BMW M550d Fuel Test - Is an M5 even Worth It?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ม.ค. 2025
- In this video, we take the powerful BMW M550d with its incredible quad-turbo diesel engine, delivering an impressive 400 horsepower, for a real-world fuel efficiency test. 🚗💨 Spoiler alert: it's not about hypermiling or turning off the A/C! Instead, we focus on the proper driving techniques that can maximize fuel economy while still enjoying the sheer power and luxury of this beastly sedan.
Join us as we hit the road for a fun and informative drive, showcasing how you can get the most out of the M550d without compromising comfort or driving pleasure. We share insights on handling, torque, and everyday driving experiences that prove the M550d isn’t just a performance monster - it’s also surprisingly fuel-efficient. Whether you’re a car enthusiast, BMW fan, or simply curious about diesel efficiency, this video is packed with valuable tips and great conversation about cars and real-world driving experiences.
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bro at 6:26 . your rant made me spit my tea. so funny. xDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD
hahah he overtook me so agressive
I was laughing hard too!!! Shotty ELECT car 😂😂
@@azizdrivesAll new cars have a small deviation in their fuel consumption numbers. They are setup this way because they get more accurate the more kilometers you put in them and they can even become more economic than what they're showing when you rack up a lot of road miles.
Since you always drive cars with low mileage, you'll most likely fall in the first part.
@@azizdrives :)))
lmaoooo same ahahah
These diesels are crazy. G12 740Ld - Tallinn -> Berlin (1500km) on a single tank while my ass was being massaged & ventilated.
What a joy to drive, I can already imagine
Impressive
Beautiful
North England to Bulgaria on 530D on 4 full tanks
If being able to do 1000+ km in your 7 series without having to stop at filthy gas stations full of peasants isn't considered luxury, I don't know what is.
Imagine the economy test without DPF and EGR! It would do even better :(
i think so too
it wont
@@toniprifti4101 How would the economy be better? It would be less suffocated meaning more power meaning more consumption.
@@supernova6553 less suffocated = more power from ml - better air/fuel mixture, higher compression
@supernova6553 please read what you said out loud again 😂 that makes no sense at all
I had a 530d g30 and this summer I drove from Ireland to South Italy with just 200€ in diesel via Germany so no really looking after fuel 😅 and still like that I was using 6.1/ 6.3L of diesel for 100k.
B57 engine are the best diesel engine in circulation
The clicks on the fuel pumps are not always the same. That is why its not accurate.
so you're telling me he needs to drive the car completely empty
@@c190gtc no but for example if the fuel pump clicks +/- 0.5L. If he used 5L that would be 10% error compared to if he used 50L that would only be 1% error.
not just "clicks". it also depends, how meters are calibrated etc. its not just car manufactures that cheat. yes, they do kind od checks for this, but to say its not happening , that would be a lie..
Also, when refueling from an empty tank, it produces more foam, which causes the fuel pump to click off earlier.
@@lovro_ribic good use of standard deviation
I dont think that tha car lies for 5.1l/100km, when you fill it for the first time, during the fill up will be created some foam which stops the gas pomp just a little bit before its „fully“ tanked. So i suppose to be around 0.5-1 liter difference. Although the 5.6l/100km is a good result for such a car with that motor to be honest 😊😊
I have the 2019 BMW M550d, but realistically it does around 8, 11 when you push it. My average for 40 000km was 9,4L/100km
Are you serious? My 2014 one (3 turbo version) uses 7.3l/100km day to day pretty consistently over around 10.000km. Mostly country road but definitely not driving it slow.
@@timotejmenke My touring does 7,5 over the last 10k with fun included. I also did a test on 130km with 90kmh-95kmh and had 4.2l. There is a short video on my channel.
@@basti3121what the hell my f10 535d 2012 does 9.2/100
My E53T AMG also does 900km with one tank
The 550d was one of my favorite and best cars I've ever owned. Racing without remorse! One of the best cars, BMW ever built.
Audi A8 4.2 V8 TDI would be amazing man!
Will check
@@azizdrives Would be a homage to Jeremy Clarkson if you achieved 1300 Kilometres in a single fuel tank with an Audi A8 4.2 V8 TDI.
@@azizdrivesid like to see this also
This is the first video I’ve watched from you, and I have to say, I really like the format and your enthusiasm. The video length is just right-no unnecessary stretching. Great content, instantly subscribed.
Welcome aboard! Very happy for your feedback
Plz do a test with a 4.0 liter v8 diesel (audi, bentley, porsche)
will do
@@azizdrives Do it with a VW Touareg if you could. Would be sth different
@@azizdrives 4.2 tdi a8
S450d 2011 te lutem 🙏🏻@@azizdrives
Panamera Diesel
I was considering buying that car and loved torque wave, but had enough of diesels for now after owning 4 of them in the row, so ended up with 540i Xdrive touring. Driving like you did, it would take about 7.5l/100 max with OEM+ MHD map 360hp 500NM. What actually positively surprised me is, that going across continent including autobahns, it never took more than 10.5l/100 and I do not drive slow, quite far from it. Mine previous f31 330d Xdrive LCI was burning about 8.5l/100 in the same conditions but was much slower on autobahn even after remap. So taking into account potential future costly problems with this complicated quad turbos, DPF, carbon deposit issues, EGR cooler saga, etc, I am happy with the petrol version and can highly recommend it after 3 years of trouble free driving. Moving around in the big city heavy traffic is completely different story as mine is without mild hybrid, and start stop is coded out. Expect about 15l/100. Thank you and safe driving everyone.
Couldnt agree with you more. I've never seen the good with diesel except economy. And I only drive 8000km per year so I really dont care about fuel economy
Same story. After too many diesels decided to go with a 640iX. Done a 44km round trip to a small town to my parents....6.5l/100km (avg speed 65km ). Im big city with a lot of stops and accelerations....15l/100km. I decided to go for gasoline for the same reason, tired of all the anti-pollution systems which are a pain in the ass if they fail. Easier to put gas in tank than send it to service
You made me rethink of my X6M over a M55 diesel for a few seconds :)))
I have this car, it’s tuned and I reached 301 with it. Piece of car art. I liked it more than M4 G82. These are different cars and it’s hard to compare it but M550D gives me more positive emotions
I really have to say the G-series Diesel 6 cylinders are awesome. I swapped my M2 for a 540dx, its powerful and the fuel consumption is great but oh boy i miss the petrol sound.
Diesel sounds insane once you get an aftermarket exhaust and a downpipe tune. It won't like a N55 Engine, but mighty enough to impress people, who underestimate diesels.
@@Alexdbre A downpipe on a diesel 😂😂 its called removing the dpf, and straight piping it. There is no other way to hear a quad turbo diesel. The turbos muffle the sound too much.
@@hexagonosaurus5848 Right, now that you say it, in germany the translated word is "Straight Pipe" and "DPF" remover. I know Audi's 3.0TDI engines sound exactly like a GTR R35, I don't know about BMW though.
@@Alexdbre No, they dont, they sound good for a diesel and thats it.
@@hexagonosaurus5848 Actually heared both side by side here in germany, in the high revs it sounds almost identical.
Instantly recognized the petrol station on the A4 in Affoltern am Albis, almost got a jump scare out of it. You don't normally see these kind of videos in Switzerland. Richtig guets video :)
I love how all fuel test start in a supercharger.
🤣🤣
@@azizdrives Yet makes zero sense as it's cheaper to drive a 1000hp Plaid than it is to drive this diesel :)) and they cost about the same
@@sorinelpustiu5674Less range then this bimmer. Looks like shit too.
@@sorinelpustiu5674Makes a lot of sense. You can cruise at the autobahn at 180kmh and still get more range then a creeping Plaid. Which is why people buy Dieselcars.
@@louiecarrigan821 @louiecarrigan821 makes sense if you're not educated in anything EV related.
A m5 competition has 400km WLTP range, a Plaid with twice the power and Bugatti level Perfromance? 723km 😊
Imagination land must be nice but in reality EVs are the new kings
Aziz you rock dude, sending you love from Dubai...yalla habeeby come back! Weather is getting nicer ;)
@@RamyHaramy will come back soon thank u bro
7:25 tuning potential of those is actually crazy, there was AutotopNL video with tuned M550D with around 500HP doing 0-100 in 3.8 seconds...
Yes but thats like 20 percent of power increase thats basic tuning potential but going over that micht blow the Engine 😅
@@azizdrives I have seen some stage 2 ones pushing 540+ doing 3.6-3.7 to 100 and high 8 low 9 100-200. That is already M550i teriotry with 3.0 diesel
You are the best Aziz , love from Aargau
Thank you brother
7.3 is the best my 550d does! Last week tuned it stage 2 532 hp top speed 328
This was peak BMW interior design.
now we want the M5
Man if it's possible get that 2012 v12 TDI Q7 so that we see how is its fuel consumption
These diesel engines actually feel stronger and indestructible
The old ones were :D
@@strait6The newer ones are still great.
my passat also shows half a liter less than I actually calculate at the pump. The Mercedes cars though (also my w204 I had) were spot on. After the first klick in the vw I can still manage somehow to put in 5 liters more, no chance in the Merc
Its because the computer dynamically changes the mileage depending on how its being driven.
Limited edition:
Something that will be rate at time and is limited in making, so u got in perfect time for it! 😮😊
This is great. I'll consider it when i can afford one in 15 years
Fantastic review, love your enthusiasm 👍
what about a g30 540i? I am realy struggling getting a 540i or 530i. I think I need 6 cylinders but can I afford the petrol in my country with prices like €2,21 per liter...
As someone who owns and commutes 2h per day with a E71 X6 M50d, i get around 1100km per fill up.
bro This car is as quiet as a library
absolutetly love ut channel i believe you will become really big very entertaining to watch, these mpg videos are amazing and in the future i hope you do m550i 540i maybe the cls55 who knows
thank you very much i appreciate it, i really hope the channel blows up so i can do much more for you guys
Next u can try Audi’s A6/A7 3.0 biturbo
Doesnt exist anymore, thats called an S6/S7 now.
@@Omgiamsotriggered isnt 3.0 biturbo the 50 tdi?
@@tobi2375-y1u yes and no. 50 tdi is 286 hp but its replacing the old 272 hp version, while the S6 with its 356 hp is replacing the old 3.0 bitdi. S6 tdi is tehnically based on the 50 tdi tho and they are the same engine. 3.0 BiTDI was an official name of a model in the C7 gen which no longer exists. Also new "bitdi" engines arent the same as old, old ones used a small and large turbo, while new engines use a single turbo with an additional electric turbo.
@@tobi2375-y1u 55 tdi is the 3.0 biturbo
you are so funny man keep it up great video
Thanks, will do!
could you do the fuel as a write off on taxes if that is possible where you live?
shame u can't get them in UK as looking to upgrade from my F10 to G30 and i do love my diesel bmw's but best diesel u can get here is 530d..
I haven’t even watched the video yet but here we have best all round, any use, one car family vehicle of all time (touring/kombi/estate version) I “only” had the triple turbo versions (two of them, and yes, I’ve got a bunch of pictures of them) whilst I did a lot of predominantly German mileage (I live in Sweden). Quite simply outstanding.
4:24 no way im not the only one thinking about that scene where his tow rips open the foot.😂
If u want diesel for economic purposes 50d doesnt make any sense you re going to put so much money for maintanence that you re better off with B58 (petrol 40i) you might have 2l higher consumption but you will save thousands € on repairs
But if you still want diesel go for 30d if you drive on autobahn or fines for speeding are not so high in your country
But if i was in switzerland where speeding is not good idea at all id recomend 520d or merc E220d its more than enough power
As a Car enthusiast, of course I like powerful and fast cars.
But if the subject is fuel consumption and what car "worth it", what about an 520xd?
Does it worth it, especially in a real world, where you want to go (quite) fast but still don't want break the speed limits (too much😁😉)?
What about the V8 TDI in SQ8/SQ7? 435 Horse power, 900 Nm Torque. I drive it daily, very capable, fairly economical (I can do 9 l/100km)
A8 lowkey more interesting
Why is 9l/100km impressive?
@@stfu6397 Because it's a luxury tank on wheels? Weighs the same as one almost..
@@ggooaa100 Rides better, looks better.
@@stfu6397Because its a house on wheels. With almost 1000km range. If thats not impressive...
Lol "wtf, it lied to me!?" 😅 (subscribed)
Can someone explain to me what does the blue stuff mean on his rpm gauge?
@@Kiko6Kiko that was just the eco mode, the style changed to a energy consuming approach
The gap between diesel and petrol MPG has narrowed massively compared to 10 years ago. Maybe thanks to direct injection petrol and dieselgate?
Maybe in smaller cars, on an open road yes. No way 3l turbo petrol will consume same as 3l turbodiesel in something like x5, q7 and others..
It hasn't. Modern petrol engines consume less fuel than they used to in the past if you're driving them slowly. A diesel still consumes little fuel no matter how you drive them. If you're just cruising around as slowly as possible a modern petrol can come close to a diesel, if you touch the throttle the consumption in a petrol engine will go up dramatically, but in a diesel it wont.
@@zkljajaaaaa i didn’t say the same. I said the gap is much smaller. There is around 30% difference now whereas back in the day, similar powered diesels would get 50-60% better fuel economy.
@@marwood9421 To be fair yes, they did lower the gap. There was no way M52 or M54 engines could've got close to M57 performance and consumption combination, but newer ones are much better, while at the same time diesels are getting chocked with emmissions gear
Drive a modern Diesel and Petrol on the same german Autobahn and you will see at least a 30% difference at cruising speed (180+ km/h).
An example: Your 3L I6 Diesel needs 10L/100km. Meanwhile the Petrol needs at least 15L/100km. Massive difference.
Hello brother, I love your content. Would you ever consider uploading videos in 4k?
Did BMW or the gas station lie?
Great video!
Could you do a test with a v8 diesel?
It would be very interesting to see a Panamera or a Bentley in Eco.
common legend !!!
Nice Video 👍👌 Maybe you can do an Economy Test With an old car like an e36 325/328 or something like that
13-14 city, 7-8 open road (if manual). There you go.
On my M550D X-Drive Touring which is fully stock, has a range of 1200KM.
Hey bro, can u do the rs6/rs7 c8 fuel economy? Love from Italy❤
absolutely
We need moreeee bmw on this chanel
“Limited Edition” is just a cheap sticker from temu 😂
@@Natuglen ah okey i thought so 😂😂
Topic Tuning: mcchip-dkr Stage 2 is 510hp stable. Tested on so many Cars.
May i ask what year is this beast??
It must be the same station and the same piston! First you filled with more than 50 litres so there was a lot of foam on the top that stopped the piston. Actually, you should calculate and stop for some every 5 litres near the last quarter of tank to avoid it. Or you should swing the car like maniac on the station with the other person and fill it to the top. And the second time as well. Little bit weird, but it works.
Great video as always! How would you compare this diesel beast to the Mercedes E400d you did 8 months ago? Really curious on the comparison 🙏🏼
@@jpmorgainz5348 hello my friend thank you for the comment. The M550d is much faster and sportier. I would say the e class is the better car for daily drive also more reliable
Hey Azis, what phone mount are you using to film yourself?
Nice fuel consumption. A little bit more than my 2.0tdi.
0.5 liter differemce in a 5 liter consumption can be accounted. Its just too small volume to measure. Car 5.1 can be correct, but thalf a liter was put to the tank more than before driving
Zürcher, der Herr. Grüsse!
Toyota Auris 2.0 d4d 126hp (no dpf,egr) = 5.9L/100km with AC on, and 12km driveing uphil.
Toyota Avensis SW with same engine no dpf and Racechip Box 120km/h 4.5L/100km. Every time for the last 100.000km
My e46 330d is always lying.. it always says 7.0l but my Spritmonitor app says around 8.2l :(
Same with my 335xd - onboard computer is at 6.x Liters / 100km, actual is 7.6 Liters.
what if you go with full throttle ?
since it was 104 kms, it calculates to 5.4L/100KM, pretty respectable considering size of the engine
it wasn't it was 99km, the 104 were the average speed
@@azizdrives mb bad eyes :( should have checked better
Next cars i would like to see are Audi Q7 V12 TDI, Lexus IS F or RC F, Toyota or Lexus Land Cruiser aka LX, Volvo 5 Zylinder Diesel engine.
Most insane is the test driver- there is no news in that test.
I saw a guy fill up a gallon tank and at the fuel pump it displayed 1 gallon on the price part when the gallon container was short of fuel. Basically the fuel pumps are ripping us off
The one gallon container is over 1 gallon if you fill it completely. Moat countries have very strict laws enforcing accuracy at fuel stations.
What you can do wrong when only filling the tank up? Well for starters; you have to stop at the same pump at the same spot, often the surface is inclinated. Furthermore 5,6 liters on a complete tank is arather small perecentage, any measuring failures as his weigth.
@@RS-vu3df will do that in the future
Come to Serbia bro you can register car without Egr and Dpf and enjoy around EU driving
Pls do a test with v8 petrol bmw
The audi v12 q7 be fun like this thing was
Just with a remap it goes to 500ps Aziz. Thats nice tuning potential
its okey 20% more power but it isn't like an M57 where you add a massive turbo and the thing does 750hp if you want
@@azizdrives True. The top speed with a stage 1 is like 320kmh, in a DIESEL 😂
@@ThenameisOskar 320 in your dreams, lucky if 300 indicated (285 gps)
@@hexagonosaurus5848 there are plenty of videos
@@azizdrivesthat’s a great point. The 4-turbo setup is surely nice but also expensive to upgrade for big hp gains.
We used to have ~600hp M57 30d and 35d in Finland already ten years ago on E90 chassis cars. At that time the gains of +100 to 150% was absolutely mind blowing. 😎 All that while consuming ~6 liters per 100km sounded like a dream.
Diesels always are incorrect on economy figures, because people look at manufacturer claim and compare to what their car is showing and if it read correctly people would complain about their car being faulty.
Bro the car didn’t lie - you had 70km range when you filled up the first time. The car wasn’t empty
The car said he averaged 5.1 and he filled 5.6.
With my 520D (7 years old) , my average diesel consumption is 5,9 over 243 000 kilometers ....
But also take note that the road it’s not always straight if it’s going up you spent more fuel
My little 1.5D mazda engine hogs 8~10l/100km when DPF regenerates
I want to see a Saab so bad in your hands
Aziz my dad has a 530d so the same engine with less turbocharger GREAT CAR! the thing is the more you drive the car the less it needs because of wheight i managed to do over 1000km and fuck up people in german Autobahn!
@@korabbeka9716 great car!
Try an E420 CDI W211😎
True, that would be interesting
I get 100% accurate fillips with my Fiat Ducato as I stop filling when the diesel is about to come out of the filler neck and not foam, actual diesel.
Do with 520d
You will love the economy
@@SanidhyaKPatel but it’s boring and not powerful at all.
@@marwood9421 for Indian market its more than adequate
dont forget each fuel pump is different and when i fill my car up going on long drives you can get extra few quid in so could still be less than 5.64 but is probably more than 5.1 really good fuel economy although maintaining 4 turbos means diesel m5 because imagine replacing 4 the e60 diesel with twins is the best just map it m57 not n57
@azizdrives While filling up you should proceed like this in order to obtain a much realistic fill ups. At the point when it stops for the first time, you should wait 25-30sec. and then try again to add more gas. Tried myself in a personal test and resulted more realistic however it will be some discrepancy between real and onboard computer because of variables they are using to find out.
I pay do you know how much for 100km? 1.7eur. Because I drive electric and charge at night at home. I save so much on fuel it almost covers my financing.. Before I was paying anywhere from 11-13eur/100km
@@blazbohinc4964 congrats for having a beautiful house with a charging port. Most people don’t have that, nor a house
Unfortunately in many places, the steep depreciation of an electric car negates any fuel savings.
Here's a fun fac i can drive tesla model s performance 700+ horsepower for 600km if i drive like a grandma or 400km if i drive the way i wand without being gentle
And wit my electricity price of 0.13$ per kwh that's 13$ for average of 500km
And supercharger is almost equal price to diesel car with consumption of 6.3l/100km
Soo yea if you don't do trips longer than 400km every day or so...... Electric crushes
And that instant torque is awesome
@@emreercan7011 where are u located. 0.12$ per kw/h is almost impossible everywhere else.
@azizdrives Bulgaria
you can chek it And as you check you will also see that we have a different price at night time wich i don't even mention so that makes it 0.075 for kwh Thats like 7.5$ for average of 500km I always charge at night if that's a surprise to anyone
I managed 6.2/100km in an untuned, fully loaded m140i xdrive on holidays. :) Some pulls to get ahead of traffic but otherwise 110km/h in the right lane.
My E46 330cd mapped to 300bhp does that economy at circa 160kmh, drop down to 110ish and it's more like low 5's, so yes petrols have come a long way, but only when your driving slowly, diesels still good economy even at high speeds :)
5.6l/100 is what I get from my 335d when driving within the limit, around 110kmph so probably about right.
Fuel is power and driving at a similar speed requires similar power.
Diesel will always be 30% more efficient than petrol in a like for like test. Diesel is more energy dense than petrol and the combustion process more efficient
love the 335d btw
I have the same motor on x5 but when you push they consume a lot of diesel more then 10l to 100km
Because there is no such thing as free lunch :)
Yes, i tell just because he tell a lot of time 400hp and he consume 5 liter to 100km but this consumption it possible only when you go in eco pro and don't use the 400hp normaly it consume 8 or 9 liter to 100km
did you have any problems?
@@rikardodimauro4173 are you braindead 😂😂?
Try Panamera 4S Diesel 4.2
i think it hes 3 turbos not 4 or?
F10 has 3 turbos but g30 has 4
Next time go to the end when fulling your tank. That is 100% true result
Fuel consumption while driving 100km on cruise is almost same for gas/diesel, but diesel stays pretty economical at high speeds on the Autobahn.
My car at 100kmh = 1L=22 km. Every 20 km speed I add 2km fuel economy lost, so 120=20 , 140=18, 160=16 180=14. Higher speeds? Who cares about fuel :)
Do that with gas car with lots of accelerations, then you will not get far on a tank. Diesel is superb for long journeys at high speed, not for sensation, because there is none.
F10 535d review
my passat b5.5 1.9 tdi does over 1000km on a full tank
I have seen 1487 km range in my 530d
My 1 liter tsi seat arona dsg makes 7.5 l/100km in İstanbul traffic jam
Love ur style Aziz 🫡
@@safakamil7627 thank you
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