So, AMG owners, how’s your Fuel Consumption?

[Rich764089]

I find the c63 w204 is roughly the same as the E92 M3,also the same as the ST 500

I'm amazed your ST500 only gets the same as the c63! I could manage mid twenties easily in my stage 2 mk2 ST.

 

[Spider10]

I filled mine up drove to Liverpool (127 miles) filled up there £37 drove home filled up again £34 on v-power on that principle i would allow 250 miles a tank to be safe as for mpg i wouldn't have a clue mine is always full when i put it away

 

[Spider10]

I'm amazed your ST500 only gets the same as the c63! I could manage mid twenties easily in my stage 2 mk2 ST.

That was on a run from Tonbridge to Mansfield it's standard aswell i don't think the c63 is that bad but i don't drive it like i stole it

 

[Rich764089]

I find with gas guzzlers you end up knowing and trusting your fuel gauge much more than in smaller cars. I remember leaving Reading once and seeing the reserve light come on and travelled down to London on it because I knew I would have enough capacity to get to my destination. I'm a bit surprised at some of the MPG figures here though, because even driving me S212 really hard in Germany on the autobahn, like over 120mph constantly and having to brake for restrictions and road works, i still managed around 19mpg, when traffic slowed it went up to 28mpg. I always fill up with 98 octane, I don't know if it gets better economy?

Edit: i forgot to add, i don't think the gauge is deliberately dynamic, but I find it takes a while to move off from 100% but then it it's more constant

That was on a run from Tonbridge to Mansfield it's standard aswell i don't think the c63 is that bad but i don't drive it like i stole it

I believe you great engine that 2.5T. Shame the clutch was chocolate!

 

[Spider10]

I believe you great engine that 2.5T. Shame the clutch was chocolate!

I agree with you on that 1 ok for what im going to do with it ,

 

[Londonscottish]

I knew what I was getting into when buying a V8, but i'm still interested in what mpg i'll get out of it. As I said, its pretty useful to know how far your car will go and what you can eek out of it if necessary.

My point was that a lot of people who don't (or apparently do) own performance cars, think you're on acid when you mention the fact you're interested in fuel economy.....

I'm not in an AMG anymore but still in a large V8. I occasionally find it vaguely interesting to see what I can get out of my current 5.5 on a long motorway run. I've done London to Wales and London to Scotland and got 30mpg on the OBC. But just once each.....

With less care it's a few mpg less. On lanes a bit less again. In town, worse again.

But It really doesn't matter. If I'm driving 400 miles I'm going to stop half way anyway so will just fill up when I do. I might do that once a year to Scotland or France.

When I'm in town I do such low a low mileage that the consumption really doesn't matter - I might not fill it up for a month or more.

My annual fuel bill is somewhere between £1k & £1.5k.

Depreciation alone probably costs me at least twice as much.

A big service and one other largish bill comes it at about the same level as the fuel.

RFL + Insurance the same.

So, petrol represents about 20% of the cost of running my car and so I give it about the same attention.

 

[Nightmage]

I'm not in an AMG anymore but still in a large V8. I occasionally find it vaguely interesting to see what I can get out of my current 5.5 on a long motorway run. I've done London to Wales and London to Scotland and got 30mpg on the OBC. But just once each.....

With less care it's a few mpg less. On lanes a bit less again. In town, worse again.

But It really doesn't matter. If I'm driving 400 miles I'm going to stop half way anyway so will just fill up when I do. I might do that once a year to Scotland or France.

When I'm in town I do such low a low mileage that the consumption really doesn't matter - I might not fill it up for a month or more.

My annual fuel bill is somewhere between £1k & £1.5k.

Depreciation alone probably costs me at least twice as much.

A big service and one other largish bill comes it at about the same level as the fuel.

RFL + Insurance the same.

So, petrol represents about 20% of the cost of running my car and so I give it about the same attention.

Good point on the fuel costing less than depreciation.

 

[Rich764089]

^ totally agree with this.

Still struggle to see north of 27mpg cruising sedately in my 5.5biT though. But as expected! I guess too many spirited interludes between cruising. (I get bored).

 

[Haroldhare]

Interesting to see how everyone’s fuel consumption is going?

I use the free app ‘Fuelly’ to record all of my petrol fill ups and calculate my fuel consumption.

So in my 2011 C63 125 Edition, my latest average is 13.6mpg. The best I’ve had is 16.5mpg.

I live in Essex, most of my driving is in town/city. I only use Shell V-Power. But I only use the car for leisure and pleasure. I don’t use it for work or drive it every day.

Hi, just bought a C63 amg coupe 2017. Fantastic car, I was just out and about driving in comfort keeping to speed limits and I’m getting 25.9 per gallon. I know we don’t buy these cars to drive like little old ladies, but reasonable mpg can be achieved(until you get bored)

 

[Nightmage]

^ totally agree with this.

Still struggle to see north of 27mpg cruising sedately in my 5.5biT though. But as expected! I guess too many spirited interludes between cruising. (I get bored).

That sounds right for the S212. Even at the most conservative, my absolute best whilst on one of those 50mph average speed zones, slipstreaming a truck, with a tailwind, only breathing on the accelerator and holding my breath was 30mpg and 95% of the time my 5.5TT gets bang on 24mpg.

 

[Londonscottish]

That sounds right for the S212. Even at the most conservative, my absolute best whilst on one of those 50mph average speed zones, slipstreaming a truck, with a tailwind, only breathing on the accelerator and holding my breath was 30mpg and 95% of the time my 5.5TT gets bang on 24mpg.

LOL "slipstreaming a truck, with a tailwind, only breathing on the accelerator and holding my breath".

 

[T81]

I've managed to get roughly 25 mpg on a long mostly motorway journey keeping around 70 mph, which I thought was pretty good for what it is. I didn't exactly buy this 550bhp beauty for fuel economy!

 

[Gavnr]

Hi, just bought a C63 amg coupe 2017. Fantastic car, I was just out and about driving in comfort keeping to speed limits and I’m getting 25.9 per gallon. I know we don’t buy these cars to drive like little old ladies, but reasonable mpg can be achieved(until you get bored)

Tbh I just quite like the sound of the car even accelerating to or driving at speed limits

As for me not looking at the mpg, it's more about being in denial

 

[Cmonyoureds]

I don’t even look at my trip computer, trying to be frugal with these cars can only detract from the enjoyment of driving one.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I thought of this thread whilst I was in the car this morning, so here’s the fuel consumption according to the trip computer:

W166 ML 63 AMG PP M157
16.7 MPG @ 25 MPH over 37,339 miles

 

[nyssa7]

There goes a man who never resets his trip counter

 

[Dan930]

I’m getting 11-13mpg on the school run
Around mid 20s on the long run
Glc63

 

[Wearsthefoxhat]

From a recent run out

 

[jamesfuller]

Because its actually pretty handy on a long journey to work out where you might need to fill up so you don't get caught out, also I find it useful to know what I spend on fuel.

No idea why some people have this ridiculous notion that when you buy an AMG/any serious performance car, you suddenly develop a 'couldn't care less' attitude about money.......not how it works.

I like to have a rough idea on mpg so you know if anything changes you may have a problem.
Also because I used to have Land Rovers I would always zero the trip when I fill up because I guessed it was only a matter of time before the sender/gauge/wiring would pack up so I would always roughly know how much I had. Stuck in the habit ever since.

 

[jayboy222]

I get on average 22-23mpg mixed driving and 29-30mpg on 70mph runs from my Performance Pack 5.5TT E63. Chuffed to bits with that as the wife's W204 C180 coupe gets about the same around town, sometimes worse. Although to be fair, on the motorway the C180 gets 42-43 mpg.
Given the chasm in performance though the 5.5TTT is almost economical in comparison.