The turbo allows more fuel to be burned per injector per rpm/2. So a turbo motor is going to burn more fuel because it is capable of making more power.
The 210 is probably bigger, heavier, and less aerodynamic than the w124. Anyone have numbers? The w124 is definitely more attractive. On Sat, Jun 23, 2018 at 5:09 PM OK Don via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
