People Who Drive on Eco Pro Mode, How Much Savings Do You See?

Been using it lately and notice the car gets significantly slower which sucks but wondering if people who have used it long term see considerable savings.

  • DistancePractical239@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Best ive got is 600 miles from my 640i in eco pro mode drafting behind a lorry 56mph all the way. Got active cruise. Eco pro reduces some effect on heated seats and climate control heating as well as the power reduction. I think i could have got more miles if it was 100% on the motorway instead of 90%.

  • Low-Impression3367@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I drive in Eco Pro mode and honestly, aside the car going slower, I don’t think I’ve noticed any savings. I mean maybe there are savings, but nothing that has me saying Eco Pro rocks.

  • NikolitRistissa@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I haven’t calculated the difference but fuel is 2.1 to 2.9€ a litre in my town so I’ll take whatever I can. It also helps calm the RWD down a bit which is good for snow and ice, which I have six or seven months of the year.

    Edit: $8.7 to $12.02 per gallon for you American folk.

  • ewwdav1d@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I use eco on long trips, doing 70 mph. Stop and go function is annoying especially in bitter cold. I have made a 600 miles trip on a single tank of gas

  • FlukyFish@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I get around 12-14 miles to the gallon city and about 25 highway in sport mode. Is that normal? F10 535i

  • WaweshED@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    Major difference for long trips… if I’m driving like a true Dorris easily +10mpg, think I’ve got 57mpg once in my BMW F30 320d 2012 Sport. If driving more normal but on Eco Pro I can comfortably achieve an additional +5mpg. Driving in Sport and truly ragging it sporadically my mpg is 44mpg - 45.5mpg its remapped and approx 230+bhp. I’m honestly surprised how economical this car can be if you really drive with the intent to save fuel…but saying that I have never seen 60mpg… the most I ever got was 58.8 mpg before the remap.

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    10 months ago

    I switch to Eco Pro when I’m at a stop light that I know will take longer than 20 seconds. The engine shuts off and I save a little gas. Over the last 11,000 miles the car says I have been stopped at traffic lights for over 7 hours. I’ll leave it as an exercise for the reader to determine how much money that is. Other than that I’m in Sport 90% of the time.

  • Jordan0914@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I find it works best on long highway driving, I’ve gotten somewhere around 35mpg in my 440i. I usually get around 24mpg in my day to day using comfort mode.

  • PhotonDecay@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I coded mine to start in eco pro. I love the coasting and also want to prevent higher rpm’s while the engine is not yet warm. I’ll go up in to sport+ if needed but most of the time I’m in eco pro

  • ChristopherSunday@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I use eco pro quite a bit when I am stuck in traffic, driving my kids to school etc. I find it makes a tank of fuel last quite a bit longer overall, although I have never done a more scientific comparison of it. If I use eco pro I can get up to the 600 mile range out of a full tank of diesel in my X5.

    It does definitely make the car slower and more ponderous, but if I’m stuck in traffic anyway it really doesn’t matter. The pleasant side effect is that when I put it into sport mode the car briefly feels like a Ferrari.

    I genuinely don’t mind eco pro (or automatic start stop) for regular driving in busy traffic, but then if I’m honest with myself I’m probably just getting old and boring… which kind of sucks.

  • InvalidIceberg@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    I don’t drive on eco pro, but I once tried to get as many miles as possible on comfort compared to driving it normally in sport plus, the difference was about 50 miles on the tank. Got 500 instead of 450ish.

  • TMJ848@alien.topB
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    10 months ago

    So far it has saved my entire relationship because whenever my girlfriend is sitting in the passenger seat she threatens to leave me if I’m driving in comfort or sport mode.