Pretty dreadful fuel economy for a 3000cc engine in 2014, especially when compared to more powerful AMG Mercedes (all stats in US gallons and from MB.com and BMW.com):
-The E63 with a bi-turbo 5.5L with 550bhp and Four Wheel Drive manages 16 and 23.
-The SLK55, with a 5.5L V8, manages 19 and 28.
-Porsche aren't great with MPG yet even the 400bhp 3.8L 911 S does 20 and 27.
So 16 city is the same as the heavy, more powerful 4WD E63. The biggest issue though is that doing 24 mpg when taking a long trip means range is again going to greatly disappoint. Considering the pathetic range of the E9x, this really is a very poor showing from BMW.
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