2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Mercedes-Benz SLK's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Mercedes-Benz SLK Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 2dr Hardtop conv. 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | med | hvy | 0 | 60 | 30 | 10 | 60 | 20.1 |
| flat | med | light | 6 | 6 | 13 | 75 | 75 | 17.8 | ||
| flat | light | light | 5 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 60 | 29.9 | ||
| flat | med | light | 29 | 33 | 0 | 38 | 70 | 25.0 | ||
| 2005 | 2dr Hardtop conv. 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
flat | med | light | 10 | 25 | 12 | 53 | 66 | 23.2 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 10 | 25 | 12 | 53 | 66 | 23.2 | |
| With the 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 engine, 7-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and rear-wheel drive, 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK fuel economy has been averaging
23.2 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLKs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 66 miles per hour (about 53 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (25 percent), in the suburbs (12 percent), and in heavy traffic (10 percent). In addition the average 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2005 | 2dr Hardtop conv. 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | lead | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 24.0 |
| 2005 | 2dr Hardtop conv. 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed manual RWD |
flat | lead | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 24.0 |
| Averages | flat | lead | none | 0 | 0 | 10 | 90 | 75 | 24.0 | |
| With the 268-horsepower 3.5L V6 engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive, the 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK has been averaging
24.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLKs in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (about 90 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (10 percent), in heavy traffic (0 percent), and in the city (0 percent). In addition the average 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a lead foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| 2005 Mercedes-Benz SLK Fuel Economy: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2005 | 2dr Hardtop conv. 355-horsepower 5.4L V8 7-speed shiftable automatic RWD |
clearly AMG was not thinking gas mileage at all when they built this engine |
