2003 Clk 55 Owners...info Please....

[Monkichi]

How is the mpg on clk 55 ? If you drive the car everyday for a month, how many times do you usually put gas in the car ? And how miles can it go for a full tank, if anyone keeps track. Thanks

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[AMIL]

Originally Posted by Monkichi

How is the mpg on clk 55 ? If you drive the car everyday for a month, how many times do you usually put gas in the car ? And how miles can it go for a full tank, if anyone keeps track. Thanks

i drive like a maniac so i would say about 15 dollars a day give or take 5 bucks

[MikeL]

The CLK 55 in my family is not my car but I have driven it many times. This car sucks with gas mileage. It burns/chugs gas like we need to breathe air and I am not exagerating. Whenever I drive the 55 or my ///M (they get about the mileage) I get about 200 miles a tank. I have burned a full tank of fuel in about 100-110 miles before. :v

[Monkichi]

What the hell ??? 200 miles for full tank ? that is 12.5 mpg their prediction is 17 mpg isn't that far from their estimation ??? Hmmmm, so 200 is the average for a full tank ??? Need detailed info before I buy 1. Full tank for 55 is 16 gallons right ? the same like the 320 ???

Thanks guys

[Monkichi]

What do you mean you drive like a maniac ? You run around everywhere with your car ??? and it cost you about 15 bucks per day ? shoot

[MikeL]

Thats not the average. I just have problems. My damn lead foot. Everytime I drive it, it tauntts me. going 80mph the car is only at 2500 rpms in top gear. I drive the car like I stole it. Thats why I get such bAd mileage. If you drive normally and obey speed laws the car will get much better mileage.

[AMIL]

im constantly getting the maxium potential out of the v8...guzzling the **** out of the gas

Originally Posted by Monkichi

What do you mean you drive like a maniac ? You run around everywhere with your car ??? and it cost you about 15 bucks per day ? shoot

[BLK55]

get about 600+ km on pure highway.....about 450km city/highway combined

[Monkichi]

are you sure that's the km you are getting ? Cause that is around 375 miles per gallon for highway and 285 miles for city ? That is super fuel efficient.
My 320 only get 275 for city ??? hmmmm

[Monkichi]

Guys, rather than posting on another thread I'll ask it here anyway. Is there an option to get a dual exhaust ? Because how come some of them have dual and some not ?

[Dan Wang]

To answer your question, in my expierence, I get about 23 mpg on the freeway MAX. On the street I get about 15mpg. I have a 2001 CLK55 w an AMG supercharger added to it.

[BLK55]

run on sunoco 94 octane only, setting the cruise at 115km/h engine purrs at 2500rpm, get about 600km with about 5 litres to spare

[MikeL]

Originally Posted by Dan Wang

To answer your question, in my expierence, I get about 23 mpg on the freeway MAX. On the street I get about 15mpg. I have a 2001 CLK55 w an AMG supercharger added to it.

Do you have any pics of you car and the motor?

[Stiggs]

I usually get anywhere from 15 to 22 mpg when I drive the beast.
There is a setting when you press the steering wheel buttons that shows you the miles you've driven and the mpg since the beginning.
Mine says 20.1mpg. This is a lifetime average of the car I guess?

The way I drive I would've figured it to be a lot lower.

[LOH]

I've got a 2001 CLK55 that I drive daily. The phrase 'your results may vary' comes to mind with this question. With this car your mileage is HIGHLY dependent on your city/highway mix and how often you floor the gas pedal and I stress the word highly. I live in Metro DC with a good 50/50ish mix city/highway and the computer averages out to 18-19mpg. As far as driving style, I typically drive 10-20mph over the limit and I visit the redline more often than not. Then on occasion I just cruise with the regular traffic flow. If you spend a lot of time in bumper-to-bumper traffic or just idling, forget it because your mpg will be in the toilet. Out of the smallish tank I get about 275miles. On a recent trip to NYC I got 23-24mpg but I was flying. Personally, I think it's a pretty good compromise for the level of performance that you get.

[groundfighter]

My car is still breaking in so I have been following the break in procedure. I am getting around 250 miles before the reserve light comes on. Most of my driving is city. I suspect once I get it out of comfort mode and start using the paddle shifters the gas mileage will drop considerably.

Since I just got out of an 04 Viper this type of gas mileage seems awesome, I used to average 10-11 mpg in my Viper. Sad but true

[mbzee]

If you are looking for a fuel friendly car this is not the one to get. 10-15 bucks a day sounds about right.

[AMG///Merc]

Originally Posted by mbzee

If you are looking for a fuel friendly car this is not the one to get. 10-15 bucks a day sounds about right.

On average, I get just under 19 mpg. I think it was 18.6 mpg the last time I checked, and the sad thing is that I really don't hammer on the car much. When I'm on an interstate or freeway, I average 80 mph, which I know doesn't help, but I'm relatively easy on the car as far as acceleration is concerned. I rarely give it more than one-third throttle, and I rev it to redline even less frequently. We're damn lucky that gas is so cheap here in the US!!


Best regards,
Matt

[clk55fan]

One other thing to note regarding MPG...

I keep my PSI pretty up there.
38psi F and 36psi R

warning:The ride is a bit on the firm side.

That way I minimize the rolling resistance of the tires.
Plus, I lowered the car with H&Rs and #2 spring pads so with the
high psi I try to minimize the excessive tire wear on the rears because
of the -ve camber.

Happy