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Originally Posted by Ara T.
People want more... more of everything. More space, more cupholders, bigger tires and rims, bigger seats to fit their bigger asses, more legroom, more gizmos, bigger trunks, BIGGER engines, more power, better ride through stiffer and heavier chassis.
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True. But in this case they are not getting more.
Compared to the '07 C230, the old 300E is heavier, longer, and taller.
The C230 has a higher horsepower rating but a lower torque rating.
So it's ironic that the C230 uses more gasoline than the old 300E. And even more ironic that MB brags about the C230 economy in their commercial, even though they made bigger cars that got better mileage TWENTY years ago.
Gee whiz, even my 405HP Z06 gets close to 30 MPG on the highway.