[BMW5and7]

Originally Posted by NGT2

Took the 40i on a road trip to see family for the holidays. Loaded down, got about 22 mpg averaging 70-75. So, really not that great. Just FYI.

How many passengers did you have? I thought you'd get better numbers with the 40i. My 50i with 3 passengers, and ~150 lbs of luggage + few other packed items filling the trunk/3'rd row gets about 22MPG highway. I have a photo showing 22.6 MPG after a 300 Miles highway trip. AC was mainly on heating mode I believe (ambient was in the 35-45 degF range)

[Mail4loys]

Originally Posted by BMW5and7

How many passengers did you have? I though you'd get better numbers with the 40i. My 50i with 3 passengers, and ~150 lbs of luggage + few other packed items filling the trunk/3'rd row gets about 22MPG highway. I have a photo showing 22.6 MPG after a 300 Miles highway trip. AC was mainly on heating mode I believe (ambient was in the 35-45 degF range)

I too was expecting little more than that in 40i because, with fully loaded vehicle (luggages) with 4 passengers, I was averaging anywhere between ~19 to ~22mpg on my M50i depending on my driving style and average top speed

I have documented in this thread:
https://g07.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1939684

[NGT2]

Originally Posted by BMW5and7

How many passengers did you have? I though you'd get better numbers with the 40i. My 50i with 3 passengers, and ~150 lbs of luggage + few other packed items filling the trunk/3'rd row gets about 22MPG highway. I have a photo showing 22.6 MPG after a 300 Miles highway trip. AC was mainly on heating mode I believe (ambient was in the 35-45 degF range)

Me, wife, 5 year old, and baby. Had a night’s worth of luggage and on the way back loaded down with gifts. I was expecting better. I’ll have a chance to check again this weekend, with less of a load. I’ll report back. This was all in comfort mode.

[-Vanguard-]

This is a living room on wheels. Its not meant to be a sports car. Get the 40i and enjoy the quiet, smooth ride with plenty of power.

Its ridiculous they are "M" ing up a big ass living room and trying to market it like a sports car. Its not. Not even close.

[MystroX5]

Originally Posted by -Vanguard-

This is a living room on wheels. Its not meant to be a sports car. Get the 40i and enjoy the quiet, smooth ride with plenty of power.

Its ridiculous they are "M" ing up a big ass living room and trying to market it like a sports car. Its not. Not even close.

By that logic that could be said for any BMW SUV.

[Saejin]

Originally Posted by -Vanguard-

This is a living room on wheels. Its not meant to be a sports car. Get the 40i and enjoy the quiet, smooth ride with plenty of power.

Its ridiculous they are "M" ing up a big ass living room and trying to market it like a sports car. Its not. Not even close.

True, it's not meant to be a sports car, but that doesn't mean it can't be a great Sports Oriented SUV. The 40i no longer can be optioned with DHP and IAS, so the M60i is the only way to get those. And you might say it's not needed on such a large SUV, but then again there are plenty of other things that are "not needed" and fall more into the category of "wants".

I've got the M60i and can still enjoy a quiet, smooth ride with plenty more power when and if I ever need. Drove the 40i and it's great, but felt the V8TT gave this SUV which weighs nearly 5600lbs the power to weight ratio it needs.

[Sensibletom]

Originally Posted by -Vanguard-

This is a living room on wheels. Its not meant to be a sports car. Get the 40i and enjoy the quiet, smooth ride with plenty of power.

Its ridiculous they are "M" ing up a big ass living room and trying to market it like a sports car. Its not. Not even close.

You may be right about that but I thought about what I love most about my X7 and it is the acceleration/speed, the sound (even though some of it is fake) and the handling all of which I wouldn’t be able to get on the x40i so for me, sure it may be a tank, but it’s a friggin fast ass tank that drives like a car so for me personally, I’d have a hard time going to a x40i.

[NGT2]

Originally Posted by Mail4loys

I too was expecting little more than that in 40i because, with fully loaded vehicle (luggages) with 4 passengers, I was averaging anywhere between ~19 to ~22mpg on my M50i depending on my driving style and average top speed

I have documented in this thread:
https://g07.bimmerpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1939684

Second trip:

80 miles
Avg 80 mph
24.1 mpg

So not bad. Slower driving would have probably been worth a couple more mpg.

For reference, she was following me and I was in my 540. It did (two trips, she followed me back):

Avg 82 mph
28 mpg

Avg 80 mpg
30.2 mpg

Just thought that’s worth something, since the engine is close to the same. Probably tuned a little different.

[pgk500]

Originally Posted by Saejin

True, it's not meant to be a sports car, but that doesn't mean it can't be a great Sports Oriented SUV. The 40i no longer can be optioned with DHP and IAS, so the M60i is the only way to get those. And you might say it's not needed on such a large SUV, but then again there are plenty of other things that are "not needed" and fall more into the category of "wants".

I've got the M60i and can still enjoy a quiet, smooth ride with plenty more power when and if I ever need. Drove the 40i and it's great, but felt the V8TT gave this SUV which weighs nearly 5600lbs the power to weight ratio it needs.

Just got back to Bay Area in my x drive 40i after picking it up in SC via PCD. They didn’t have 40i so they gave me 60i to spin on the track at PCD it was overall an amazing experience. The bmw genius gave a thorough walkthrough for
Almost 2 hours and explained almost every feature and allowed us to inspect car thoroughly. After almost 3k miles the car drives like a champ. Had a hard time keeping it under 80 sometimes 100. Silky smooth and drives like butter. Fingers crossed it stays the same. Although V8 was amazing no regrets getting a 40i plenty of power for me

[BMWFantastic85]

Originally Posted by pgk500

Just got back to Bay Area in my x drive 40i after picking it up in SC via PCD. They didn’t have 40i so they gave me 60i to spin on the track at PCD it was overall an amazing experience. The bmw genius gave a thorough walkthrough for
Almost 2 hours and explained almost every feature and allowed us to inspect car thoroughly. After almost 3k miles the car drives like a champ. Had a hard time keeping it under 80 sometimes 100. Silky smooth and drives like butter. Fingers crossed it stays the same. Although V8 was amazing no regrets getting a 40i plenty of power for me

Care to share your 40i's 0-60?