 90% of the time, it gives me a psicological feeling of a manual stick in some way, but let me tell you that the automatic transmission of the X6 is SUPERB ! never drove an auto-trans so close to sequential, Im thrilled about how this transmission responds !
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10-13-2009, 04:17 PM	#17
baufix New Member 1 Rep 15 Posts Drives: X6 3,5d Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SLO iTrader: (0)	After approx. 20000 km's average consumpt. is 12 lit./100 km. Mostly highway, >160 km/h. I have to admit I 'm a fast driver (my previous car was Cayenne Turbo).
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M3 CS New Member 1 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 2005 BMW M3 CS Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Helsinki,Finland iTrader: (0)	I drive a X6 35d with a P-Tronic box and my consumption after 38000km is 11 l/km Half of the kilometres is in the city and the other half highway. I don´t floor it too much in the city and on the highway I travel between 120-160 km/h
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bmw_convert Enlisted Member 6 Rep 32 Posts Drives: X6 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hot & Sunny iTrader: (0)	80 Litres on the 35d gives me approx 3.5 weeks normal driving in Central London on auto but 2 weeks ++ when driving around looking for a parking space + that odd trip to Heathrow. I switch to manual on the motorway...better comsumption. But overall, quite pleased with the consumption! Can't wait to get it exported & drive it back home! Cheap diesel and worrying about £1.06 per litre would be a thing of the past!
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