Diesel economy FTW

[Blue Shirt]

I'm in Belgium on business for a few weeks. The company has an E91 BMW 318d Touring facelift that I'm driving. It has the normal N47D20 motor derivative but with 105kW, 320NM. It is quite a pleasure to drive at the lowish altitudes here. It does not pull like train, but has enough grunt and will easily go past the legal limits on the motorways.



The best thing is the economy, though. I am seeing an average of 4.9 l/100km with a range of > 1200km:



All this is probably a good thing, seeing that diesel here costs €1.40/liter or R17.00/l :bangdesk:. You get only one grade of diesel here, 10ppm and the exhaust burns light gray.

Just for comparison, 95 petrol costs €1.60/liter or R19.00/l and 98 petrol is €1.70/liter or R20.40/l :bangdesk::bangdesk:

I also some cars here that are not an everyday sight in SA, I spotted a McLaren SLR at a restaurant and an Aston Martin Rapide parked on the street.

 

[CliftonH]

Wow good fuel consumption, madness prices, also 10ppm - that must be excellent for the engine, wonder if they will make 10 ppm here.

 

[dajee]

10ppm:thumbs: hope we get it here sooooon

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

in a Riaad Moosa voice: " we (diesel drivers) been saying it for years"

 

[Blue Shirt]

A little know factoid:

All Sasol-produced diesel is actually already 10ppm by the time it leaves the Sasol plant, they sell it as 50ppm because they cannot guarantee 10ppm all the time. They also cannot guarantee contamination-free 10ppm by the time it gets into your tank.:fencelook:

If you regularly fill up with Sasol 50ppm, your tailpipe should also burn light gray and not black provided the cat and DPF are in good working order. I have seen it on some diesel cars in SA already.

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

I only fill up with Sasol, must check the pipes

 

[Midas335i]

Enjoying my diesel as well, got 1100kms of the last tank

 

[CliftonH]

Personally I fill anywhere, but I did notice shell gave me better fuel consumption, Sasol makes car faster