Im interested in the stats for both the 2.2 and 2.5 cars ,also the 2.5 turbos would be a good addition to the survey.Im an owner of a 88 2.5 non turbo with the odometer out and wasnt sure of its economy .Its just a bit better on fuel than my 300d cars,but not by much.

My '87 190d turbo with stickshift conversion and 3.27 diff gets between 35 and 40 mpg mixed highway / city driving.

- dave

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1987 190d turbo, 5-spd conversion -- 146k
1973 280 -- back on the road with a euro m110
1980 300SD -- RIP - Sold for parts (lost battle with rust)

Hey Dave, you have a stickshift 190D 2.5T. Me too, and I have enough parts to build another one. I love this combination.

On long highway trips, I have been able to get just slightly over 40mpg with a 5-speed 190D 2.5T and the original 2.65 rearend. This is a very "long legged" setup that you will not use to win many drag races. However, once it's on the highway, you will be sipping the fuel.

SteveM.

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'93 190E/D 2.5 Turbodiesel 5-speed (daily driver)
'87 190D 2.5 Turbo rustbucket - parts car
'84 Dodge Rampage diesel - Land Speed Record Holder
'13 Ram 2500 Diesel
'05 Toyota 4Runner

My 190D 2.5turbo with original automatic and 2.65:1 typically returned high 30s with a round-trip high at 60mph (2-lane highway) of 42.5mpg.

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Gone to the dark side

- Jeff

For my 190D-2.2 5-speed, in the summer:

• Around the city, 34-36 mpg
• On the highway at 65mph, 38-42 mpg
• On the highway at 50mph, 44-48 mpg (if you don't get run over). This is the slowest the car can go in 5th gear.
• Mixed city/highway driving is usually around 35-40.

Winter is usually a few mpg less (e.g. 100% city driving when it is -20° out only returns 31 or 32mpg ).

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1989 250TD Wagon 5-speed, 160,000mi ::: Dark gray metallic / black cloth
1984 190D-2.2 5-speed, 287,000mi ::: Silver-blue metallic / black MB-tex ::: SOLD

34 mpg On my 2.2 auto 30% city driving 1st time I've checked it (odometer just fixed)

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Dave

1985 190D 2.2 auto--gone
1975 240D 4-speed--storage
1985 500SEL--daily driver
1985 300TD--bad rust, soon to part out...
1982 300SD--waiting on engine from RD
1984 190E--storage
1996 Dodge 2500 Cummins--daily driver

99% highway (cruise at 63 mph), primarily flatland driving, either of my 2.2's average mid forties, same driving pattern the 2.5 na is high thirties. All are stock automatics.

Jim

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2005 C240 4matic wagon (daily driver)
87 190D - 225K (on loan)
85 190D - 312K (on loan)
2011 Subaru Legacy AWD (Wife's)

Approx 35mpg, city hwy combined. 2.5 turbo with auto.

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'98 E300 DT
'87 190D 2.5 turbo RIP
'92 S500 Sold
'03 3.2TL-S A-Spec

1987 190 2.5 turbo

During the last 21,516 miles I have averaged 30.57 mpg. Best mpg was 35.45 followed immediately by 29.04. I'm guessing I did not fill that one tank completely.

Most of my travel is on the interstate but as I really like driving this car I am rarely trying for an economy run.

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Buzz
1977 300D 151K (TMU) DB922 Pastel Blue w/Blue
1981 300SD 450K DB753 Astral Silver w/Black
1987 190D Turbo 340K DB199 Black Pearl w/Black
1990 350SDL 190K DB199 Black Pearl w/Black
1994 E320 Convertible 65K DB(9)744 Brilliant Silver w/Grey
1995 E300 Diesel 150K DB (5)904 Midnight Blue w/Saddle

I don't do as well as cornblatt in my 84 190D 2.2 five speed manual:

City 32-35 mpg
Highway 36-39 mpg

Best I ever got was highway cruising at 65, no A/C, and coasting in N down the long hills for as long as possible without blocking traffic= 42 mpg.

Any more 2.5 Turbo/Automatic MPG updates ??

Not a 2.5 turbo - my 2.2 automatic only gets about 32 mpg on long highway trips. Any ideas on what could be wrong?

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NoSnooz
Grand Rapids MI

84 190D 2.2 Auto 228,000

its an automatic

fresh filters and fluid changes will help

Sounds like you are driving 70+mph speeds on that trip.

Normally, I drive about 65 MPH. I replaced the ATF and filter last summer.

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NoSnooz
Grand Rapids MI

84 190D 2.2 Auto 228,000