What Jim said - "The other choice is that they changed how the test is conducted, which is a factor _not_ to be discounted! In which case the difference is not real."
On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 9:17 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > It appears as if I may be acquiring a 96 E300 so I thought I would compare > it to all the other 606 power vehicles in my fleet on fueleconomy.gov. > So basically 95, 96, 97, 98. As we know, 95 is the last year 124 and has > the 4 speed 722.4. 96 was 1st year 210 with basically the same > engine/trans combo as the 95. In 97 we have the same non turbo engine > except with the 5 speed 722.6. 98 is the turbo engine with same 722.6 > trans. I would have figured the best mileage of all of them would be the > 98 since it has turbo and 5 speed trans. I would have thought the 97 would > beat 96 in the mileage dept because the 97 has 1 more gear than the 96. > So, I was surprised to discover per fueleconomy.go the 96 supposedly gets > the best mileage of all of them. Anybody got any theory as to why? Maybe > something to do with emissions? Or maybe the 722.4 is more efficient than > the 722.6 for some reason? > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these accounts.”* – Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
