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#10 of 19 Re: 24 mpg highway cruiser. [paxnrth] by dreddiet Feb 17, 2008 (7:20 pm)
Replying to: paxnrth (Feb 17, 2008 6:16 pm) 2008 R350 2WD, about 3000miles now and i only really drive in the city. avg 15.6 mpg. i have a heavy foot and drive it in S mode. on the rare occasion we take it on the highway, it avg over 22 mpg easy. i expected better.
#11 of 19 cdi mpg by wopel Feb 18, 2008 (11:21 am)
I have driven the R320 cdi for a year now. On the highway it excels at mpg - 25-26 while loaded down (including a roof cargo box) and going quite fast. I don't remember seeing anything below 20. Around town - in the C mode I get 21-22. I have trouble seeing out of it while backing, but it's quite the "touring" car. Replies to this message: ted39 (Sep 12, 2008 7:24 pm) dspicher (Nov 24, 2009 4:08 pm)
#12 of 19 Re: cdi mpg [wopel] by ted39 Sep 12, 2008 (7:24 pm)
Replying to: wopel (Feb 18, 2008 11:21 am) 6 week old CDI is getting about 23 with a KD box.   I expect that to go up after a year. I am not light on the pedal either.
#13 of 19 by fusilli Sep 17, 2008 (9:38 am)
I have had my 06 for two weeks now, and I'm kind of freaking. I don't drive that much (thank God), but I went from a Chrysler Pacifica (don't laugh, I loved the Pacifica...never a problem) so I was used to that. I never figured out what I was getting in the Pacifica, but it must have been damned good, because I'm a little peeved with the R350 Tank. I thought, because it was very much like the Pacifica (minus the 4-wd), it would be very similar in gas mileage. Gulp (no pun intended). I was a little taken aback. I have had to fill up twice since getting it. As I said, it's only been two weeks. I filled the Pacifica up twice a month, if I drove a lot. So, it's a huge diff. I am bummed out. Replies to this message: heris (Sep 17, 2008 7:05 pm)
#14 of 19 Re: [fusilli] by heris Sep 17, 2008 (7:05 pm)
Replying to: fusilli (Sep 17, 2008 9:38 am) I'm serious...around town drive in C mode. Only drive in S mode on the highway or when you know you'll be rocking steady at 55 or above for awhile. You'll see a marked improvement in gas mileage. Try this on a new tank of gas.... and reset all of your counters. You'll see. Don't believe all you read. I know my R320 gets better mileage than a gas model (which is why I bought it) but you can improve your numbers.
#15 of 19 R320 by cjd9997 Jan 25, 2009 (10:47 am)
Just bought a 08 with 17k miles that is pretty loaded and drove it four hours home. I got 25mpg on the way back. Pretty stunning for a car this big. Replies to this message: wopel (Jan 25, 2009 11:10 am)
#16 of 19 Re: R320 [cjd9997] by wopel Jan 25, 2009 (11:10 am)
Replying to: cjd9997 (Jan 25, 2009 10:47 am) I drove my 320 from MD to FL with a loaded cargo box on top, and filled to the brim inside - going 75-80 and got 25+ mpg. It's a marvel. Around town, stop and go can be down to 20, but average 22.5+ in day-to-day driving.
#17 of 19 Mpg report of R350 after first tank by johnwang378 Sep 22, 2009 (7:17 pm)
Bought a 07 R350 4Matic on labor day weekend. I got 24 mpg on highway. For first tank of gas, I got 20 mpg on the mix of highway and local. I was surprised to see such high number for a car this big.
#18 of 19 Mpg after 1st year by ctdan Sep 25, 2009 (5:10 am)
I've had my 08 R350 for about 14 months mostly driven around town by wife but I was getting approx 17 in town and 22-24 on hwy on the stock tires (Continental Contact). I had to replace those crummy treads after only 15k and a few months ago put on a set of Toyo All Country. Now smoother ride and bump in mpg of about 2 mpg for both in town and on hwy miles.
#19 of 19 Re: cdi mpg [wopel] by dspicher Nov 24, 2009 (4:08 pm)
Replying to: wopel (Feb 18, 2008 11:21 am) Same experience... 2007 R320 CDI... Hwy - high 20s; Around town - low 20s.

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