M2 loves gas like a Fat kid loves cake

dammitcubs · 05-06-2016, 03:03 PM

Currently in my break in period.

Averaging about 15 MPG according to the computer. I even filled up last night, and within 30 miles - I'm at the 3/4 mark.

This car is eating alot more gas than I have expected. Kept the revs between 2,000 and 3,500. - Barely shift in 5th or 6th. Local driving for now.

ried · 05-06-2016, 03:31 PM

That's crazy. Seems like E92 M3 gas mileage at that rate!

Anyone else having similar results?

Bluenose-2er · 05-06-2016, 03:34 PM

Hope this is just a break in thing... been so long since I had a new car (and it was a 4 cyl) that I don't remember if this occurred. Wasn't expecting Prius mileage, but kind of expected it to be similar to my 135i's N54 (newer tech offsetting the higher hp) which is around 12 litres/100km (around 20 mpg US) under DD conditions.

twin fed · 05-06-2016, 03:43 PM

Love the title, but ouch that's a lot of gas, it should definitely improve though as the engine breaks in.

Jady Pham · 05-06-2016, 03:55 PM

I'm getting around the same however it feels like I'm getting 10 mpg

DrKevM5 · 05-06-2016, 04:00 PM

She does like the petrol!

ChrisK · 05-06-2016, 04:27 PM

I got 19mpg in my e92 M3

shemeld_135 · 05-06-2016, 04:27 PM

I get that in sport mode but comfort mode been pretty decent.

zenmaster · 05-06-2016, 04:51 PM

I think the primary cause is the lack of high gearing. But any reason it wouldnt easily get the EPA rated figures, if driven without hard acceleration?

azfootdoc · 05-06-2016, 04:52 PM

Geez that's like the gas mileage my wife gets in our kid hauler (Infiniti QX80), and its a boat.

Yellowflash21 · 05-06-2016, 05:14 PM

21.3 MPG after 1.8k miles.

dmboone25 · 05-06-2016, 06:25 PM

It's usually all about HOW you drive.

I used to get ~20 MPG in the 235 and I get ~15 in the 981. Not surprising that early adopters aren't maximizing their mileage.

d0scas · 05-06-2016, 06:41 PM

I was getting 16.2 but I settled down a little averaging 21.2 past 700 miles

Bmwhocr · 05-06-2016, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dammitcubs

Currently in my break in period.

Averaging about 15 MPG according to the computer. I even filled up last night, and within 30 miles - I'm at the 3/4 mark.

This car is eating alot more gas than I have expected. Kept the revs between 2,000 and 3,500. - Barely shift in 5th or 6th. Local driving for now.

Ouch. Hopefully that changes with more mixed driving.

dammitcubs · 05-06-2016, 06:57 PM

I think i'm going to try and just limit myself to one of the driving modes and see if that will fair well. Very surprised if the driving mode is causing that much difference.

I'm at 400 miles of driving about about 22 gallons of use (10 gallons + 12 gallons).

hpapad01 · 05-06-2016, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dammitcubs

Currently in my break in period.

Averaging about 15 MPG according to the computer. I even filled up last night, and within 30 miles - I'm at the 3/4 mark.

This car is eating alot more gas than I have expected. Kept the revs between 2,000 and 3,500. - Barely shift in 5th or 6th. Local driving for now.

Try short shifting and get to the 5th / 6th gears ASAP.

gthal · 05-06-2016, 08:12 PM

It will get better with mileage. Wait 10,000 miles and report back.

Regardless, it's a sports car and not a Prius. Gas mileage should be the least of our worries. I remember sitting in MB showroom and a guy was complaining about the horrible mileage he was getting with his C63AMG. I giggled a bit and thought how he clearly didn't understand what type of car he bought. Gas mileage regulation is what's killing the sports car

Kantalias · 05-06-2016, 08:19 PM

I've driven my DCT exclusively in comfort using the sequential shifting mode. I got 18.5 MPG, according to the trip computer, on the last two city driving tanks (most recent 400 miles).

swilliams · 05-06-2016, 09:16 PM

Is the M3/4 this bad on gas? I was hoping for 23-25 mpg combined daily driving.

ried · 05-06-2016, 09:41 PM

It's rated at 20 city / 27 highway, so we'll see if it levels out after engine break-in.

OrangeCrush · 05-06-2016, 11:03 PM

I'm getting around 19.5, at least that's what the computer is saying. Always in sport plus, sequential mode about 95% of the time. My driving is more on the aggressive side but it's not like I floor it everywhere I go either.

Anyway, I'm happy with the mileage, its more than what I got in the 1M.

Denk · 05-07-2016, 12:45 AM

Don't look at your gas mileage. What you don't know won't hurt you.

05-06-2016, 03:03 PM	#1
dammitcubs Captain 584 Rep 689 Posts Drives: '16 M2 LBB Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: San Jose iTrader: (0)	M2 loves gas like a Fat kid loves cake Currently in my break in period. Averaging about 15 MPG according to the computer. I even filled up last night, and within 30 miles - I'm at the 3/4 mark. This car is eating alot more gas than I have expected. Kept the revs between 2,000 and 3,500. - Barely shift in 5th or 6th. Local driving for now.
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ried Captain 792 Rep 817 Posts Drives: F31, F80 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2)	That's crazy. Seems like E92 M3 gas mileage at that rate! Anyone else having similar results?
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Bluenose-2er Captain 575 Rep 790 Posts Drives: 2017 LBB 6MT M2 Join Date: May 2013 Location: Halifax iTrader: (0)	Hope this is just a break in thing... been so long since I had a new car (and it was a 4 cyl) that I don't remember if this occurred. Wasn't expecting Prius mileage, but kind of expected it to be similar to my 135i's N54 (newer tech offsetting the higher hp) which is around 12 litres/100km (around 20 mpg US) under DD conditions.
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twin fed Doc Brown 1176 Rep 2,174 Posts Drives: 2016 MG MT M2 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Isle of Long iTrader: (2)	Love the title, but ouch that's a lot of gas, it should definitely improve though as the engine breaks in. __________________
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Jady Pham Private First Class 196 Rep 163 Posts Drives: AW F87 M2 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (0)	I'm getting around the same however it feels like I'm getting 10 mpg __________________ Alpine White F87 M2 - DCT - Executive Pkg Subscribe to my Youtube Channel, I will be making videos on the M2 Instagram: Tuphamous Youtube: The Anatomy of Cars
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DrKevM5 Colonel 2275 Rep 2,523 Posts Drives: G05 X5, F87 M2 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Western NY iTrader: (7)	She does like the petrol! __________________ ?16 M2 Long Beach Blue/Black, 6MT '22 X5 4.0 M Sport Black Sapphire/Tartufo ?22 Tesla Model Y Performance Midnight Silver/White
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ChrisK Major General 4449 Rep 7,594 Posts Drives: '19 M2C Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chicagoland iTrader: (7) Garage List 2019 BMW M2C [7.00] 2015 Porsche Macan S [0.00]	I got 19mpg in my e92 M3 __________________ www.ReTuneTheDeTune.com 2019 M2 Competition (Sunset Orange)
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shemeld_135 Major 652 Rep 1,406 Posts Drives: 2020 SO - M2C Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: KOP, PA iTrader: (13) Garage List 2020 BMW M2C [0.00] 2016 BMW M2 [10.00]	I get that in sport mode but comfort mode been pretty decent.
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zenmaster Brigadier General 1577 Rep 3,888 Posts Drives: '17 M2 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (1)	I think the primary cause is the lack of high gearing. But any reason it wouldnt easily get the EPA rated figures, if driven without hard acceleration?
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azfootdoc Private First Class 63 Rep 125 Posts Drives: 2016 BMW M2 HEA Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Arizona iTrader: (0)	Geez that's like the gas mileage my wife gets in our kid hauler (Infiniti QX80), and its a boat.
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Yellowflash21 First Lieutenant 370 Rep 354 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Slovenia iTrader: (0)	21.3 MPG after 1.8k miles.
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dmboone25 Lieutenant General 4972 Rep 10,200 Posts Drives: 2024 Golf R / 2022 718 Spyder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E92 328i [10.00] 2007 328i [10.00]	It's usually all about HOW you drive. I used to get ~20 MPG in the 235 and I get ~15 in the 981. Not surprising that early adopters aren't maximizing their mileage. __________________ Past rides: 2016 981 BGTS, 2020 MINI JCW, 2017 F80, 2015 981 CS, 2014 F22 235, 2011 E82 135, 2008 E82 135, 2007 E92 328, 2007 E92 328 (My lady drives an OG M2. So does my dad)
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d0scas Private First Class 60 Rep 187 Posts Drives: 08' 135i 16' M2 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: New York iTrader: (1)	I was getting 16.2 but I settled down a little averaging 21.2 past 700 miles Last edited by d0scas; 05-06-2016 at 06:48 PM..
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dammitcubs Captain 584 Rep 689 Posts Drives: '16 M2 LBB Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: San Jose iTrader: (0)	I think i'm going to try and just limit myself to one of the driving modes and see if that will fair well. Very surprised if the driving mode is causing that much difference. I'm at 400 miles of driving about about 22 gallons of use (10 gallons + 12 gallons).
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05-06-2016, 08:12 PM	#17
gthal Major General 1904 Rep 5,678 Posts Drives: 2018 340i xDrive Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (2)	It will get better with mileage. Wait 10,000 miles and report back. Regardless, it's a sports car and not a Prius. Gas mileage should be the least of our worries. I remember sitting in MB showroom and a guy was complaining about the horrible mileage he was getting with his C63AMG. I giggled a bit and thought how he clearly didn't understand what type of car he bought. Gas mileage regulation is what's killing the sports car __________________ 2020 X3 M40i \| Black \| Current DD 2020 C8 Corvette \| Z51 \| Torch Red ... built and waiting for delivery 2016 M2 \| Long Beach Blue \| 6MT 2015 M4 \| Austin Yellow \| DCT 2012 MB C63AMG \| 2011 E92 M3 \| 2010 E92 M3
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Kantalias Private First Class 146 Rep 173 Posts Drives: 2016 M2 Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: New Mexico iTrader: (0)	I've driven my DCT exclusively in comfort using the sequential shifting mode. I got 18.5 MPG, according to the trip computer, on the last two city driving tanks (most recent 400 miles).
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swilliams Second Lieutenant 263 Rep 198 Posts Drives: 2017 LBB M2 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	Is the M3/4 this bad on gas? I was hoping for 23-25 mpg combined daily driving.
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ried Captain 792 Rep 817 Posts Drives: F31, F80 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2)	It's rated at 20 city / 27 highway, so we'll see if it levels out after engine break-in.
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OrangeCrush Lieutenant Colonel 1236 Rep 1,963 Posts Drives: VO 1M #513/740 Join Date: May 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	I'm getting around 19.5, at least that's what the computer is saying. Always in sport plus, sequential mode about 95% of the time. My driving is more on the aggressive side but it's not like I floor it everywhere I go either. Anyway, I'm happy with the mileage, its more than what I got in the 1M. __________________ Current AW BMW M2 Past VO BMW 1M
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05-07-2016, 12:45 AM	#22
Denk Brigadier General 1006 Rep 3,341 Posts Drives: 2021 X5M Join Date: May 2011 Location: PNW iTrader: (2)	Don't look at your gas mileage. What you don't know won't hurt you.
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