35.5 mpg average for new passenger vehicles and light trucks - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

Fulcrum525 · #1 05-19-2009, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Strife

Now try doing that in a 4500 pound SUV that puts a fresh spring breeze and the smell of daffodils out the tailpipe, while getting a 0-60 time of at least... of...well...eventually.

Land Rover Discovery Td5-
Economy: 34.4mpg extra urban, 30.1mpg combined
0-60mph: 14.2 seconds (Slow; but still faster then a 240d with a lot more weight to push around)

That is just one example out of many. (ok so the tailpipe doesn't smell like daffodils but I've never minded the smell of passanger car diesels)

Eskimo · #2 05-19-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Fulcrum525

Land Rover Discovery Td5-
Economy: 34.4mpg extra urban, 30.1mpg combined
0-60mph: 14.2 seconds (Slow; but still faster then a 240d with a lot more weight to push around)

Are those numbers from a U.K. source?
Is that 34.4 miles per imperial gallon? Or U.S. gallon?

I'm not busting on you, just pointing out that a gallon isn't always a gallon. The ones in the UK are about 20% larger than the ones in the U.S., so it helps to know which one someone is using when calculating MPG.

Before somebody else in this thread gives me an earful: Yes, I too would really like to see a larger variety of modern diesel engines available in passenger cars and light trucks in the U.S. I have (wisely) never held my breath waiting for them.

PaulC · #3 05-19-2009, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Fulcrum525

Land Rover Discovery Td5-
Economy: 34.4mpg extra urban, 30.1mpg combined
0-60mph: 14.2 seconds (Slow; but still faster then a 240d with a lot more weight to push around)

That is just one example out of many. (ok so the tailpipe doesn't smell like daffodils but I've never minded the smell of passanger car diesels)

As an added health benefit, 0 to 60 in 14.2 seconds will help tone flabby spinchter muscles as you try to merge into 70 mph freeway traffic from a short, hilly entrance ramp.

mgburg · #4 05-20-2009, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by PaulC

As an added health benefit, 0 to 60 in 14.2 seconds will help tone flabby spinchter muscles as you try to merge into 70 mph freeway traffic from a short, hilly entrance ramp.

Paul...would that be the infamous "pucker factor" that so many hear about, but so few have a chance to be enlightened with?

You can do that in the comfort of your own easy chair...or right in front of this screen...it's called the Kegel exercise...look it up in Wiki...then when you hit that next on ramp, you're all set and your passengers will never know your true level of fear...