05-28-2024, 04:18 PM | #1 |
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How do you drive?
My new M240i RWD is the first sports car I have ever owned. Until now, I almost always drove in a sporty way, not caring about fuel consumption at all. Even if I went shopping or whatever, I love to drive like that.
However, with this car I realize that I can't always drive like this, because I run out of fuel in 2 days. Of course I'm willing to spend more on gas than before, but only up to a point. I am now trying to be careful and only drive in sport plus mode once or twice a week. But it sucks to have to restrain myself the rest of the days..... I was wondering how you guys manage all this. What is your average fuel economy? Sometimes I think that even though the M240i is amazing, I would be better off with a less powerful car but one that would allow me to always drive it at the limit, like before. I don't know. Maybe Im saying nonsense xd Im sorry Thank you for your answers guys. |
05-28-2024, 04:53 PM | #2 | |
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Gas is $5 + out here but i only put about 700 to 800 miles a month on the car. |
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mate I did those 800 miles in... one week xd |
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05-28-2024, 06:32 PM | #4 |
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Just drive it how you want. Don’t worry about gas prices. Enjoy it now, some day you might be forced to get an EV
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05-28-2024, 06:52 PM | #5 |
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Depends on how / where you drive . On the highway in comfort at 80 mph I get about 30 mpg. In town about 21 mpg and in sport + on curvy roads about 18.
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05-29-2024, 08:24 AM | #9 |
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Whenever I get asked this, I always reply with a BMW it is not about MPG but SPG …..SMILES per gallon !! Enjoy the ride.
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05-29-2024, 09:15 AM | #10 |
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I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia. So, during the day it's mostly comfort mode. But on the weekends when there are a lot fewer cars on the road, I get up early and I do some backroad, "very spirited" driving and really push the car. And that is always in sport-plus mode. Even in comfort mode, the BMW M240i x-drive is faster, more powerful and quicker than I can utilize during the day in my area.
I rarely drive on a highway. I'm getting a touch over 19 MPG. Every time I really push the M240i x-drive, it's like falling in love all over again. Love the car. Bob |
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05-29-2024, 06:50 PM | #11 |
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You must drive a lot. I drive eco pro individual most of the time on the highway around 100 miles per week. Switch to sport individual when it opens up, and sport plus if I want to take a corner fast. Usually only in comfort mode on surface streets since it's too easy to speed and just end up hitting red lights immediately. Only fill up on gas every 2-3 weeks.
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05-30-2024, 12:29 PM | #13 |
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I typically drive my car with the flow of traffic, which is often less quickly than I'd like to. I do notice I tend to accelerate more quickly than everyone else when I have the chance, but I'm not flooring it all the time. I'm willing to push the car to its limits when the roads are totally open, but I tame my driving most of the time because I don't like paying tickets.
I can say that when driving this car flat out, it's much more than you need compared to legal limits. You only get 2 or 3 seconds of fun before you're breaking the law. Speeds you can hold on the on-ramps to highways is silly, losing control at those speeds could be fatal. On the flip side, when you drive it lightly, it turns a pretty impressive fuel economy figure. I think my average over 10,000kms is about 22 MPG (11L/100km). I've never done better than 15MPG or 15L/100KMs in any prior turbocharged or V8 vehicles for day to day driving, an this is my quickest car in the 1/4 mile so far. So all the performance, and pretty good fuel economy. Last edited by Littlecoupe; 05-30-2024 at 12:40 PM.. |
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