E550 rwd vs E350 4matic fuel economy
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E550 rwd vs E350 4matic fuel economy
Folks, I'm trying to get some real world feedback about "actual" fuel economy of the E550 vs the E350 4Matic both in city/normal and highway mileage. Can anyone shed some light? I know what the government sites say. That doesn't always indicate what owners actually see.
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Folks, I'm trying to get some real world feedback about "actual" fuel economy of the E550 vs the E350 4Matic both in city/normal and highway mileage. Can anyone shed some light? I know what the government sites say. That doesn't always indicate what owners actually see.
Thanks.
Thanks.
My car is rated at 18 city and 24 Hwy. The whole-life average of the car since I bought it with 7 miles on the clock is about 21.7 MPG over the last 35,000 miles. What is very surprising to me is that I usually drive with a friend who has an AWD Subaru Outback wagon with a small 4-cylinder engine. Not only does my E kick the crap out of the Subaru going up the mountains, but I always get better fuel economy.
Perhaps this can help you see that you should be able to expect higher than what the sticker says.
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i get 22-23 mpg just floating on the freeway (almost never do that)
regular somewhat aggressive driving gets me 18-20 mpgs.
in the city i get 15-17 mpg
btw, i am always in the sport mode.
i hope that helps
regular somewhat aggressive driving gets me 18-20 mpgs.
in the city i get 15-17 mpg
btw, i am always in the sport mode.
i hope that helps
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It really depends on average mph. With an average of 29-32 mph I get around 16.5-17.5 real world mileage (not the optimistic display mileage). On the highway I average 25 at 68 and 22-23 at 80. This is with light everyday throttle with only one or two tranny kickdowns. I never drive in S mode unless I am driving aggressive which is rare. Go aggressive and that number drops fast.
From everything I have heard there is about a 3 mpg difference from the 350 to the 550...
From everything I have heard there is about a 3 mpg difference from the 350 to the 550...
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For the last 3 Christmas's have done a trip from New York to Denver and back. Probably 90% cruise control at 65-75 mph. 24.5 / 25.5 / 24.6. Always expected better, but I guess that is the 4-MATIC "penalty"
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Originally Posted by D.Schlichting
. . . Always expected better, but I guess that is the 4-MATIC "penalty"
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2008 EPA ratings are pretty darn accurate.
OBC MPG calculations are NOT accurate. u don't buy MBs for gas mileage, but you'll never get better highway MPG than EPA ratings unless you're rolling on skinny 16s going at 50mph and 5* downhill
OBC MPG calculations are NOT accurate. u don't buy MBs for gas mileage, but you'll never get better highway MPG than EPA ratings unless you're rolling on skinny 16s going at 50mph and 5* downhill
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I just returned from a 1,500 mi. trip from CO to Kansas City in 08 E-550 4-matic and the computer shows 21.4 mpg. I averaged 73 mph so speed between 70-80 mph but with fair amount of cruise control. I thought it should be better. Has anyone compared the car computer to actual gallons to miles driven??
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The OBC reported 26.3 at 70 MPH on my 06 E350 4matic. Priot to that I filled up and computed 24 mpg. The OBC had been indicating around 25 mpg. It was about 40-45 deg F. I'm hoping that this will improve in the summer.
