190e MPG 1.8 Vs 2.0?

[MichaelMB]

I'm in the market for a 190e and have been targeting the 2.0 auto but a 1991 1.8 manual is in the frame as it meets all my other requirements.

Being manual I realise it will have better MPG than an auto but will the 1.8 have better MPG than the 2.0?

I am retired and no longer a speed merchant, so appreciate fuel economy over acceleration these days!

 

[fabes]

Are you intending to drive it enough in a year (or even a month) for it to make more than a few quid difference?

It's not a car many still use for motorway miles....

 

[carat 3.6]

I'm in the market for a 190e and have been targeting the 2.0 auto but a 1991 1.8 manual is in the frame as it meets all my other requirements.

Being manual I realise it will have better MPG than an auto but will the 1.8 have better MPG than the 2.0?

I am retired and no longer a speed merchant, so appreciate fuel economy over acceleration these days!

It's not much difference between the 1.8 and 2.0, but whichever one comes with the manual gearbox will always be better on fuel.

Not sure how different the 190 is to the w124 mpg wise, but in w124 I found the 4cyl engines needed to be worked harder than the 6cyl and so could actually use more fuel in some conditions.

 

[alabbasi]

You should expect about a 10-20% improvement between a manual and automatic. Problem is that the fuel mileage on a 190E is not going to be great either way. Maybe 2-3mpg.