2020 Eco vs Comfort vs Sport vs Sport Plus
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2020 Eco vs Comfort vs Sport vs Sport Plus
Has anyone done a detailed mileage per gallon comparison on the various drive modes of the '20 GLC? I drive mine in Eco 99% of the time, but I am wondering if it really makes that much of a difference in doing so.
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I am sure there is... I bet it's appreciable too. My uneducated guess would be 3+ mpg for Sport. You'll be driving it harder (since you set it to Sport) and it will hold revs longer during pulls. Excitement always comes at a price. (My GLC hasn't been delivered yet...)
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I am sure there is... I bet it's appreciable too. My uneducated guess would be 3+ mpg for Sport. You'll be driving it harder (since you set it to Sport) and it will hold revs longer during pulls. Excitement always comes at a price. (My GLC hasn't been delivered yet...)
I hope you love it. When do you get it? Mine was delivered to my house last June. It was my first Mercedes and I'm really enjoying it thus far.
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I see. You literally ordered yours from the plant in Germany. I found mine at an out of town dealership in the US (Originally Texas, but then shipped to Illinois) and it was delivered via truck to my home here in MO.
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I experienced an increase of around 1mpg for each successive mode. I drive the RW GLC300. So going from Eco to Sport+ implies an additional increase of around 3mpg.
But it's all worth it. I select the mode that best fits the conditions I drive, without being concerned about the mpg.
But it's all worth it. I select the mode that best fits the conditions I drive, without being concerned about the mpg.
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I experienced an increase of around 1mpg for each successive mode. I drive the RW GLC300. So going from Eco to Sport+ implies an additional increase of around 3mpg.
But it's all worth it. I select the mode that best fits the conditions I drive, without being concerned about the mpg.
But it's all worth it. I select the mode that best fits the conditions I drive, without being concerned about the mpg.
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I am sure there is... I bet it's appreciable too. My uneducated guess would be 3+ mpg for Sport. You'll be driving it harder (since you set it to Sport) and it will hold revs longer during pulls. Excitement always comes at a price. (My GLC hasn't been delivered yet...)
Yeah I tend to agree. E setting also puts the tranny in neutral when you let off the gas. C will stay in gear when coasting and S/S+ as stated will rev higher for more power (S+ also reduces ABS and traction control I believe).
I use E when on long freeway trips and set to S+ around town.
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I don't notice much of a difference between eco and comfort, but mpg drops for me almost immediately when switching to sport or sport+ even when driving in a similar manner. I don't mind though, it's pretty expected and the responsiveness and driving dynamics are worth it.
