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      08-31-2014, 03:48 AM   #2
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Originally Posted by mclachlan4321 View Post
Having owned a new X5 for just over a month, I'm struggling to get close to the published figure of 45 mpg. I'm currently at 31 mpg.

I've tried driving extremely economically but it doesn't seem to make any difference.

Anyone else getting better economy than me?
Official MPG are a joke and a way for car companies to get customers to not pay too much tax. My audi q5 had a rating of 6.5 l/100km and typical rading was 8,6 over a long period. Now my X5 has an official rating of 6.7, but I am gettin 9.9 overall.
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