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increase 320d fuel consumption
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All depends on driving conditions and driving style. With my '07 320d Auto I did 800km on a tank of open road driving, in town it came down to around 650km. The '10 320d I get between 800km - 1200km on a tank which I think is amazing, oviously the 1200km is on the open road traveling at the speed limit. Even if I hammer it, I still get a avarage consumption of 11.6km/lt :thumbsup:
Like P1000 commented, you probably have your wording wrong. You want to decrease cosumption.
I average 8l/100km almost pure city driving. On my vacation my trip to the coast I got >1000km on a tank just driving at the national limit. Driving hard I don't think I could get it above 9l/100km...
This may not sound as great as the specs, but is sure as hell alot better than the 14l/100km I got with my petrol audi doing the same route. And don't even compare to small hatch backs, they are much lighter. The beemer also has a little bit more losses than those small FWD cars.
As for what to do, there are alot of threads on this forum giving the same advice.
- Drive slower, wind resistance increases exponentially with speed, so driving at 120km/h instead of 130km/h helps. I can't get myself to do this though.
- Anticipate traffic. Everytime you brake, you convert energy into heat, and this is bad.
- Stay in the economical RPM band, diesels are least economical at higher RPM.
- Lose some weight. Don't carry around garbage in your boot that you don't need. Useless weight wastes energy.
- Keep your tyres inflated at optimal pressure.
- If you are seriously pedantic, open windows and turn off aircon while driving slow. Close windows and activate aircon when driving fast.
EDIT:
I do not do any of these things. I have a fun car and I want to enjoy it, even if I have to fill up more. Its worth it.
I average 8l/100km almost pure city driving. On my vacation my trip to the coast I got >1000km on a tank just driving at the national limit. Driving hard I don't think I could get it above 9l/100km...
This may not sound as great as the specs, but is sure as hell alot better than the 14l/100km I got with my petrol audi doing the same route. And don't even compare to small hatch backs, they are much lighter. The beemer also has a little bit more losses than those small FWD cars.
As for what to do, there are alot of threads on this forum giving the same advice.
- Drive slower, wind resistance increases exponentially with speed, so driving at 120km/h instead of 130km/h helps. I can't get myself to do this though.
- Anticipate traffic. Everytime you brake, you convert energy into heat, and this is bad.
- Stay in the economical RPM band, diesels are least economical at higher RPM.
- Lose some weight. Don't carry around garbage in your boot that you don't need. Useless weight wastes energy.
- Keep your tyres inflated at optimal pressure.
- If you are seriously pedantic, open windows and turn off aircon while driving slow. Close windows and activate aircon when driving fast.
EDIT:
I do not do any of these things. I have a fun car and I want to enjoy it, even if I have to fill up more. Its worth it.
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