320i Fuel Consumption

[echoesian]

Official website state 8.1l/100km on urban, I have been driving for 5 months, it is clocking 3300km now, my average fuel consumption is 10.1l/km on urban. It is a significant difference between the real vs paper statistics. How about your experience?

 

[pchan1]

Quite reasonable. I never achieve this figure with 4000km odd mileage to date. I get between 11.5 to 12.5 in city driving condition. F30 328i. Occasional short sprint whenever possible and maybe 60% bumper to bumper condition.


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[sh_Callum]

For my case, city is around 11L/100km in most cases. For highway, it is really depends on your driving habit. If you are constantly at 110-120km/h, you will get a very good mileage, which is around 6.1-6.3L/100km.

 

[dynamite]

I average between 9.5-10.5L / 100km for a 80% urban, 20% highway mix.

 

[prodigy]

Website says 6l/100km but I think this was obtained under controlled circumstances ie. top speed of 80kmh, gear change at 2000rpm, no overtaking, new lubes, new tyres, proper tyre pressure. It's possible to achieve if you like an arse. But nobody buys a BMW to be driven like that. It's meant to highlight the frugality although I think it's not realistic here. In short, it's for marketing purpose.

I drive the 320d while website claims 4.5l/100km, the best I ever did on a long trip to Singapore and back to KL and then to Klang and then back to KL plus abit of town driving in between, was about 4.8l/100km. Did it in a full tank that lasted 1,300km. I drove like an arse, ecopro all the way with a top speed of 110kmh and average of maybe 90kmh.

 

[seancorr]

I never take manufacturer's claims when buying a car as it never reflects our driving style here lol. I'd normally top up 20% on top of the manufacturer's claims and I rempit occasionally and the figure is around there.

 

[echoesian]

I average between 9.5-10.5L / 100km for a 80% urban, 20% highway mix.

Do you use Eco Pro 100% ?

 

[richard912]

I've clocked 6k on my 316i, which spends most of its time in city (KL!) driving mode, on Eco Pro during the peak hour jams home. My FC averages 8.9l/100km

 

[pchan1]

I've clocked 6k on my 316i, which spends most of its time in city (KL!) driving mode, on Eco Pro during the peak hour jams home. My FC averages 8.9l/100km

What was your consumption prior to switching to Eco pro ? Did u get a chance to monitor for some duration ? 8.9 is even better than my former 1.4 tsi mk6. I hardly use Eco pro, find the power is really lacking, much more sluggish than the 1.4 engine at 160hp 240Nm.


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[dynamite]

Do you use Eco Pro 100% ?

No, I use the default comfort mode.

 

[richard912]

pchan1

While I agree whole heartedly that the driving experience in eco pro mode is gravely lacking, it really makes good sense to be on it during the evening's journeys home from KL's gridlocked roads on work days.

The lowest FC I have observed is 8.5l/100km, going through my routine of eco pro mode during workdays, comfort mode on non-work days and of course, sports mode during the occasional drives with the TRJ boys.

All I can say is, enjoy your UDM and let not the FC be a concern!

 

[pchan1]

Richard,

Good to know the "power" of Eco pro. Didn't realized the true potential with this mode. I think most who can afford a quarter mil RM car doesn't really put FC as a main concern la.

I'm using "ah-kong"'s shell card so I don't mind the FC that much neither. But it's nice to know some fellas can achieve a respectable FC even on Bimmer.


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[_M_]

pchan1.. like what richard912 said, the F30 ("TRJ") drives generally use sport-mode. But occasionally we do have 'eco-pro challenge'. The record to date is 2.9L/100km (yes, two point nine) achieved by a 320d over a 65km B-road, highway and urban stretch.

Look up for 'F30 Rusted Jackets' in FB for details of our next events/drives.

Cheers

 

[pchan1]

Fuyooh. 2.9 can put a lot of hybrid to shame.

I'm an old skool bloke with no Facebook la. Anyway I'm from Penang, so if any drive up north do let me know mate.


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[seancorr]

What was your consumption prior to switching to Eco pro ? Did u get a chance to monitor for some duration ? 8.9 is even better than my former 1.4 tsi mk6. I hardly use Eco pro, find the power is really lacking, much more sluggish than the 1.4 engine at 160hp 240Nm.


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I use ecopro like 80% of the time haha and kinda got used to it as most of my time is spent on slow moving roads so no point rempitting unless I'm on the highway then I'll switch to comfort mode or occasionally sport mode if some idiot decides to poke me from behind. I get mixed results ranging from 8.3-9L/100km.

 

[prodigy]

Seancorr,

Do you notice when you're at Ecopro, the coldness of the Aircon reduces?

 

[sh_Callum]

Anyone had tried ECO mode on highway and maintaining the speed between 100-120km/h ?

 

[JoeKenzoM]

Anyone had tried ECO mode on highway and maintaining the speed between 100-120km/h ?

I have tried this, no big issue except whenever I put my foot down, its warns me to either release the accelerator or reduce my speed

 

[sh_Callum]

Joe, what is the fuel mileage are you getting per 100km ?

 

[JoeKenzoM]

I got 8.3l/100km but that's with only 80% highway. Also during the highway I did occasionally reached 140km and 5k rpm occasionally. Other than that, average speed was 110-120kmph.