1000 mile range for 3er Series

JSpira · 10-18-2010, 09:34 PM

My friend and colleague Christian Stampfer just drove a BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition from Munich to Hamburg and only used half a tank of fuel. This gives the car an effective range of almost 1000 miles (1600 km).

Driving the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition – The Road to Hamburg – Review

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With a population of more than 1.8 million people, the Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg) is the second-largest city in Germany. Only Berlin, Germany’s capital, has more inhabitants. Similar to Berlin and Bremen, Hamburg is a German city state with its own government (Hamburger Senat).

Hamburg was named the European Green Capital for 2011 so it was the perfect destination for our trip with BMW’s most efficient passenger car, the BMW 320d EfficientDynamics Edition.

My trip to Hamburg started at the Ostbahnhof, a train station in the east of Munich, where I picked up a friend of mine who would accompany me on the trip. It was a grey and hazy Thursday morning as I reset the trip computer of my BMW 320d and most people were on their way to work as we left the Ostbahnhof at 8:13.

We started via the Richard-Strauss-Straße, named after the famous German musician of the twentieth century, and continued towards the Autobahn A9, in the direction of Nürnberg.

JSpira · 10-19-2010, 03:07 PM

Anyone getting close to this range?

maswastage · 10-19-2010, 03:26 PM

I haven't had any extended highway trips yet, but I've seen 350 miles on half a tank with some city driving thrown in, so I imagine I could squeeze about 800 miles out of a tank on a careful, long distance cruise. Not quite 1,000 but still impressive, I think, for a car that can run toe to toe with a lot of today's top sports cars!

The 320d leans more on the economy side, but even then it's still miles ahead of any hybrid in terms driving enjoyment. And it will at least match them in terms of fuel economy.

FVM3 · 10-19-2010, 03:57 PM

when i drove from LA to Las Vegas, it was around 280 miles. I used 3/5 of the tank

Roowah · 10-19-2010, 04:00 PM

I recently went from Boston to NYC and back on 1 tank of fuel. Approximately 430 miles round trip. I could've done more, but I was stuck in ridiculous traffic all the way down which impacted my range.

igom3 · 10-19-2010, 04:03 PM

I got 42miles per galon driving 68-70 miles per hour.So 16x42=672 but i think realistisally we can get 600 miles on the thank.

JSpira · 10-19-2010, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by igom3

I got 42miles per galon driving 68-70 miles per hour.So 16x42=672 but i think realistisally we can get 600 miles on the thank.

Probably so. At some point I will test this in the 335d.

jaybird124 · 10-19-2010, 11:42 PM

I got 600 miles on a tank 2 weeks ago. 79 MPH. I measured by the fuel I put in plus the computer.

carrabassett786 · 10-22-2010, 08:33 AM

I made 500 miles to a tank in my 325xi once. This was before ethanol came into play, and at the speed limit on I-81 in Virginia. Since then, I'm lucky to see 400 on the interstate.

wrickem · 10-22-2010, 09:25 AM

I'd think that I'd died and went to heaven if I ever saw "1000 mi" in the distance to empty display! That is impressive.

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maswastage Resident Diesel Junkie 56 Rep 1,070 Posts Drives: 2010 AW 335d Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Maryland iTrader: (0)	I haven't had any extended highway trips yet, but I've seen 350 miles on half a tank with some city driving thrown in, so I imagine I could squeeze about 800 miles out of a tank on a careful, long distance cruise. Not quite 1,000 but still impressive, I think, for a car that can run toe to toe with a lot of today's top sports cars! The 320d leans more on the economy side, but even then it's still miles ahead of any hybrid in terms driving enjoyment. And it will at least match them in terms of fuel economy.
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FVM3 Major General 273 Rep 5,751 Posts Drives: e92 m3, f30 328i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (2)	when i drove from LA to Las Vegas, it was around 280 miles. I used 3/5 of the tank
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