Thread: MPG = 29.4?
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      01-13-2011, 08:04 PM   #11
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Originally Posted by neech View Post
From the BMW official specs:

urban (l/100km) 13.6
extra-urban (l/100km) 7.3
Total (l/100km) 9.6

.136 liter/km = 17.3 miles per US gallon (20.8 miles per Imperial Gal)
.073 liter/km = 32.2 miles per US gallon (38.9 miles per Imperial Gal)
.096 liter/km = 24.5 miles per US gallon (29.4 miles per Imperial Gal)


Highway mileage seems a little unrealistic to me. Unless the side air curtains REALLY are just that good.
Those numbers look similar to those in a sales brochure for the 135i

Personally don't know of any 135i owners achieving under 10ltrs/100km with varied driving conditions...more like anywhere from 13-16ltrs/100km.

Are aerodynamic improvements on the 1M going to lower it that much, considering the 1M will have a higher fuel burn tune than a 135i ??

I think one could probably achieve those numbers without prodding the loud pedal too much...
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