Originally Posted by neanderthal

It does also depend on your driving style though. If you are more of a leadfoot, then you are never going to get good fuel economy.

I do not race everywhere, and tend to drive very economically, like one of those hypermilers; except that i am usually late to wherever I am going. Does not make sense, I know. But most of my driving is on the freeway and I can get a very easy 25mpg with just about every tank in my 2.6. The E320 (1994) will be from 22- 25 mpg. My driving is probably 80% or more freeway. And I choose my routes that way deliberately.

My tires are one size larger, 205/65-15. My speedometer is dead accurate with this tire size on the 2.6. Havent checked on the 3.2.

Remember that the rear end ratio in the wagons and the 2.6 is the same, 3.27. So the different milage can be attributed to the larger engine and wider tires on the wagon.