petroldiesel
base stats
Bars compare against all cars: 600 hp, 0 g CO₂, 400k registrations, €150k.
what the fuel types mean
- petrol Cheapest to buy, simple, but fuel is expensive in NL.
- diesel Frugal on long trips, but NL road tax is much higher and city bans are growing.
spec sheet
- built
- 1981–now
- body
- coupé, estate / wagon, convertible, sedan
- engine
- 2.0 L–6.6 L
- cylinders
- 4–12
- turbo
- some versions
- power
- 215–375 hp
- drive
- all-wheel drive, rear-wheel drive
- gearbox
- automatic, manual
- seats
- 4
- doors
- 3
- weight
- 1,717 kg
- fuel use
- 6.2–12.1 L/100 km
- CO₂
- 162–292 g/km
- US rating
- 12–26 mpg
- EV range
- up to 451 km
- US size class
- Compact Cars, Large Cars, Midsize Cars, Midsize Station Wagons, Minicompact Cars, Standard SUV, Subcompact Cars, Two Seaters
- avg new price NL
- € 105.817
Ranges cover every version ever sold. Blank means the sources don't say.
🇳🇱 on Dutch roads
774 are registered in the Netherlands today, #663 of all models. Most common build year: 2013 (99 cars).
19812016
Cars still registered, by year of first registration (RDW).
secondhand shopping hint
Cars 8–20 years old are where budget buys usually live. The register has 461 Ms from 2006–2016, so there should be plenty to choose from on Marktplaats or AutoScout24. Their price when new:
- 2007€ 86.392
- 2012€ 124.118
- 2013€ 118.059
- 2014€ 127.398
- 2015€ 130.088
- 2016€ 122.086
names it's registered under (7)
- M 550D Xdrive 324
- M Roadster 163
- M Coupe 126
- M 635 Csi 69
- M Z Reihe 48
- M 3 36
- M 535 I 8
🇺🇸 US versions (365)
Every version the EPA tested, model years 1989–2027. mpg is combined; L/100 km converted.
| year | version | engine | gearbox | drive | fuel | mpg | L/100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | M2 Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2027 | M2 Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Manual 6-spd | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2027 | M2 M xDrive Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2027 | M3 Competition M xDrive Sedan | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2027 | M3 Competition Sedan | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2027 | M3 Sedan | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Manual 6-spd | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2027 | M4 Competition Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2027 | M4 Competition M xDrive Convertible | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2027 | M4 Competition M xDrive Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2027 | M4 Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Manual 6-spd | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2027 | M5 Sedan | 4.4 L 8 cyl turbo· 451 km range | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium and Electricity | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2027 | M5 Touring | 4.4 L 8 cyl turbo· 434 km range | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium and Electricity | 13 | 18.1 |
| 2026 | M2 Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2026 | M2 Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Manual 6-spd | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2026 | M2 Coupe CS | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2026 | M3 Competition M xDrive Sedan | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2026 | M3 Competition Sedan | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2026 | M3 Sedan | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Manual 6-spd | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2026 | M4 Competition Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2026 | M4 Competition M xDrive Convertible | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2026 | M4 Competition M xDrive Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium | 18 | 13.1 |
| 2026 | M4 Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Manual 6-spd | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
| 2026 | M5 Sedan | 4.4 L 8 cyl turbo· 451 km range | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium and Electricity | 14 | 16.8 |
| 2026 | M5 Touring | 4.4 L 8 cyl turbo· 434 km range | Automatic (S8) | AWD | Premium and Electricity | 13 | 18.1 |
| 2025 | M2 Coupe | 3.0 L 6 cyl turbo | Manual 6-spd | RWD | Premium | 19 | 12.4 |
Sources: RDW open data, fueleconomy.gov.Updated 2026-10-24.