True this past weekend I drove from Pasadena to Victorville (don't ask i know its a dirthole) and avg 18.5 mpg going about 90 the whole way, not bad for a 500 plus car at 90
No, you were probably right. Traffic wasn't really permitting I let it all out. I probably had it in M mode maybe twice during that trip. Plus, New Baby and all
Did 18.9 mpg @ 75 mph this past weekend on I-95 over a 60 mile stretch. That was with 3 miles of stop and go. It's just that the littlest bit you get on the S85, the mileage plummets!
Word of advice, if you want to maintain better MPG - DO NOT GET AN EXHAUST. The amount of times you will want to punch it to hear your now-alive V10 exhaust will cause MPG to go in the toilet. I have a Corsa on mine and it sounds unreal, especially when up against buildings or jersey barriers.
I'm not sure you'd getter better MPGs in the Prius - in all seriousness. I say this based on an (un)scientific test conducted by TopGear - they had an M3 tail a Prius around their test track to prove that when pushed, the Prius was less economical than an M3. This did indeed prove to be the case -the Prius was a gas hog when pushed, interestingly.
This was cause the Prius was floored the entire time for max acceleration.
If we drove side by side cruising at 100mph, it would be a different story.
True this past weekend I drove from Pasadena to Victorville (don't ask i know its a dirthole) and avg 18.5 mpg going about 90 the whole way, not bad for a 500 plus car at 90
Yup...I got about that driving from Huntington Beach to Phoenix yesterday -- going about 90ish.
2007 e60 m5 6MT Interlagos Blue; RPI Oil Cooler and Scoops; DINAN High Flow Air Mass Meter and Intake, DINAN 3.91 diff, DINAN strut, DINAN software, DINAN High Flow Middle Racing Exhaust (secondary cat delete) with 3.5" Resonators, DINAN Free Flow Section 3 Exhaust, DINAN 19x9 ET18, 19x10 ET25, Michelin PSS 255/40/19 and 305/30/19, Macht Schnell 15mm spacers (front); Motul RBF 600; FERODO FRP3000H race pads; RDSport/StopTech BBK 380mm/35mm x 380mm/32mm, RD Sport Front and Rear sways; CKS coils w/swift springs; z3 1.9L SSK, with f10 shifter; Escort RedLine hardwired and Bel STiR+ coming. 82,000 miles with no RCOD and counting...
2000 e39 m5 TiAg; PSS9 Coilover; AA Intake/Tune and sink drains; Custom Britalman exhaust (just now retired from my daily driver duties and on loan with my retired Pops!)
1988 e28 m5 STROKER (Paul Burke s38b38); The one that started it all; the one I'll never sell...Euro Headers, custom Ground Control Coilovers undergoing full Euro restoration.
1996 FZJ 80; TRD Supercharger; Expo/Overland/Backcountry Rig; custom sleeper/drawer system, full rock armor, 33"s on 2.5" OME Heavy Lift.
2008 Audi A3 S-Line Quattro (Mammoth Mountain Commuter)
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The e60 M5:
"It is an idiosyncratic, hyperactive, twitchy, pent up bull in a china shop. It takes attention to drive it, whether you are trying to drive smoothly or hard."
When the E60 came out, it blew away supercars..... When the F10 comes out, it will be middle of the pack even in a straight line.
So this morning had to go for a hour drive on the hwy so I decided to reset gas mileage and did it while going 85mph and got 20.1mpg the whole time. So I decided to try the reset again in the City tonite and got a10.8mpg and thats normal driving
Went on a road trip the other weekend. Actually took the Beast camping, on the way there got an average of 21.5mpg at 70mph with cruise control on. Looked pretty good to me..
I got 28.5 uk mpg from my m5 over 120 ish miles cruising at 70 mph with 2 adults, 2 kids and luggage. And that's around 34 mpg in us gallons. I was on super unleaded, P400, D1, cruise control on where possible. Had to drive like a nun to achieve it!
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with no RCOD and counting... 
the whole time. So I decided to try the reset again in the City tonite and got a
10.8mpg and thats normal driving 
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