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      09-03-2010, 05:40 PM   #1
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Fantasic Fuel Economy and Nav

Just wanted to provide an update for 528i owners. The fuel economy is great! I just averaged 35-40mpg on a 6 hour trip. Went total of 375 miles and used a little over 1/2 tank of gas. This car is definitely up there with any diesel in terms of fuel economy. And it's not even a hybrid. The 8-speed transmission and brake regeneration really do make a difference. I also have a truck which would have used an entire tank of gas for a similar trip. Even my previous E46 M3 would have used almost an entire tank of gas on this same trip.

In regards to Nav, I posted a complaint when I first got the car. However, now having been on a few trips using the Nav, it truly is a good system. I would say that it is definitely comparable to my Tom Tom. The My Info system through Google is a great feature that I use a lot. The only thing is that the Google directions can be slightly different than the BMW directions, but it gets your very close to the destination.

Overall, I am more and more impressed with the 528i every time I drive it.
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      09-04-2010, 05:25 PM   #2
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yah fuel economy is amazing, i'm coming from 335 engine, and it's a big difference... after brake in it should even get better
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      09-06-2010, 05:39 AM   #3
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Feul consumption on 523i. I also did a long trip over the weekend of about 1200 kilometres and got an average consumption of 12.5 kilometres per litre with a average speed over the distance of 106 km/h. My cruising speed on the highways was set to 130km/h with the speed control. The car was also fully loaded. Two adults, 2 children and the luggage compartment was full. The 8 speed sports auto is magic.
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      09-06-2010, 01:42 PM   #4
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Conversion for us US mgp folks

1 kilometer/liter = 2.35214583 miles/U.S. gallon according to Google converts to 29.4 miles/U.S. gallon (mpg). At an average speed of 70 mph, that is very good mileage for a car with the weight and size of a 523. Must be the 8 speed auto that does the trick.
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      09-06-2010, 04:12 PM   #5
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1 kilometer/liter = 2.35214583 miles/U.S. gallon according to Google converts to 29.4 miles/U.S. gallon (mpg). At an average speed of 70 mph, that is very good mileage for a car with the weight and size of a 523. Must be the 8 speed auto that does the trick.
I think it is the 8 speed auto plus the efficient dynamic system that is doing the trick
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      09-06-2010, 04:34 PM   #6
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It's been announced that an F10 diesel will eventully arrive in the US and "J Spira" has told me that a BMW executive told him it will arrive next year.Hopefully it will be the 6 rather than a 4 because,given that I can easily get 42 mpg at 65 mph in my "d" a 6 cylinder F10 with an 8 speed should do even better.And you'd get all that beautiful torque in the bargain.
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      09-06-2010, 08:33 PM   #7
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I think it is the 8 speed auto plus the efficient dynamic system that is doing the trick
For got to mention that it's amazing mileage given that your cruise control was set at 130km/hour or 86 miles/hour.
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      09-08-2010, 03:45 PM   #8
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It's been announced that an F10 diesel will eventully arrive in the US and "J Spira" has told me that a BMW executive told him it will arrive next year.Hopefully it will be the 6 rather than a 4 because,given that I can easily get 42 mpg at 65 mph in my "d" a 6 cylinder F10 with an 8 speed should do even better.And you'd get all that beautiful torque in the bargain.
That would be awesome. Can't wait for F10d
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      10-05-2010, 05:48 AM   #9
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Any general comments on the ride and handling of 528i with no sports package? tight? like a boat? Body roll? please describe any comments. Would it be fair to ask how it compares to driving a 335? I am in iraq and cannot go for a test drive.
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      10-05-2010, 07:17 AM   #10
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The fuel economy with adaptive drive on my 550i is 25.5 mpg with highway driving and my car has only 1800 miles on it so the mileage will get better.
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      10-07-2010, 04:33 AM   #11
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I tried my 520d with auto with the cruisecontrol set on 90km/h (about 55miles/h), after 40 km it used 0,45l/10 km, which is app 50mpg. Incredible!
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