What kind of MPG are you guys getting on the 6 speed manual?

F22santiago · 12-26-2014, 12:01 AM

Wondering what kind of MPG you guys are getting out of the 6 speed. More interested in the 228i but also curious how it fairs compared to the 235i. If you can post % of city and highway and/or other comments thatd be even more helpful!

chaswyck1 · 12-26-2014, 12:13 AM

I'm sure there will be people who can answer your question about the 228i but I'm driving a loaner 328i while I'm waiting for my 228 to arrive. I'm getting a little over 27mpg in mixed driving, much of it in sport mode and that's in a heavier car with the same engine, and I believe, the same transmission (auto).

F22santiago · 12-26-2014, 12:35 AM

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Originally Posted by chaswyck@yahoo.com

I'm sure there will be people who can answer your question about the 228i but I'm driving a loaner 328i while I'm waiting for my 228 to arrive. I'm getting a little over 27mpg in mixed driving, much of it in sport mode and that's in a heavier car with the same engine, and I believe, the same transmission (auto).

Thanks those are some great numbers but the zf8 tends to be better on gas than the 6 speed. Is the 328 an x-drive? If so it might balance it out somewhat since our xdrive loaners tend to always sip more than non xdrive (we have only 1 rwd loaner in our whole fleet

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chaswyck1 · 12-26-2014, 01:09 AM

No, it's not an xdrive. I've been really impressed with it. Sure is a nice loaner to have for almost a month while waiting for my "real" car.

F22santiago · 12-26-2014, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by chaswyck@yahoo.com

No, it's not an xdrive. I've been really impressed with it. Sure is a nice loaner to have for almost a month while waiting for my "real" car.

Agree on that as well my car wont get here until the 7th but im planning on getting a loaner from the 2nd on. Ill probably get a 4 series as its a little less boring than a 3 while still being the same engine ill be getting minus the 6 speed

dan99 · 12-26-2014, 01:16 AM

20.9 mostly city driving in omaha, NE

Skardy · 12-26-2014, 02:00 AM

25 mpg here.
This is quite good considering it's my second car I only use for fun

kz1000 · 12-26-2014, 05:45 AM

26mpg. I keep it in Sport 90% of the time. Cruising on the highway, Eco-Pro.

mfourn20 · 12-26-2014, 06:32 AM

On a highway road trip I get about 32 mpg. My average for commuting back and fourth to work is 27.

My commute is nearly 100% highway. Zero traffic in the am and 15% stuck in traffic on the way home.

ketema · 12-26-2014, 07:25 AM

I am now at 23.4 after 3100 miles. But my numbers are screwed because I tracked the car as soon as I got it and was getting like 4 mpg flying around the track! Since then though if I baby it I can easily get over 30 on the highway and 26 around town. It's been hilarious watching it creep up over time, then I can destroy it with one "spirited" afternoon. MPG is more about how you drive than the capability of the engine.

tccox · 12-26-2014, 07:32 AM

228 Msport manual here. 23-24 mpg commuting to work on a two lane country road. Yesterday on a Xmas road trip, all highway, 35 mpg

///MCFC · 12-26-2014, 07:46 AM

Best I've done for a tank is 29mpg w/95% hwy. 6mt.

F22santiago · 12-26-2014, 08:24 AM

Are you guys all posting 228i mpg's? Or are some of these 235's?

overcoil · 12-26-2014, 09:32 AM

M235 (4250 miles) averaging 22.8 / the trip computer, never eco-pro mode, not much highway driving.

mteele · 12-26-2014, 06:29 PM

20.1 for me...but I'm usually having fun in it

F22santiago · 12-26-2014, 06:39 PM

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20.1 for me...but I'm usually having fun in it

228i?!

khaug · 12-27-2014, 12:06 AM

New (650 miles on odo) 2015 M235i w/8AT :

110 mile trip on back roads a few days ago: 32 mpg

215 mile trip today on secondary highways w/cruise control set to 62-65 mph: 33 mpg.

Very impressive, IMHO

-Karl

Anderw · 12-27-2014, 01:20 AM

I average 20-21mpg but I have been messing around to much, on the highway I'm getting 30ish at 80mph , much better mpg at lower set cruise control speeds. Both 228 and 235 get good gas millage for the kind of cars they are! For me probably 40% highway 60%everything else

s1uma1 · 12-27-2014, 03:37 AM

27mpg, mostly freeway on Eco pro. averaging ~70mph. 6 speed manual

Krisms · 12-27-2014, 06:52 AM

base 228i with mt - 25.5 mpg on average with combined city and highway, doing semi-aggressive driving.

sstarrx3 · 12-27-2014, 08:51 AM

Have 228i auto...getting 25 mpg in city and 34-35 Highway. I only use ethanol free gas and I run in Comfort mode most the time...too much traffic around where I live to have fun! I use cruise control on the highway and go usually 8 mph over speed limit so 73-78 mph.

2msport · 12-27-2014, 11:23 AM

Wow. Some of you guys don't know how to read instructions. For my 228 with a Mt (since that's what the OP was asking about specifically) 24 worst case in town to 28 best case in town. 32-33 highway trips cruising at 80. 35 is achievable at 65. I have BMS stage 1.

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12-26-2014, 12:13 AM	#2
chaswyck1 Lieutenant 76 Rep 506 Posts Drives: 2015 228i Valencia Orange Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Southern CA iTrader: (0)	I'm sure there will be people who can answer your question about the 228i but I'm driving a loaner 328i while I'm waiting for my 228 to arrive. I'm getting a little over 27mpg in mixed driving, much of it in sport mode and that's in a heavier car with the same engine, and I believe, the same transmission (auto).
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12-26-2014, 01:09 AM	#4
chaswyck1 Lieutenant 76 Rep 506 Posts Drives: 2015 228i Valencia Orange Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Southern CA iTrader: (0)	No, it's not an xdrive. I've been really impressed with it. Sure is a nice loaner to have for almost a month while waiting for my "real" car.
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12-26-2014, 01:16 AM	#6
dan99 Captain 138 Rep 621 Posts Drives: 01' 330xi / 15' M235i Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Neb iTrader: (0)	20.9 mostly city driving in omaha, NE
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12-26-2014, 02:00 AM	#7
Skardy New Member 2 Rep 6 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: May 2014 Location: Luxembourg iTrader: (0)	25 mpg here. This is quite good considering it's my second car I only use for fun
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12-26-2014, 05:45 AM	#8
kz1000 Mensch 60 Rep 122 Posts Drives: 2021 230i 6mt Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Cincinnati iTrader: (0)	26mpg. I keep it in Sport 90% of the time. Cruising on the highway, Eco-Pro.
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12-26-2014, 06:32 AM	#9
mfourn20 First Lieutenant 52 Rep 321 Posts Drives: 228i M Sport Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Warwick, RI USA iTrader: (0)	On a highway road trip I get about 32 mpg. My average for commuting back and fourth to work is 27. My commute is nearly 100% highway. Zero traffic in the am and 15% stuck in traffic on the way home.
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12-26-2014, 07:25 AM	#10
ketema Second Lieutenant 73 Rep 201 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Oviedo, FL iTrader: (0)	I am now at 23.4 after 3100 miles. But my numbers are screwed because I tracked the car as soon as I got it and was getting like 4 mpg flying around the track! Since then though if I baby it I can easily get over 30 on the highway and 26 around town. It's been hilarious watching it creep up over time, then I can destroy it with one "spirited" afternoon. MPG is more about how you drive than the capability of the engine. __________________ 2015 6M Black Sapphire Metallic \| MPE w/Carbon Tips \| Digital MP Steering Wheel \| Carbon Interior \| StopTech Slotted Rotors \| Pagid RSL1 Race Pads \| KW Clubsport Coilovers \| DINAN Stage 2 and Carbon air intake \| Clutch Masters Lightweight Performance Clutch and Flywheel \| Hotchkis Anti-Roll Bars \| Enkei RS05RR 18" Racing Wheels
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12-26-2014, 07:32 AM	#11
tccox Captain 95 Rep 809 Posts Drives: 2014 228i Msport Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW 228I Msport [0.00]	228 Msport manual here. 23-24 mpg commuting to work on a two lane country road. Yesterday on a Xmas road trip, all highway, 35 mpg __________________ A peasant and proud of it Save The Manuals!!!
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12-26-2014, 07:46 AM	#12
///MCFC Second Lieutenant 30 Rep 242 Posts Drives: M235i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Flyover state iTrader: (0)	Best I've done for a tank is 29mpg w/95% hwy. 6mt.
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12-26-2014, 08:24 AM	#13
F22santiago Banned 48 Rep 190 Posts Drives: Estoril Blue 6 Speed M240i Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (0)	Are you guys all posting 228i mpg's? Or are some of these 235's?
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12-26-2014, 09:32 AM	#14
overcoil Major General 3074 Rep 5,577 Posts Drives: M235i 6spd Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Mid-Atlantic iTrader: (0)	M235 (4250 miles) averaging 22.8 / the trip computer, never eco-pro mode, not much highway driving.
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12-26-2014, 06:29 PM	#15
mteele Private First Class 6 Rep 117 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Raleigh, NC iTrader: (0)	20.1 for me...but I'm usually having fun in it
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12-27-2014, 12:06 AM	#17
khaug Enlisted Member 6 Rep 36 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW X3 340i Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	MPG New (650 miles on odo) 2015 M235i w/8AT : 110 mile trip on back roads a few days ago: 32 mpg 215 mile trip today on secondary highways w/cruise control set to 62-65 mph: 33 mpg. Very impressive, IMHO -Karl
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12-27-2014, 01:20 AM	#18
Anderw Brigadier General 658 Rep 3,320 Posts Drives: F80 m3 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: FL iTrader: (12)	I average 20-21mpg but I have been messing around to much, on the highway I'm getting 30ish at 80mph , much better mpg at lower set cruise control speeds. Both 228 and 235 get good gas millage for the kind of cars they are! For me probably 40% highway 60%everything else
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12-27-2014, 03:37 AM	#19
s1uma1 Second Lieutenant 65 Rep 274 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Northridge iTrader: (0)	27mpg, mostly freeway on Eco pro. averaging ~70mph. 6 speed manual
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12-27-2014, 06:52 AM	#20
Krisms Private First Class 26 Rep 110 Posts Drives: 2014 BMW 228i Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Florida, USA iTrader: (0)	base 228i with mt - 25.5 mpg on average with combined city and highway, doing semi-aggressive driving.
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12-27-2014, 08:51 AM	#21
sstarrx3 Captain 106 Rep 855 Posts Drives: 2014 228i Mineral White/Terra Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Concord, NC iTrader: (0)	Have 228i auto...getting 25 mpg in city and 34-35 Highway. I only use ethanol free gas and I run in Comfort mode most the time...too much traffic around where I live to have fun! I use cruise control on the highway and go usually 8 mph over speed limit so 73-78 mph.
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12-27-2014, 11:23 AM	#22
2msport Captain 204 Rep 757 Posts Drives: '14 228 MT Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	Wow. Some of you guys don't know how to read instructions. For my 228 with a Mt (since that's what the OP was asking about specifically) 24 worst case in town to 28 best case in town. 32-33 highway trips cruising at 80. 35 is achievable at 65. I have BMS stage 1.
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