GLE 350 MPG

[Mactech]

A decade ago I treated myself to a new S Class to soothe away my long commutes from Norfolk to Yorkshire. With a little care and perhaps a following wind, I would see a figure of about 47mpg for that journey.

Spool forward ten years and I’m again at the wheel of a silver Mercedes with similar levels of power, comfort and performance on a similar journey.
But this time it has the load space for the biggest of barkers, 4WD, a commanding driving position and the frontal area and aerodynamics of a town hall!

The figure below I saw yesterday on a mainly congested motorway run.
I never got to within 10 mpg of this in a Strange Rover

9-speed gearbox? Gliding mode? Merctech? ……I love it!

It is, perhaps, a good illustration of the technical advances made in automotive over a decade.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

That is very impressive! I wonder whether a GLE 250d or hybrid could achieve any better is real world driving?

 

[Mactech]

I doubt the hybrid would be any better in mainly constant speed running, but given the displayed engine data was normally showing between 30 and 40bhp used at legal motorway speeds, then the 250 with fewer cylinders and lower friction should achieve slightly better.
...but it wouldn't be as smooth or have over 700Nm of torque when required