Fuel efficiency of old BMW 3 Series v newer one

[SurreyGuy]

I currently own a 1988 BWM 320i and am thinking of getting a 325i circa 1996/97.

I'm presuming that technology would had moved on, so would the newer 325i be better or worse on fuel economy than my older 320i?

T.I.A.

[kramer81]

The official mpg for an e36 325 is 31/32 mpg. You can compare it to your own car but I imagine yours will be slightly worse in terms of mpg.

I love the old 3 series (e30), but the problem with the 320i was that it has similar performance to a 318i and similar mpg to a 325i.

[SurreyGuy]

Cheers kramer