Comments on: Mileage Loop: Mercedes Benz Bluetec SUV

By: JAMES cHAAMBERS

JAMES cHAAMBERS — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:48:06 +0000

i AM BUYING A NEW MERCERDES-BENZ FINSERVUSAL GASONINE SDEDAN.. NEED THE DIFFERENCE OF THE SAME CAR IN A DIELSL ENGINE..

NEED THE DIFFERENCVE IN MIALGE PER GALLONTHANKN

PLEASE REPLY

By: maggiedon

maggiedon — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:21:43 +0000

I believe that Mercedes is actually looking to the future with the new cars, the financial crisis won't last forever and people will have increased interest on SUVs again, why not meet their expectations with a hybrid? Mercedes is not all about luxury, you can actually find Mercedes Benz Parts on reasonable prices, after all each car brand is addressed to it's own market niche.

By: Travis1985

Travis1985 — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:13:15 +0000

I kinda think that test was biast B.S. myself. And I do not think hybrid technology is the wave of the future. Repeated tests by automobile journalists show that the new clean diesels can consistently get better real world economy than a hybrid. Even Honda is planning to offer a clean diesel to take out the hybrid market lead by Toyota. With the new clean low sulfur diesel available in the US since 2006 and the new clean diesel technology diesel will soon be directly competing with the hybrid market. In fact, VW's bluemotion polo a clean diesel available in Europe, beat the prius for least amount of emissions produced, on top of this it got much better fuel economy. As we are running out of fossil fuels, diesels are a viable solution as they are generally thirty percent more efficient than gasoline engines and use less fuel to go farther. Hopefully with clean diesel, we can use less fossil fuels, and release less emissions than gasoline cars.

It think the hybrid owners need to wake up and realize that their are effective alternatives on the horizon and quite stereotyping diesel as a dirty fuel. And as for gasoline direct injection, it is extremely viable but not available yet and I would say definitely the next best technology to look out for. And E85 flexifuel? any car can run on that with simple mods, hell all of brazil runs on flexifuel, the problem is flexifuel is not offered at many gas stations in the states so whats the point? It's called greenwashing people, all the american car companies advertise that their cars can run on E85, and people think they are clean but the clean fuel is unavailable. And speak of greenwashing the chevy malibu hybrid? what a fucking joke, apparently it is barely an improvement over the original. Don't discount other technologies, hybrid's are not necessarily the be all and end all.

By: harvid

harvid — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 14:25:14 +0000

I’m not sure how you’re driving the vehicle, but I would question how you’re driving the vehicle. I actually own a 2009 R320 Bluetec which is now two weeks old. The day I picked it up, I drove straight off to Rochester NY for US Thanksgiving from our home in Canada (a four hour drive). Our speed was a constant 120 km/h, save for 10 minutes of idling at the border and a brief stop for coffee. Somehow, I managed 28.3 mpg on the trip according to the trip computer. As with any engine, aggressiveness of driving style will impact economy.

By: Forrest Dungan

Forrest Dungan — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:57:52 +0000

I agree with everyone that talked about driving habits. I live in Raleigh, NC and drive to Wilmington, NC several times a year. Taking the 140 mile trip at the posted speed limit of 70 saves about 10-15 dollars per trip. I used to drive about 90 and wonder why I had to fill up my 12 gallon tank as soon as I arrived.

Watch your rpms, and don't accelerate like you are on a drag strip and it is amazing that you'll go a couple more days on the same tank of gas.

By: manti

manti — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 11:59:15 +0000

Volkswagen TSI engine wins its category again for Engine of the Year
Best gasoline engine on the market atm.
see link:
http://www.autobloggreen.com/2008/05/08/volkswagen-tsi-engine-wins-its-category-again-for-engine-of-the/

By: Dom

Dom — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:48:36 +0000

Old Man Crowder – this isn’t a luxury car, it’s a luxury SUV. There is no SUV that I’m aware of that gets 40mpg, diesel, hybrid, or otherwise. That sentence is just silly. If you want to see a diesel car that gets >40mpg check out a Jetta TDI or something similar, not a luxury car. Anyone that can afford a R320 can afford mediocre fuel economy. The point that I think should be made about this SUV isn’t that it’s some sort of hybrid killer, and it doesn’t get outstanding fuel economy. But it does get better fuel economy than the gasoline model, and it probably has gobs more torque as well. The Lexus luxury hybrids rather mediocre fuel economy as well, which is what this Mercedes should probably be compared to.

By: Old Man Crowder

Old Man Crowder — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:41:36 +0000

Steved: You're right, although I was more referring to this line...

"The idea of a luxury car that gets better than 40 miles to the gallon—with particulate filters and after-treatment devices to minimize diesel emissions—sounded like a winner"

I stand by my statement of "horribly pathetic".

By: Dom

Dom — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:12:31 +0000

I’d be interested in reading what that same SUV with an equivalent (read=similar torque ratings) gasoline engine gets driven that same route. I have a sneaking suspicion it would shed a more positive light on the diesel model…

By: bplus

bplus — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:21:38 +0000

Yes I was wrong, there are indeed countries in Europe where diesel is cheaper. I didn’t now that even though I live in Europe. You are also right with the taxes based on the engine size. On my VW 1.4 TSI I pay the lowest tax possible (for a <1600 cc engine you pay about 3 dollars per 200 cc, while for an engine >3000 cc you pay 50 dollars per 200 cc, so there is a difference).