i dont know why you're higly ranked, cuz honestly thats a stupid thing to say. 1) there's not a lot of 4500+ lb cars that get 30+ mpg. 2) considering that the regular 2008 s550 gets about 14 mpg mixed, i would say a 200% increase in mpg is definitely something to write home about.
@Simbadog... Actually I believe that would be a 100% increase.
Either way, the vehicle weighing 4500lbs is sad. Think about the great mileage it would get if it weighted 3500lbs.
I actually prefer my new Diesel Jetta, not luxurious but nice, and gets 49mpg. And with gas on its way to $4 a gallon this summer (diesel is already at $3.85 in Indpls) we are going to start brewing biodiesel this summer. Oh, and the diesels in the M-B are made by VW.
more than 1 typo in my first post...excuse me. but anyways, a 100% increase is astounding. there's not a single hybrid vehicle on the market (offered as a hybrid and a non hybrid version)that offers a 100% increase in fuel efficiency. to discredit this just because its still getting "only" 30 mpg is really naive. imagine if they offered this as a diesel hybrid in the US, as i'm sure they would do in Europe.
The point is to be more environmental friendly or produce vehicles that use less oil. You can make a hybrid hummer, and I still wouldn't be impressed if it could now do 20mpg instead of 10mpg. I am astounded by how many people are driving huge trucks and SUV still as gas prices continues to climb. Everytime I look, the most passenger it would have is 2, most of the time is 1. Anyways, hybrid technology is useful if people make it out to be. I dont care for 20mpg hummers, because those mileage still sucks.
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John @ Mar 1st 2008 1:11PM
uh... can't even non-hybrid cars get 30mpg these days?
Roofus @ Mar 1st 2008 2:21PM
Exactly what I was thinking, my 1994 940 Volvo get's 25mpg on average.
SimbaDogg @ Mar 1st 2008 3:54PM
i dont know why you're higly ranked, cuz honestly thats a stupid thing to say. 1) there's not a lot of 4500+ lb cars that get 30+ mpg. 2) considering that the regular 2008 s550 gets about 14 mpg mixed, i would say a 200% increase in mpg is definitely something to write home about.
Izzy @ Mar 1st 2008 4:04PM
@Simbadog... Actually I believe that would be a 100% increase.
Either way, the vehicle weighing 4500lbs is sad. Think about the great mileage it would get if it weighted 3500lbs.
I actually prefer my new Diesel Jetta, not luxurious but nice, and gets 49mpg. And with gas on its way to $4 a gallon this summer (diesel is already at $3.85 in Indpls) we are going to start brewing biodiesel this summer. Oh, and the diesels in the M-B are made by VW.
SimbaDogg @ Mar 1st 2008 4:25PM
more than 1 typo in my first post...excuse me. but anyways, a 100% increase is astounding. there's not a single hybrid vehicle on the market (offered as a hybrid and a non hybrid version)that offers a 100% increase in fuel efficiency. to discredit this just because its still getting "only" 30 mpg is really naive. imagine if they offered this as a diesel hybrid in the US, as i'm sure they would do in Europe.
jordan @ Mar 1st 2008 9:46PM
sony mande batteries?
daedric @ Mar 4th 2008 2:49AM
The point is to be more environmental friendly or produce vehicles that use less oil. You can make a hybrid hummer, and I still wouldn't be impressed if it could now do 20mpg instead of 10mpg. I am astounded by how many people are driving huge trucks and SUV still as gas prices continues to climb. Everytime I look, the most passenger it would have is 2, most of the time is 1. Anyways, hybrid technology is useful if people make it out to be. I dont care for 20mpg hummers, because those mileage still sucks.