Fuel economy & running costsGasoline
18MPGcombined
16city
22highway
A year of fuel$4,550
CO₂ from the tailpipe493.7 g/mi
Figures from the EPA label (fueleconomy.gov), the same as on the car's window sticker.
Against the 2,720 BMW cars
Bars are scaled to the best in the list; the mark shows the list average. Lower is better for fuel cost; higher is better for the rest. All figures are the EPA's.
Summary
1997 BMW 540i by BMW. The figures below are from US EPA fueleconomy.gov, with the page each one came from.
Details
- Model year
- 1997fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Efficiency
- Combined MPG
- 18fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- City MPG
- 16fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Highway MPG
- 22fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Running cost
- Annual fuel cost
- $4,550fueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- CO₂ (tailpipe)
- 493.7 g/mifueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Car
- Body
- Carfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- EPA class
- Compact Carsfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Drive
- Rear-Wheel Drivefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
Powertrain
- Engine
- 4.4 L 8-cylfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Transmission
- Automatic 5-spdfueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
- Fuel
- Gasolinefueleconomy.gov · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- fueleconomy.gov/feg/noframes/13435.shtml· checked 3 Oct 2026