BMW X3 vs. Saab 9-3 Fuel Economy (km/L)

Chart is based on 79 fuel economy reports for the BMW X3 and 201 fuel economy reports for the Saab 9-3.

BMW X3 km/L

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	km/L
2014	4dr SUV turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	none	5	10	0	85	70	60.0
2014	4dr SUV turbocharged 180hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	v.lt	light	17	50	8	25	90	13.5
2013	4dr SUV turbocharged 240hp 2.0L I4 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	med	light	17	39	20	24	58	46.3
2012	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.0L I6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	2	20	3	75	70	63.0
2011	4dr SUV turbocharged 300hp 3.0L I6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	hvy	30	10	20	40	70	53.6
2011	4dr SUV 240-horsepower 3.0L I6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	0	30	10	60	74	57.8
2009	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	light	light	10	10	50	30	75	49.4
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2008	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	13	13	24	51	74	43.4
2008	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual AWD	hills	med	light	0	10	20	70	65	49.4
2007	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	11	23	11	55	69	47.1
2007	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed manual AWD	hills	light	light	20	50	0	30	60	47.3
2006	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	21	14	31	34	75	45.5
2005	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	light	5	47	12	36	70	40.6
2005	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 6-speed manual AWD	hills	light	light	44	0	0	56	60	52.9
2005	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	none	16	13	13	59	115	8.6
2004	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	flat	med	hvy	2	9	27	62	73	43.5
2004	4dr SUV 184-horsepower 2.5L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	hills	light	light	4	9	39	49	71	54.2

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Saab 9-3 km/L

Year	Body/Powertrain	flat, hilly, or mountainousLand	driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot	A/C use: none to heavyA/C	constant stop and goTraf %	many stops per mileCity %	stop every mile or twoSub %	fairly steady speedHwy %	Hwy Spd	km/L
2011	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	25	0	75	80	58.3
2010	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	1	5	20	74	68	69.8
2010	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	none	0	13	25	63	75	70.6
2010	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	none	0	50	25	25	60	57.1
2010	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	50	40	0	10	60	43.5
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 280hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	light	10	15	15	60	100	10.5
2009	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual AWD	flat	med	none	23	30	10	37	65	49.8
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2009	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	lead	hvy	14	18	14	55	75	54.8
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 280hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual AWD	flat	light	none	0	0	20	80	63	56.7
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 255hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	none	10	16	26	48	75	46.3
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	3	12	17	68	98	29.9
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	hills	light	none	3	14	3	80	110	20.0
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 280hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual AWD	hills	lead	hvy	0	63	0	37	80	52.9
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	13	27	4	56	93	42.2
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	0	3	50	48	70	60.6
2008	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	13	25	25	38	80	61.4
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	hvy	2	3	0	95	75	72.7
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	22	43	20	15	87	25.3
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	28	33	11	29	95	20.3
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	2	42	7	50	90	39.7
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	5	44	9	43	74	67.5
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	9	15	32	44	68	62.7
2007	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	19	20	11	50	65	68.8
2007	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	light	light	3	10	20	67	67	64.8
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	16	9	16	59	77	55.2
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	6	31	15	48	88	47.9
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	8	28	37	28	70	50.5
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	7	18	56	19	74	64.7
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	light	14	27	20	39	84	40.1
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	16	9	30	45	66	58.5
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	light	none	4	9	20	67	66	72.9
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	12	15	17	57	73	70.6
2006	2dr Convertible turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	0	0	70	30	75	60.0
2006	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	25	50	25	70	72.2
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	none	13	10	33	45	68	68.8
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	19	13	18	51	70	68.3
2005	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	light	none	8	24	40	28	61	55.2
2005	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	hills	med	hvy	30	5	0	65	80	35.6
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	5	50	5	40	60	68.2
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	4	8	9	78	73	57.5
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	mtns	med	none	0	15	0	85	100	11.5
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	3	58	20	20	65	52.7
2004	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	3	20	1	76	68	63.0
2004	2dr Convertible turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	none	0	35	45	20	70	50.6
2004	2dr Convertible turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	light	5	16	23	55	113	12.2
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	6	20	32	42	70	57.0
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	18	39	20	22	86	34.8
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	flat	med	light	16	29	28	28	75	41.5
2003	4dr Sedan turbocharged 175hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	light	5	12	40	43	65	68.4
2003	2dr Convertible turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	hvy	5	5	2	88	60	58.5
2002	4dr Hatch turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	med	none	0	25	50	25	100	11.8
2002	4dr Hatch turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	light	none	11	31	23	35	65	54.8
2002	2dr Convertible turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	0	14	68	19	60	68.2
2002	2dr Convertible turbocharged 205hp 2.0L I4 4-speed automatic FWD	flat	med	light	35	25	20	20	75	53.1
2001	4dr Hatch turbocharged 185hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	light	none	7	7	0	87	65	77.6
2001	2dr Convertible turbocharged 230hp 2.3L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	lead	none	0	50	50	0	0	8.1
2000	4dr Hatch turbocharged 185hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	hills	med	light	20	25	25	30	60	65.9
2000	2dr Convertible turbocharged 185hp 2.0L I4 5-speed manual FWD	flat	v.lt	hvy	0	0	0	100	58	67.6

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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the BMW X3

BMW X3 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Comment
2013	While the boosted four has a clear performance advantage, the swap was motivated primarily by the push for better fuel economy. EPA ratings are 21 mpg city, 28 highway, vs. the 2012 six's 19/25. An Audi Q5 comes close, 20/28, but with 211 horsepower isn't as strong. Despite weighing about 400 pounds less than the X3's 4,112, a Ford Escape with a similarly spec'd engine does no better. A Mercedes GLK350? 19/24. The Volvo is even worse. Compared to cars, the X3 doesn't fare as well. The roomier, nearly as heavy 528i rates 22/33. The crossover's larger frontal area and higher ground clearance take their toll as speed climbs. In our real-world sub-freezing suburban driving, the trip computer usually reported about 21 once the engine was warmed up, matching the EPA rating and quite good for a powerful, two-ton, all-wheel-drive vehicle. Engage an aggressive Eco Pro mode for a Prius-like throttle response and ultra-low rpm shifts, and mid-20s are easily achievable while high 20s are possible. I even observed 32 over one short trip where the lights were in my favor. But the cars behind you won't be happy. Conversely, enjoy the turbo at every opportunity and fuel economy will fall into the teens. A defeatable standard auto start/stop system operates a little more smoothly than in last year's 3-Series, but not as smoothly as it ought to. see full BMW X3 review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the BMW X3

BMW X3 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2007	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	We get 22.5 mpg consistently in overall averaging and 26 to 27 on open road trips. see full BMW X3 review

BMW X3 Real Gas Mileage: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2009	4dr SUV 260-horsepower 3.0L I6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD	Have noticed as low as 10 mpg in start and stop city driving. Average for daily driving is 14 mpg. It uses premium fuel so driving this car is already very expensive. see full BMW X3 review
2006	4dr SUV 225-horsepower 3.0L I6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD	City driving fuel economy is not bad for an SUV. I average around 16MPG battling heavy traffic and my need for �enjoying using the accelerator�. Highway mileage is not so great. Cruising at 70-80MPH returns around 22MPG. see full BMW X3 review

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the Saab 9-3

Saab 9-3 Real Gas Mileage: Pros
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Better than 30 mpg on long trips, even with 75+mph average speeds as reported by the onboard computer. Fantastic given the performance available. see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 180hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD	4.7 litres per 100 km is a great mileage! see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Very good considering the power. I average 32mpg doing mostly highway. I cruise at 75mph and like to rev the engine in the city. see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	Lots of variations on fuel economy as you can read. Driving style will make a big difference, using a lot of engine power uses gas, no way around that. Try to cruise between 1800-2300rpm, it gives good results. Cars have improved a lot in the last years, no way a 7 year old design can match a 2015 model. But It comes close! see full Saab 9-3 review
2008	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD	I have been a tad disappointed in my newest car's fuel economy. My tuned to 340 hp 1995 Saab 900 SE was getting 29 mpg in mixed city/highway driving. Currently I am driving 75% city and suburban surface streets and the rest highway. This must explain my rather pedestrian 23 mpg current average. I did get 33 mpg on a fast long road haul to the east coast. see full Saab 9-3 review
2007	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	the frugal diesel engine is cheaper to run & better for the environment see full Saab 9-3 review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Over 30 mpg highway if you set the cruise to the speed limit. see full Saab 9-3 review
2007	4dr Sedan turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	25 to 30 mpg on regular gas, depending on how many highway miles per tank. This is my first car that takes regular in more than ten years, at least $0.20 a gallon cheaper than premium. see full Saab 9-3 review
2006	4dr Sedan turbocharged 250hp 2.8L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD	Amazing fuel economy for such a powerful engine. see full Saab 9-3 review
2006	4dr Wagon turbocharged 210hp 2.0L I4 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD	27 - 30 MPG see full Saab 9-3 review