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Originally Posted by Budge
My wife just ordered her 2014 X5 xDrive35d today, and the paperwork we got with our order shows 23/31 mpg (city/highway). I'm pretty dissappointed by those numbers.
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Not sure why you are disappointed with these numbers. I think 23 city/31 highway is awesome.
Compared to the 2013 x5 diesel, city mpg is 21% better and highway mpg is 19% better.
Compared to the 2014 x35i, city mpg is 28% better and highway mpg is 13% better.
The 2014 x5 35d also gets better mpg than all the key 2014 4wd diesel competitors: ML 350 Bluetec is 20/28, Audi Q7 is 19/28, Jeep Grand Cherokee is 21/28.
As for a federal tax credit for diesels, that program expired at the end of 2010.
BMW used to offer their sizable "eco credit" on diesels (it was generally assumed that they did this because they needed to sell more diesels in order to get their overall fleet mileage down), but they have I believe more than offset the elimination of that program by reducing the formerly hefty price premium of the diesel x5 (vs the 35i gas) down to a more manageable $1,500 for the 2014 models.
I genuinely believe that you and your wife got a great deal on a great car when you ordered your 2014 X5d. Enjoy it when it arrives!