Mercedes Goes from Africa to the U.K. on One Tank of Fuel

Jul 22, 2014 | 06:28 PM

JonathonK

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Mercedes Goes from Africa to the U.K. on One Tank of Fuel

One of the coolest things to do is go on a road trip. You get to see some great sites like national monuments, nature, animals, weird truck stop bathrooms, and a host of other awesome sights, but how do you make a road trip even cooler? Set an impossible, or at least only theoretical goal for yourself. That’s exactly what British journalist Andrew Frankel and his mate did.

The pair took a standard E300 BlueTec Hybrid Mercedes, fitted with the optional 21-gallon fuel tank, a $170 option in the UK, and then traversed from Tangier in Morocco to the U.K. at Goodwood on a single tank of fuel. The duo went through four time zones, and a total of four countries, and it only took 27 hours to make the trek. The team ended at the Goodwood Festival of Speed with still an indicated 100-mile range left in the tank. That works out to be an average of 61.2 mpg, and a total range of 1,300 miles.

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Jul 22, 2014 | 09:27 PM

Raymond Lee

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I can believe it. I have 1 month old E250 that gets 45 miles to a gallon of Diesel. It was with 2 persons in the car. I had reservation at the beginning because it is 4 bangger and not broken in yet. Anyway it is a good news to good many e250 owners in USA.

Jul 22, 2014 | 09:34 PM

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that range is insane. really the 21g tank on a car like that is overkill - I would only need to fill up every 2 months. and on a road trip, no one could hold it for that long. too bad the article doesn't go into average speed and driving style.