davecweed

whats the average mpg of the new ish v10 m5?

any problems with them so far?

cheers

dave

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

I know a lad with an M6, same thing really, 10 mpg on his commute, dont know whether there was a hint of exaggeration but I wouldnt have thought so, can do 20 if driven like a saint.

sti-04!!

15mpg roughly.

T1000

BMW M5 (2004-) | Car Review | Road Test | 4car | Channel 4

looks like 19.1 mpg is the combined mpg figure

SPEN555

lol at 19.1mpg, like above post 15mpg is more like. Although article does say pressing on drops it to single figures which is just eye watering for on the road driving

scoobberdoo

Yeah, nobody will let you out at junctions!

davecweed

I already have that problem! lol, with my 5 series

TopBanana

Quite a few problems with the transmission apparently, harsh take-up

rabbos

Not really surprising for a 10 cylinder 500hp engine ! You would have to be a bit of a tard to expect otherwise...

simplesteve

Lol... but with 500bhp you don't need that much of a gap!

davecweed

if the figs for mpg are that bad, then I stick with my 535d, may swap that in for the 635d coupe after xmas

thanks

Deep Singh

I've had mine for a year or so. Average I get is 12mpg. On a motorway cruise I can get 20mpg, but I hardly use motorways

alanbell

iTrader: (6)

dave what does your 535 do to the gall ?? mine does 32 on a run, its had a euc remap.

alanbell

iTrader: (6)

very nice

davecweed

yeah mines be treaked, it does a average of 30 to 35 mpg with all sorts of mixture of roads, the new engine with 286 bhp, is better mpg again and has lower co2 output

book figs for 272 mpg = 35mpg combined, and the new 286 is 42 mpg combined, so looks good!

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

I spoke to the lad with the M6 again, he said 15 is more typical, he started going on about it shutting down cylinders dependant on demand ?

Deep Singh

Thanks. All in all happy with it, though when fuel rocketed I felt the pain!