Real Fuel Consumption F10 M5 6MT - Fort Lauderdale-Tampa

[ONEOF40 FS M3]

This is FEI only! I don't want to start an argument of why people don't buy an M car if they care about fuel consumption.

I do appreciate the range improvement over the E60 M5 for long highway trips because of the better MPG and the larger tank. The F10 is more of what M5 should IMO, a highway jetliner.

Fort Lauderdale Airport to Downtown Tampa, Exit to Exit about 260 miles

'13 F10 M5 6MT w/ 4,000 miles

AVG. SPEED - 88.2 MPH

FUEL CONSUMPTION - 20.3 MPG

UPDATE comparison vs '12 E92 M3 DCT w/ 8,000 miles

Same trip

AVG. SPEED - 83.5 MPH

FUEL CONSUMPTION - 19.2 MPG

'13 M5 vs '12 m3

AVG. SPEED - + 4.7 MPH IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5
FUEL CONSUMPTION - + 1.1 MPG IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5
FUEL TANK - +4.5 GALLONS IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5

Conclusion: Don't race against an F10 M5 in long trips...

[MasterDank]

Wish I didn't drive up and down hills like Jack and Jill.. I get 16MPG but I like the skinny pedal a lot!

Aloha
Alex

[ONEOF40 FS M3]

Originally Posted by MasterDank

Wish I didn't drive up and down hills like Jack and Jill.. I get 16MPG but I like the skinny pedal a lot!

Aloha
Alex

My AVG around town mixed w/ short trips is 15.3 MPG...

[hsiaochinsan]

It could be due my size 12 foot size...I got 14 mpg.

[chong0]

Agree I am pleasantly surprised to get 22mpg with Highway cruising (boston-new york) averaging 80 mph leaving it in 6th. makes the car range insane (relatively speaking! ) on one tank of gas.

However work commute in heavy traffic even with auto stop/start on is 17 and drinks like a v8 as expected

I thought it was funny that when at the track I would get a low fuel warning with over a quarter tank of gas left ha

[WCH]

Originally Posted by chong0

Agree I am pleasantly surprised to get 22mpg with Highway cruising (boston-new york) averaging 80 mph leaving it in 6th. makes the car range insane (relatively speaking! ) on one tank of gas.

However work commute in heavy traffic even with auto stop/start on is 17 and drinks like a v8 as expected

I thought it was funny that when at the track I would get a low fuel warning with over a quarter tank of gas left ha

Were you in Newton Center on Tuesday? Saw a grey/sakhir M5 - looked and sounded great!

[wrsbmw]

I got 18.2 on my initial trip back to Austin from Houston after picking up the car with 3 miles on it. That was 170 miles. Currently with 412 miles on the car and mostly in town driving since, I am down to 14.8, not so good. But I didn't buy the car to care about gas mileage. If I did, I would have kept my 535 since it got pretty good mileage even with the Dinan Stage 2.

[mainly]

Originally Posted by ONEOF40 FS M3

This is FEI only! I don't want to start an argument of why people don't buy an M car if they care about fuel consumption.

I do appreciate the range improvement over the E60 M5 for long highway trips because of the better MPG and the larger tank. The F10 is more of what M5 should IMO, a highway jetliner.

Fort Lauderdale Airport to Downtown Tampa, Exit to Exit about 260 miles

'13 F10 M5 6MT w/ 4,000 miles

AVG. SPEED - 88.2 MPH

FUEL CONSUMPTION - 20.3 MPG

all depends if i use the AC. lol

without A/C when doing 110 km/h i got 29 -32 mpg.

with A/C on a warm day, drops to 20-22 mpg

[maem2501]

I got just about the same on highways

[krispykreme]

I have about 5k miles on mine.

So far around 18mpg.

[wrsbmw]

Just drove to Lawton Ok and back for a bowling tournament. It was hot today so I was using the AC on the way back. I got 21.1 mpg on the way up without AC yesterday morning and overall, 20.1 which included driving around Lawton to and from the lanes and hotel. Had a lot of fun driving the car. It's so smooth at 100 you don't even notice you are going that fast. No tickets but on the way back I got in a convoy with a couple of Mercedes (430 SL and 250) doing around 90-95. I ran away from them a couple of times to about 120, they are slow, couldn't catch up so I had to slow down for them. My average speed for the trip up was only 71mph because I took a route that went through small towns using 281. On the way back I took a route that used US 44, US287 and IH 35. No stops and the average speed was 79mph. It is around 350 miles each way and I was able to make it on one tank each way.

[mdosu]

20mpgs is really good, consider your average speed is 88mph.

I bet you can get 25-30mpg or better if you average 50 mph. It's a lot better than the M3. I just got a OEM engine software update (240E) that allows me to get 26 mpgs on a maddening-slow 60 mph cruise.

[s4play]

Good post!

I'm sure all owners do care about MPG in some shape, I know I do!

20+ for a performance super car is amazingly good considering how much power you have on tap. This is a good selling point to wifey when we upgrade.

Right now I get around 16.5 in my v8 M3 and that is way thirstier than in my IS-F with the same V8. I guess the BMW turbo's make the car more efficient?

OP: I noticed you said you had a 6-speed manual, do you think the DCT would fair better or worse?

[wrsbmw]

Originally Posted by s4play

Good post!


OP: I noticed you said you had a 6-speed manual, do you think the DCT would fair better or worse?

I have DCT

http://f10.m5post.com/forums/showpos...1&postcount=11

[s4play]

^oops sorry my reading comprehension this morning is not good before coffee

Glad to see another bowler! M5 trunk definitely can hold a few balls!

[ONEOF40 FS M3]

Originally Posted by mdosu

20mpgs is really good, consider your average speed is 88mph.

I bet you can get 25-30mpg or better if you average 50 mph. It's a lot better than the M3. I just got a OEM engine software update (240E) that allows me to get 26 mpgs on a maddening-slow 60 mph cruise.

Yes, I tried it before inside of the Everglades National Park...at 55MPH for about 45min it read 26.2 MPG....but that's a boring way of driving that takes a lot of patience...

Here is my latest update vs. my '12 M3

UPDATE comparison vs '12 E92 M3 DCT w/ 8,000 miles

Same trip

AVG. SPEED - 83.5 MPH

FUEL CONSUMPTION - 19.2 MPG

'13 M5 vs '12 m3

AVG. SPEED - + 4.7 MPH IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5
FUEL CONSUMPTION - + 1.1 MPG IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5
FUEL TANK - +4.5 GALLONS IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5

Conclusion: Don't race against an F10 M5 in long trips...

[ONEOF40 FS M3]

I wouldn't think there is much diference but based on the numbers I read from the DCT post...the average speed is significantly different 88 MPH vs. 79 MPH...

Here my latest update vs my '12 M3 FYI

UPDATE comparison vs '12 E92 M3 DCT w/ 8,000 miles

Same trip

AVG. SPEED - 83.5 MPH

FUEL CONSUMPTION - 19.2 MPG

'13 M5 vs '12 m3

AVG. SPEED - + 4.7 MPH IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5
FUEL CONSUMPTION - + 1.1 MPG IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5
FUEL TANK - +4.5 GALLONS IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5

Conclusion: Don't race against an F10 M5 in long trips...

[PatrickC23]

My first road trip in the M5 - took it from NJ (right near Lincoln/Manhattan) up to Newport, Rhode Island with a stopover in Cranston, RI both times, and made it on one tank. I was pretty shocked having come from a C63. Drove it pretty tame given my break in on efficient both ways. Nonetheless, very happy with the results.

[s4play]

Originally Posted by ONEOF40 FS M3

I wouldn't think there is much diference but based on the numbers I read from the DCT post...the average speed is significantly different 88 MPH vs. 79 MPH...

Here my latest update vs my '12 M3 FYI

UPDATE comparison vs '12 E92 M3 DCT w/ 8,000 miles

Same trip

AVG. SPEED - 83.5 MPH

FUEL CONSUMPTION - 19.2 MPG

'13 M5 vs '12 m3

AVG. SPEED - + 4.7 MPH IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5
FUEL CONSUMPTION - + 1.1 MPG IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5
FUEL TANK - +4.5 GALLONS IN FAVOR OF THE F10 M5

Conclusion: Don't race against an F10 M5 in long trips...

Great post! So the M3 without the turbos is less efficient as I thought

I loved my old IS-F that averaged 24 mpg for the 700 mile trip from Portland to San Jose, CA!

Seems we have almost the same cars (M3 + s2000)

[mdosu]

Originally Posted by PatrickC23

My first road trip in the M5 - took it from NJ (right near Lincoln/Manhattan) up to Newport, Rhode Island with a stopover in Cranston, RI both times, and made it on one tank. I was pretty shocked having come from a C63. Drove it pretty tame given my break in on efficient both ways. Nonetheless, very happy with the results.

what was your best MPG on the C63? I would guess if you tried really hard...18?

[ONEOF40 FS M3]

Yeap ...S2000 and E92 M3 are great driving machines...

[PatrickC23]

Originally Posted by mdosu

what was your best MPG on the C63? I would guess if you tried really hard...18?

No Idea - but I never went on any road trip w/o having to fill up at least once.