2001 BMW 5-Series Gas Mileage (MPG)
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BMW 5-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 |
| 2001 | 4dr Wagon 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 2 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 60 | 28.0 |
| 2001 | 4dr Wagon 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed manual RWD |
flat | med | light | 2 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 60 | 28.0 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 2 | 3 | 5 | 90 | 60 | 28.0 | |
| With the 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 engine, 5-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2001 BMW 5-Series fuel economy has been averaging
28.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2001 BMW 5-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 90 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (5 percent), in the city (3 percent), and in heavy traffic (2 percent). In addition the average 2001 BMW 5-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 |
| 2001 | 4dr Sedan 282-horsepower 4.4L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
mtns | med | hvy | 15 | 15 | 0 | 70 | 65 | 16.0 |
| 2001 | 4dr Sedan 282-horsepower 4.4L V8 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
mtns | med | hvy | 15 | 15 | 0 | 70 | 65 | 16.0 |
| Averages | mtns | med | hvy | 15 | 15 | 0 | 70 | 65 | 16.0 | |
| With the 282-horsepower 4.4L V8 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2001 BMW 5-Series has been averaging
16.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2001 BMW 5-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (about 70 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (15 percent), in heavy traffic (15 percent), and in the suburbs (0 percent). In addition the average 2001 BMW 5-Series in this analysis was driven on mountainous 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 |
| 2001 | 4dr Sedan 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | light | light | 11 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 60 | 28.0 |
| 2001 | 4dr Sedan 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | light | light | 11 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 60 | 28.0 |
| Averages | flat | light | light | 11 | 0 | 11 | 78 | 60 | 28.0 | |
| With the 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2001 BMW 5-Series gas mileage has been averaging
28.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2001 BMW 5-Series in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 60 miles per hour (about 78 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (11 percent), in the suburbs (11 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2001 BMW 5-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 |
| 2001 | 4dr Sedan 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | med | hvy | 25 | 50 | 25 | 0 | N/A | 16.7 |
| 2001 | 4dr Sedan 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | med | hvy | 25 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 |
| Averages | flat | med | hvy | 25 | 50 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | |
| With the 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2001 BMW 5-Series fuel economy has been averaging
16.7 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2001 BMW 5-Series in this analysis were driven mostly in the city (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in heavy traffic (25 percent), in the suburbs (25 percent), and on the highway at an average speed of 0 miles per hour (0 percent). In addition the average 2001 BMW 5-Series in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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