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Even my newish bottom-of-the-range Mercedes e-class will do close to 60 mpg on the motorway. Compare that to the previous model from 3 years ago, which was givi
by osrec 8y ago
Even my newish bottom-of-the-range Mercedes e-class will do close to 60 mpg on the motorway. Compare that to the previous model from 3 years ago, which was giving around 50mpg, and from 10 years ago, giving under 40mpg.
The newer models feel lighter and more nimble. Almost as if they've got rid of a significant chunk of their unneeded, inefficient components from under the hood and replaced them with something radically different.
- GoToRO 8y agoThey replace everything they can with plastic.
- Tempest1981 8y agoAnd aluminum, instead of steel, for hoods and body panels. Even rugged pickup trucks are shedding weight.
- DenisM 8y agoF150 lost 700lb in transition to aluminum structure.
- usrusr 8y agoHow much of that do you see at the pump and how much is just manufacturers gaming the reference tests even harder than before?
- osrec 8y agoThe money I'm saving is real, so I feel confident that those numbers aren't too far off the truth.