Thread: over 40mpg with your old Mercedes
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Old 01-17-2008, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TheDon View Post
most of the cars are bricks in the aero department.....
The W201 (190E) has about the same coefficient of drag that the mid 80's Corvette had.

The new turbocharged 4 cylinder diesel engine from Mercedes is rated at 40 mpg with over 200 bhp, so I suppose a transplant is always possible.
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