BMW X5 xDrive50e: electric range: city, highway real-life mpkWh, kWh/100 km consumption PHEV

BMW X5 xDrive50e (PHEV) 2023/2024 is a plug-in hybrid car with 3.0 l inline-6 turbo petrol engine plus electric motor. Total system power: 360 kW (489 HP), 700 Nm, xDrive, Steptronic. The lithium-ion battery capacity: 29.5 kWh gross (part of it ~25.7 kWh is available for driving in electric mode). WLTP figures for BMW X5 50e xDrive 2023/2024: 94 - 110 km in all-electric mode. I checked it in a city and on a highway. Results for BMW X5 SUV xDrive50e Plug-In Hybrid:

00:00 BMW X5 xDrive50e PHEV specification (WLTP)
00:11 Electric range test start point
21:25 Range test finish: 121.4 km (75.4 mi) with average energy consumption (economy): 21.4 kWh/100 km (344 Wh/mi, 2.90 mpkWh)
22:35 Combined economy on ~128 km (~79.5 miles) miles: fuel and energy
22:40 [90 km/h (56 mph) consumption test]: 105-115 km (65-72 mi) sub-urban range with average energy consumption (economy): 22.5 kWh/100 km | 362 Wh/mi | 2.76 mpkWh
22:50 [120 km/h (75 mph) consumption test]: 77-85 km (48-53 mi) highway range with average energy consumption (economy): 30.3 kWh/100 km | 488 Wh/mi | 2.05 mpkWh
23:02 Final & user results of BMW X5 xDrive50e Plug-In Hybrid (PHEV) range test with energy (power) consumption measurement

Fuel consumption, also with empty batteries: soon :)

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[philippelambinet]

I have this car and I have been driving electric for several months now. I never ever achieved over 100km of range on a full charge. I drive super smooth (as people tend to do where I live), I do not carry any heavy load, my tires have the right pressure and I pre-heat the interior before un-plugging to avoid using the battery for that. I have no idea how to reach 120km range and, frankly, I doubt it is even feasible. To be fair, BMW never pretended to offer such range!

[damiandragowski]

The same comment in Eng.
I will say this, I drive exactly the same roads, interestingly enough, I have exactly the same interior of the car, but when driving in a slippery way I still get an average speed of 26, although I noticed that the maximum speed is 50 km/h, but there is actually a difference in my case and maybe that is the one the problem is that in the city there is no point in driving above this speed because it immediately brakes and accelerating to 70-80 km/h causes very suboptimal driving.
I will also add, out of curiosity, that I managed to achieve 33.5KWh/100 at 142 km/h. The car is super cool because you can break savings records and you can compete with a Porsche whenever you want.
When it comes to fuel consumption, February was 3.8 liters/100 (1, 400 km), and January was 15 liters/100 (3, 700 km). The difference is large, but it results from the average of 180 km/h on the 2000 KM route, where fuel consumption was very high.
To sum up, the car is great for the city and surrounding areas, but for long routes and at high speeds it is more like a diesel and of course it will not be as fun to drive, because on the road the X5 50e practically drives itself. Setting the Autopilot on the highway at high speed causes the driver to become an observer with his finger on the steering wheel to deceive the system ;).

[damiandragowski]

powiem tak, jezdze dokladnie tymi samymi drogami, co ciekawe mam dokladnie takie samo wnetrze samochodu, ale przy kapciowatej jezdzie nadal wychodzi mi 26 srednia, co prawda zauwazylem ze max 50 km/h, no tu faktycznie jest roznica u mnie i moze to jest ten problem, ze na miescie nie ma sensu powyzej tej predkosci jechac bo i tak zaraz sie chamuje i rozpedzanie do 70-80 km/h powoduje mega nie optymalna jazde.
Dodam jeszcze z ciekawostek ze mi udalo sie osiadnac 33.5KWh /100 przy 142 km/h. Samochod jest mega fajny, bo mozna bic rekordy oszczednosci i keidy sie chce mozna sie zmierzyć z porshe.
Jesli chodzi o spalanie benzyny, to luty mi wyszylo 3.8 litrów/100 ( 1400 km ), zato styczen 15 litrów/100 ( 3700 km ). Roznica duza ale wyniakajaca ze sredniej 180 km/h na trasie 2000 KM, gdzie spalanie bylo mega duze.
Podsumowywujac, samochod super na miasto i po okolicach, a na dlugie trasy i duza predkoscia raczej jak diesel i oczywiscie nie bedzie takiego funu z jazdy, bo X5 50e na trasie, praktycznie jedzie sam. Ustawienie autopilota na autostradzie przy duzej predkosci powoduje, ze kierowca staje sie obserwatorem z palcem na kierownicy aby oszukac system ;).

[lasselasse]

Nice Range. The consumption is pretty high. And yes, I know it is a heavy car.

[Rumblingbelly]

Thanks for video. The car is very tempting in terms of looks/power/ev-range but the technical issues reported online has been worrying

[badabing]

Great, how far can you go just on petrol alone? And also max range in hybrid mode?

[icanmanifest]

Anyone know what average mpg you'd be getting on one tank of gas and one charge?

[JMD]

I see that you kept the "Power %" at 25 or less.