fuel consumption figures (Misprint??)

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kinaero

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One of my friends was commenting how much better his E 250CDI saloon auto compares to C250CDI estate auto in terms of fuel consumptions. He's picking up his new E250CDI in Sept.
I didn't believe him, so he went on the merc site click on edition 125 and downloaded E class price list, and indeed, it was achieving better mpg figures than C class!
E class 45.6 urban, 67.3 extra urban and 57.6combined, which incidentally exactly same figures as E220 CDI !!!
C class 44.1 urban, 62.8 extra urban and 54.3combined

BUT !! When I downloaded E class ebrochure, the figures are completely different?!

E class 36.2 urban, 64.2 extra urban and 48.7combined, which are also exactly the same figures for E220CDI !!!

Hope I am not confusing anybody here? But which one is correct?
Unless I've made a mistake somewhere, an oversight like this shouldn't happened to a giant like Mercedes.
And surely Mercedes must risk having their orders being cancelled or sued by buyer whom bought the car based on first set of figures(assuming its incorrect)
 
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Mercedes quoted fuel consumption figures seem to be a work of total fiction anyway, as I can never get anywhere near the quoted figures in my C class, so I would take them all with a pinch of salt.
 
Mercedes quoted fuel consumption figures seem to be a work of total fiction anyway, as I can never get anywhere near the quoted figures in my C class, so I would take them all with a pinch of salt.
Yes of course, I don't expect people to fall for manufacturers claim.
But it wouldn't surprise me if someone would try to pull a fast one from Mercedes for publishing misleading data/figures?? :rolleyes:
 
Forgot to mention that the co2 figures are also different, meaning one would pay only £115 road tax, the other would be £165!
 
Carefully check the publication dates of the documents and the precise spec of the cars.

My guess is that the higher consumption figures are for the 5-speed auto (which has only just been phased out on the E-Class) and the lower consumption figures are for cars with the 7G-Tronic Plus autobox and stop/start. The combination of those features massively improve the Urban and Combined consumption figures and drop the CO2 significantly. During the period when the E250CDI was available with the 7G-Tronic Plus autobox and stop/start while the E220CDI was only available with the 5-speed auto and no stop/start, the former was much more fuel efficient than the latter.
 

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