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Originally Posted by chasinthesun
Heres some research Ive done with this site .
Comparing a Mercedes 1984 190d 2.2 5spd to the current market of High Effciency cars available on this site .
1st place Toyota Prius 50 MPG combined Hwy & City
2nd place Honda Civic Hybrid 42 MPG comb
3rd place Ford Fusion 39 MPG comb
and tied for fourth is the Smart and the 190d at 36 MPG combined
Ill be attempting to hurtle the 50 combined mpg hurtle hopefully with some tuneup tricks and a lighter load to carry .Im currently waiting on an injector socket to fix the leaking IP and I have a fresh set of tires on a set of 240 aluminium rims.If I compare the 190d to a non hybrid car then the ford is the one to beat . Ill give some new updates soon.
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And where is the current Golf TDi in your mix? 45mpg all day in a Golf/Jetta TDi. You'll never see a Prius or a Civic in our driveway !
I am very interested in your pursuit of higher mpg in a benz. Keep in mind that getting more cool air INTO the motor and getting the HOT exhaust OUT as efficiently as possible are also important.
Consider water/methanol injection (very simple), and modified exhaust to achieve both. Turbo charged motors are always more efficient than non-turbos. The civic and prius would get better mileage with forced induction.
Keep us updated.
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83 300TD (need rear wiper assembly dead or alive)
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98 E300D *sold
86 300SDL *sold and made flawless 10 hour journey to new home.
