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

[AMGeed]

Usual average 22-25mpg on a decent run.



Current average over the last year due to no trips of more than 20 odd miles and exclusively town driving.




I'm not hung up on MPG or I wouldn't be running this car. The fun it gives is well worthwhile.

 

[Nightmage]

As a side note I’m surprised many owners here don’t reset their trip computers for average speed zones.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

As a side note I’m surprised many owners here don’t reset their trip computers for average speed zones.

Cruise control or speed limiter is perhaps more common.

 

[Nightmage]

Cruise control or speed limiter is perhaps more common.

True but it doesn’t take into account slowing down for traffic, roundabouts, lights etc.

 

[Peanut Budda]

Had a quick look earlier - it’s 14mpg average. Reading some of the replies on here it could be a lot worse I guess especially considering the size and weight of the X166!

The GL63 has a 100 litre tank. Useful but works out around £140 a time to fill up…

£1.40/L??
That's expensive.

 

[Peanut Budda]

I got a stock E63S and in town - talking a 3-4 mile trip to school daily - I am getting between 12.5 and 13mpg ... Now living a bit further away from school with mainly A road traffic - I am getting closer to 16mpg.

I ONCE seen 20mpg on the M11 but that was rare

As for petrol - the only 98+ RON / ROZ we can find here is actually Tesco with 99 RON / ROZ ... Shell is too far away.

One thing to keep in mind with Tesco - I have read (can't prove it though) that Tesco Momentum is MINIMUM 99 and can vary apparently. On other forums a guy said they once measured 103 which caused disqualification on a track day. Again, whether this is true or not - it's the internet so who knows

Bottom line - Tesco Momentum for me.

I'm the same, Momentum 99 for me too. The 'branded' ones are all lower yet more expensive.

 

[Steve84N]

True but it doesn’t take into account slowing down for traffic, roundabouts, lights etc.

You'd be mad to rely on a trip computer average to go more than the limit in compensation for roundabouts etc because in a stretch there are multiple cameras and any one of those individual zones could clock you at more than the average speed. You'd have to spot every camera and reset it each time, by the time you get an average reading you could be going past the next camera.

 

[Nightmage]

You'd be mad to rely on a trip computer average to go more than the limit in compensation for roundabouts etc because in a stretch there are multiple cameras and any one of those individual zones could clock you at more than the average speed. You'd have to spot every camera and reset it each time, by the time you get an average reading you could be going past the next camera.

Yeah that’s what I do

 

[Steve84N]

Fair enough, just don't miss any...

I find the speed limiter function works very well, even on my relatively older 204 C63. No matter how hard I accelerate it doesn't overshoot and it will use the brakes if necessary. A good stress free way to drive in variable traffic without getting a ticket.

 

[Will]

£1.40/L??
That's expensive.

Not for super unleaded. I think I paid £1.379 a litre yesterday, Shell near me is over £1.40 for V-power.

Seems about right:

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Oh - and I said ‘around £140’

 

[nyssa7]

Not for super unleaded. I think I paid £1.379 a litre yesterday, Shell near me is over £1.40 for V-power.

Seems about right:

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Oh - and I said ‘around £140’

Lot dearer than that if you have to fill at a motorway services

 

[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

I thought of this thread whilst I was in a different car this afternoon, so here’s the fuel consumption according to the trip computer.

It’s a very long way from being an AMG, but I thought I would add it for comparison, given the average speed is so similar to the ML 63 AMG above.

453 Smart ForFour M283
41.9 MPG @ 22 MPH over 4,403 miles

So the Smart travels almost exactly 2.5 times further on each gallon of unleaded fuel, compared to the ML. The engine in the ML is more than five times larger!

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

I'm the same, Momentum 99 for me too. The 'branded' ones are all lower yet more expensive.

Shell VPower unleaded is also 99 RON but usually much more expensive than Tesco.

Ironicallh in more rural areas it’s easier to buy 99 RON fuel from a supermarket than a fuel station!

 

[pokageek]

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)

interesting to know. I've just bought a 2016 coupe and going to use it as my daily. However, i have a fuel card for work and need to return a reasonably sensible number or i'll be topping up a lot. i'm coming from a 340i which i average 23mpg mixed driving.

 

[Steve84N]

If you get 23mpg out of a 340i you'll be getting 15-20mpg in a C63 with similar use...

 

[Bellow]

Had a quick look earlier - it’s 14mpg average. Reading some of the replies on here it could be a lot worse I guess especially considering the size and weight of the X166!

The GL63 has a 100 litre tank. Useful but works out around £140 a time to fill up…

Are these being sold in the USA as town cars?
My Yank SUV has a 160 litre tank. (35 Imp gallons vs 22 of the GL) Circa £200 to fill that badger.

 

[Will]

Are these being sold in the USA as town cars?
My Yank SUV has a 160 litre tank. (35 Imp gallons vs 22 of the GL) Circa £200 to fill that badger.

No idea, but a full tank gives me around 300 or so miles around town (longer on a run - around 400) which is enough for my needs.

How does your SUV do on fuel mpg wise?

At the end of the day though, nobody buys large engined/heavy cars for their mpg!

 

[Bellow]

No idea, but a full tank gives me around 300 or so miles around town (longer on a run - around 400) which is enough for my needs.

It's just that I thought that MB were pitching the GL at the American market and they like range. I guess it being newer and a bit more economical bridges the gap to some extent.

How does your SUV do on fuel mpg wise?

Do I have to answer that? Well, if I'm answering out loud it sounds OK to begin with. It's when I get past the 'thirt' bit and and finish with 'teen' not ''ty' it falls apart. Around 12-13mpg but that's on LPG (it would be a touch more on petrol). 100 litres of LPG is costing me £70-75 (would be a lot cheaper elsewhere but that's rural Scotland for you). Petrol is only used for starting and back-up though combining the two would give me a formidable range.

At the end of the day though, nobody buys large engined/heavy cars for their mpg!

Very true. I take the (predictable) fuel hit and avoid big repair and servicing costs that its simplicity provides.

 

[Will]

It's just that I thought that MB were pitching the GL at the American market and they like range. I guess it being newer and a bit more economical bridges the gap to some extent.

Do I have to answer that? Well, if I'm answering out loud it sounds OK to begin with. It's when I get past the 'thirt' bit and and finish with 'teen' not ''ty' it falls apart. Around 12-13mpg but that's on LPG (it would be a touch more on petrol). 100 litres of LPG is costing me £70-75 (would be a lot cheaper elsewhere but that's rural Scotland for you). Petrol is only used for starting and back-up though combining the two would give me a formidable range.

Very true. I take the (predictable) fuel hit and avoid big repair and servicing costs that its simplicity provides.

Sounds as though the range on yours would be similar to mine then (I’m guessing 12-13mpg is out of town/light traffic, mine would probably be around 20mpg on a run)

LPG has increased hugely (50%) in the last couple of years around my way. Used to fill up for circa 50-55p/litre, it’s now around 80p from I have seen.

Used to run an E55 Kompressor on gas. The savings on fuel were great, but it was also handy on a run for the extra 150 miles or so range (mine only had a small tank in the spare wheel well)

 

[Bellow]

Sounds as though the range on yours would be similar to mine then (I’m guessing 12-13mpg is out of town/light traffic, mine would probably be around 20mpg on a run)

LPG has increased hugely (50%) in the last couple of years around my way. Used to fill up for circa 50-55p/litre, it’s now around 80p from I have seen.

Used to run an E55 Kompressor on gas. The savings on fuel were great, but it was also handy on a run for the extra 150 miles or so range (mine only had a small tank in the spare wheel well)

I'm pretty sure LPG can still be bought for 55-60p/litre in some places - just not mine - or yours!
260-270 mile range from 100l of LPG. If I got 15mpg on petrol then 35 gallons would add 525 to that. Close to 800 miles. What was the difference in mpg between the two fuels that you saw? My '15mpg' is a guess based on fuel density. Two fills of the tank at £200 each required to know for sure. Don't mind if I don't...
I'd never have guessed you have used LPG. It's a good fuel. Kind of makes me laugh, all the arguments that it was difficult to install a tank. Now cars are being built around a battery!