BMW 1-Series Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the BMW 1-Series's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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BMW 1-Series Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 7-speed automated manual RWD |
flat | lead | hvy | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 70 | 23.0 |
| 2012 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 7-speed automated manual RWD |
flat | lead | hvy | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 70 | 23.0 |
| Averages | flat | lead | hvy | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 70 | 23.0 | |
| With the turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 engine, 7-speed automated manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2012 BMW 1-Series fuel economy has been averaging
23.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2012 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 70 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (30 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2012 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a lead foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 7-speed automated manual RWD |
flat | lead | hvy | 5 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 80 | 23.0 |
| 2011 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 7-speed automated manual RWD |
flat | lead | hvy | 5 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 80 | 23.0 |
| Averages | flat | lead | hvy | 5 | 10 | 35 | 50 | 80 | 23.0 | |
| With the turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 engine, 7-speed automated manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2011 BMW 1-Series has been averaging
23.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 80 miles per hour (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (35 percent), in the city (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2011 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a lead foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 60 | 27.0 |
| 2011 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 60 | 27.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 60 | 27.0 | |
| With the 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2011 BMW 1-Series gas mileage has been averaging
27.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 100 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (0 percent), in the suburbs (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2011 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2011 | 2dr Convertible 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 29 | 48 | 19 | 65 | 24.0 |
| 2011 | 2dr Convertible 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 5 | 29 | 48 | 19 | 65 | 24.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 5 | 29 | 48 | 19 | 65 | 24.0 | |
| With the 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2011 BMW 1-Series fuel economy has been averaging
24.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2011 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 48 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (29 percent), on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (19 percent), and in heavy traffic (5 percent). In addition the average 2011 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 4dr Hatch turbocharged 141hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 14 | 7 | 34 | 46 | 74 | 37.9 |
| 2009 | 4dr Hatch turbocharged 141hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 14 | 7 | 34 | 46 | 74 | 37.9 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 14 | 7 | 34 | 46 | 74 | 37.9 | |
| With the turbocharged 141hp 2.0L I4 Diesel engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2009 BMW 1-Series has been averaging
37.9 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 74 miles per hour (about 46 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (34 percent), in heavy traffic (14 percent), and in the city (7 percent). In addition the average 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | med | light | 15 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 65 | 19.7 |
| flat | med | light | 15 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 65 | 18.0 | ||
| hills | med | hvy | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 65 | 22.2 | ||
| flat | med | light | 15 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 65 | 19.7 | ||
| flat | med | light | 15 | 25 | 25 | 35 | 65 | 17.6 | ||
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | med | light | 14 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 65 | 19.4 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 14 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 65 | 19.4 | |
| With the turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2009 BMW 1-Series gas mileage has been averaging
19.4 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 38 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (24 percent), in the suburbs (24 percent), and in heavy traffic (14 percent). In addition the average 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 1 | 4 | 15 | 80 | 65 | 24.5 |
| flat | med | light | 1 | 9 | 30 | 60 | 65 | 22.8 | ||
| flat | med | light | 1 | 5 | 14 | 80 | 65 | 24.7 | ||
| flat | light | light | 1 | 6 | 3 | 90 | 65 | 25.8 | ||
| flat | med | none | 5 | 5 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 23.0 | ||
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 2 | 6 | 20 | 72 | 64 | 24.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 2 | 6 | 20 | 72 | 64 | 24.2 | |
| With the turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2009 BMW 1-Series fuel economy has been averaging
24.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 64 miles per hour (about 72 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (20 percent), in the city (6 percent), and in heavy traffic (2 percent). In addition the average 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 201hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 81 | 29.5 |
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 201hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 81 | 29.5 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 0 | 40 | 20 | 40 | 81 | 29.5 | |
| With the turbocharged 201hp 2.0L I4 Diesel engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2009 BMW 1-Series has been averaging
29.5 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 81 miles per hour (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (40 percent), in the suburbs (20 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 25 | 0 | 75 | 56 | 24.2 |
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 25 | 0 | 75 | 56 | 24.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 0 | 25 | 0 | 75 | 56 | 24.2 | |
| With the 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2009 BMW 1-Series gas mileage has been averaging
24.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 56 miles per hour (about 75 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (25 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe 215-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
hills | med | hvy | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 19.0 |
| hills | med | light | 58 | 12 | 0 | 30 | 62 | 19.6 | ||
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe 215-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
hills | med | hvy | 79 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 62 | 19.3 |
| Averages | hills | med | hvy | 79 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 62 | 19.3 | |
| With the 215-horsepower 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2009 BMW 1-Series fuel economy has been averaging
19.3 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly in heavy traffic (about 79 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 62 miles per hour (15 percent), in the city (6 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | none | 5 | 0 | 45 | 50 | 70 | 22.7 |
| 2009 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | none | 5 | 0 | 45 | 50 | 70 | 22.7 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 5 | 0 | 45 | 50 | 70 | 22.7 | |
| With the turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2009 BMW 1-Series has been averaging
22.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (45 percent), in heavy traffic (5 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 2dr Convertible 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 31.0 |
| 2009 | 2dr Convertible 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 31.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 31.0 | |
| With the 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2009 BMW 1-Series gas mileage has been averaging
31.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (about 90 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (10 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2009 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | light | hvy | 50 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 70 | 25.0 |
| flat | med | light | 50 | 3 | 2 | 45 | 70 | 25.8 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 95 | 3 | 2 | 60 | 13.5 | ||
| flat | med | light | 10 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 75 | 20.5 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 60 | 19.5 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | med | light | 28 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 67 | 20.9 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 28 | 34 | 7 | 30 | 67 | 20.9 | |
| With the turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 BMW 1-Series fuel economy has been averaging
20.9 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 34 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 67 miles per hour (30 percent), in heavy traffic (28 percent), and in the suburbs (7 percent). In addition the average 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 20 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 60 | 23.5 |
| flat | med | light | 10 | 50 | 30 | 10 | 75 | 22.5 | ||
| flat | med | light | 0 | 3 | 0 | 97 | 85 | 21.5 | ||
| flat | med | light | 10 | 0 | 30 | 60 | 60 | 26.1 | ||
| flat | lead | light | 0 | 0 | 4 | 96 | 81 | 22.6 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 8 | 17 | 19 | 57 | 72 | 23.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 8 | 17 | 19 | 57 | 72 | 23.2 | |
| With the turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2008 BMW 1-Series has been averaging
23.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 72 miles per hour (about 57 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (19 percent), in the city (17 percent), and in heavy traffic (8 percent). In addition the average 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | med | light | 25 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 70 | 28.0 |
| flat | med | light | 10 | 20 | 10 | 60 | 60 | 21.5 | ||
| flat | med | light | 10 | 25 | 10 | 55 | 70 | 32.4 | ||
| flat | med | light | 10 | 25 | 10 | 55 | 70 | 29.1 | ||
| flat | med | light | 25 | 25 | 10 | 40 | 70 | 29.4 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | med | light | 16 | 24 | 10 | 50 | 68 | 28.1 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 16 | 24 | 10 | 50 | 68 | 28.1 | |
| With the 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 BMW 1-Series gas mileage has been averaging
28.1 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (24 percent), in heavy traffic (16 percent), and in the suburbs (10 percent). In addition the average 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 75 | 31.9 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 20 | 0 | 80 | 70 | 31.5 | ||
| flat | light | hvy | 2 | 10 | 10 | 77 | 55 | 26.1 | ||
| flat | med | light | 1 | 19 | 60 | 20 | 70 | 25.2 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 20 | 80 | 75 | 31.1 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | light | 1 | 10 | 22 | 67 | 69 | 29.2 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 1 | 10 | 22 | 67 | 69 | 29.2 | |
| With the 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 BMW 1-Series fuel economy has been averaging
29.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 69 miles per hour (about 67 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (22 percent), in the city (10 percent), and in heavy traffic (1 percent). In addition the average 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 5 | 30 | 65 | 60 | 25.0 |
| flat | med | none | 0 | 0 | 33 | 67 | 70 | 21.4 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | med | none | 0 | 3 | 32 | 66 | 65 | 23.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | none | 0 | 3 | 32 | 66 | 65 | 23.2 | |
| With the turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2008 BMW 1-Series has been averaging
23.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 66 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (32 percent), in the city (3 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | lead | none | 5 | 0 | 10 | 85 | 90 | 20.0 |
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | lead | none | 5 | 0 | 10 | 85 | 90 | 20.0 |
| Averages | flat | lead | none | 5 | 0 | 10 | 85 | 90 | 20.0 | |
| With the turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 BMW 1-Series gas mileage has been averaging
20.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 90 miles per hour (about 85 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (10 percent), in heavy traffic (5 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a lead foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 60 | 26.7 |
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 60 | 25.4 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 60 | 21.5 | ||
| flat | med | hvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 70 | 30.2 | ||
| flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 90 | 10 | 60 | 21.2 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 72 | 28 | 62 | 25.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 0 | 0 | 72 | 28 | 62 | 25.0 | |
| With the 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2008 BMW 1-Series fuel economy has been averaging
25.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 72 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 62 miles per hour (28 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 70 | 25.6 |
| flat | light | light | 0 | 20 | 30 | 50 | 70 | 25.8 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 70 | 26.1 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 70 | 27.5 | ||
| flat | light | light | 0 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 70 | 27.9 | ||
| 2008 | 2dr Convertible 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | light | light | 0 | 14 | 30 | 56 | 70 | 26.6 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 0 | 14 | 30 | 56 | 70 | 26.6 | |
| With the 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2008 BMW 1-Series has been averaging
26.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 70 miles per hour (about 56 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (30 percent), in the city (14 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2008 BMW 1-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| BMW 1-Series Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2009 | 2dr Coupe 215-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
fuel economy in this car compares and even competes with 2L 4 cylinders cars. |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
Near 30 mpg combined |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
Better than expected, given the performance (and how I drive it!) |
| BMW 1-Series Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2008 | 2dr Coupe 230-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual RWD |
Just ecause it's now 2012? Where's the diesel 123d? |
