C220 Avantgarde MPG

[OliverLloyd96]

Hi all,

I bought my car about 2 weeks ago (before that I had been borrowing my dads car) and I'm extremely pleased about it. The body work is great and the car runs well.

The only thing I've noticed is that the mpg on long motorway runs is slightly worse than my dads car, which is a 52 plate c220 elegance. I was expecting the mpg to be slightly better with my car as its a newer model (54 plate).

I just did a 28 mile run, about 25 of those miles on the motorway at 50(speed restricted zone) to 60mph. When I came off the motorway the computer said I had averaged 56.6mpg. If that had been my dads car it would have definitely been about 60-65mpg.

Do any of you have the same car? Does the mpg I got seem about right?

Many Regards, Oliver

 

[Jay2512]

Hi all,

I bought my car about 2 weeks ago (before that I had been borrowing my dads car) and I'm extremely pleased about it. The body work is great and the car runs well.

The only thing I've noticed is that the mpg on long motorway runs is slightly worse than my dads car, which is a 52 plate c220 elegance. I was expecting the mpg to be slightly better with my car as its a newer model (54 plate).

I just did a 28 mile run, about 25 of those miles on the motorway at 50(speed restricted zone) to 60mph. When I came off the motorway the computer said I had averaged 56.6mpg. If that had been my dads car it would have definitely been about 60-65mpg.

Do any of you have the same car? Does the mpg I got seem about right?

Many Regards, Oliver

Could be anything from different size wheels to the fitted tires. Weather conditions, weight difference between the 2 cars etc etc.

I wouldn't assume just because it's newer it will achieve a better mpg.

Personally if your achieving 50+mpg from the 2.1 CDI unit then very well done to you. When I had an S204 220CDI it would do no more than 45mpg

 

[OliverLloyd96]

Could be anything from different size wheels to the fitted tires. Weather conditions, weight difference between the 2 cars etc etc.

I wouldn't assume just because it's newer it will achieve a better mpg.

Personally if your achieving 50+mpg from the 2.1 CDI unit then very well done to you. When I had an S204 220CDI it would do no more than 45mpg

Thanks for the response mate. Ye, I just looked at the wheels and they are slightly wider than the other car and the tyres on my car might be cheaper/less efficient. I was just worried at the time that maybe something may be wrong with the engine but I looked at Mercedes' mpg figures and my car is meant to do a few less mpg than my dads car.

 

[Tim203]

Could be anything from different size wheels to the fitted tires. Weather conditions, weight difference between the 2 cars etc etc. I wouldn't assume just because it's newer it will achieve a better mpg. Personally if your achieving 50+mpg from the 2.1 CDI unit then very well done to you. When I had an S204 220CDI it would do no more than 45mpg

As Jay says here. Mine will only get near this at steady 50-60. As soon as you do 80 odd I never see more than 41-42 and overall average in the 34 region. I don't expect more with an auto though TBH.

 

[OliverLloyd96]

As Jay says here. Mine will only get near this at steady 50-60. As soon as you do 80 odd I never see more than 41-42 and overall average in the 34 region. I don't expect more with an auto though TBH.

So my mpg seems to be alright then, thanks for the help guys.

 

[MancMike]

I don't expect more with an auto though TBH.

I didn't think that mattered with a lock up clutch?