Gas Mileage Sample: 2011 E550 4Matic
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Gas Mileage Sample: 2011 E550 4Matic
My run from Atlantic City up the Garden State Parkway produced the following results, 26.7 mpg for 94 miles. An E550 4Matic rated at 23 mpg on the highway bests the rating by almost 4 mpg.
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Yes that means nothing, I see this on my trip computer EVERY day on my daily commute to work of 55 miles each way.
I believe the trip computer gets confused if it travels on the slightest bit of a downhill slope. Anyway my daily average is 21mpg cruising @70mph all highway driving.
I believe the trip computer gets confused if it travels on the slightest bit of a downhill slope. Anyway my daily average is 21mpg cruising @70mph all highway driving.
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My overall average for my past 1200 miles is about 32 mpg. My lowest tank has been 26.7 (lots of City) and my highest has been 42 (all Hwy cruise set at 72). The Bluetec just amazes me.
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for sure....bluetec is awesome!!!!! My average is 30 mpg for the life of the car 8000 miles so far a lot of city driving. On the highway I usually get 40-45 mpg 72 mph set on cruise...
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I've got only 80 miles on my new E550. At an average speed of 21 MPH, the computer says I'm averaging 16.4 MPG.
When I brought the car home driving some limited access highways and some streets with traffic, it showed 21.7.
I think EPA's new estimates are about right.
When I brought the car home driving some limited access highways and some streets with traffic, it showed 21.7.
I think EPA's new estimates are about right.
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I'm still in "break-in" mode with my Bluetec so I haven't started any real measurements but I've had the trip computer up to 41mpg for one 60 mile Interstate trip at a constant 65mph.My experience with my BMW diesel suggests that mileage gets better with diesels as you approach 20K miles plus so it will be interesting when I reach *that* milestone.
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The E550 is NOT better than the E350 MPG-wise. Not in the City, and not on the Highway, although they are closer than one might expect.
BTW, I got my first near-30 MPG on the Highway tonight. It was inching there, and I'm sure it would have made it, had I had more room to go. I'm hoping that this is a sign that with a more broken in motor (passed 8K Miles), and summer Gas blend, MPG's will be going up (already have been it seems).
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I wanted a bluetec no matter what until I drove one. Didn't care for the gravely feel and sounding engine, nor the suprisingly large tank of urea where the spare tire well is, and the requisite run-flats. Since you come out about even over the life over the life of the car vs. gas ($1500 higher initial cost plus I think it's about a grand to drain the urea at 100k miles), we decided we'd go with the gas engine. The bluetec was powerful though the extra torque wasn't felt over the gas engine. Both accelerated and felt about the same on streets and highway. But how I wanted to go 500 miles between fill-ups though!
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I wanted a bluetec no matter what until I drove one. Didn't care for the gravely feel and sounding engine, nor the suprisingly large tank of urea where the spare tire well is, and the requisite run-flats. Since you come out about even over the life over the life of the car vs. gas ($1500 higher initial cost plus I think it's about a grand to drain the urea at 100k miles), we decided we'd go with the gas engine. The bluetec was powerful though the extra torque wasn't felt over the gas engine. Both accelerated and felt about the same on streets and highway. But how I wanted to go 500 miles between fill-ups though!
Went 485 miles and filled 19.5 gallons after that. Almost all Interstate going 78 mph.
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The 550 V8 is a wonderful engine. I was quite upset to see that the sticker on my 2008 S550 included a $1500 gas guzzler tax. The car averaged above 21 MPG combined city and highway driving for the entire time I owned it. My 2011 E550 is averaging 22.9 MPG for the first 4800 miles.
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You didn't spend enough time with a diesel to fully appreciate it.You've got a least a couple of serious misconceptions about the Bluetec.One is that the urea issue isn't *nearly* as problematic or expensive as you think.Ten thousand miles worth of urea costs about $40 and takes about 10 minutes to fill yourself.It's *very* easy to do...I know,because I did it (out of curiosity) with my BMW diesel.Also,if the onboard computer is even *close* to being accurate you can get 800+ highway miles between fill-ups with the Bluetec.Just yesterday I took a 150 mile Interstate round trip and at the end the computer read 40.8mpg (I reset it at the start of the trip).And my experience with my BMW diesel strongly suggests that a diesel's mileage improves as it runs up the miles.
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You didn't spend enough time with a diesel to fully appreciate it.You've got a least a couple of serious misconceptions about the Bluetec.One is that the urea issue isn't *nearly* as problematic or expensive as you think.Ten thousand miles worth of urea costs about $40 and takes about 10 minutes to fill yourself.It's *very* easy to do...I know,because I did it (out of curiosity) with my BMW diesel.Also,if the onboard computer is even *close* to being accurate you can get 800+ highway miles between fill-ups with the Bluetec.Just yesterday I took a 150 mile Interstate round trip and at the end the computer read 40.8mpg (I reset it at the start of the trip).And my experience with my BMW diesel strongly suggests that a diesel's mileage improves as it runs up the miles.
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Just did about 700 miles, Wilmington, NC to DC and back in a 2010 E350, not 4matic. 75 MPH most of the way on the cruse. 27 MPG up and close to 28.5 MPG back. Did not have the AC on most of the way back. Weather was too nice. I was thrilled with the economy.
Milage continues to get better as it breaks in. Total miles on the car at the start of this trip was about 10k.
Milage continues to get better as it breaks in. Total miles on the car at the start of this trip was about 10k.
